I need to replace my old Rexon chop saw with a sliding mitre saw so I can cut some 9" timber. The 255mm Rage saw from Screwfx was tempting, but quite a few reviews say it gave inaccurate cuts. Any recommendations for something at a sensible price (sub £250?) that's worth buying?
With sliders its worth going for a decent one, since the tolerances required for good accuracy on the sliding mechanism are higher than for a chop saw:
Something like:
is very nice, although a tad above budget.
I was tempted by that one but my schedule moved up so I've just bought a Bosch GCM8SJL from SFix at £50 more than my budget (£10 cheaper at Axminster, astonishingly, but I needed it for tomorrow). The reviews were good but by tomorrow night I should know whether or not it was a good buy ... or whether it's good bye ;-)
The Aldi one's fine at £75 discounted to £50, only downside is pl astic pointers.
NT
Is that still available?
No, you have to wait 5 years for it to come back on sale. It's pretty good when available.
NT
Sounds like you got a bargain, then.
is plastic pointers.
ood when available.
I think so.
NT
Decide what it's going to be used for. For example, do you want to cut say
12" shelving in one go?I've had three of them - each one bigger - before the current Makita with
12" blade which was on special offer. Haven't found that wanting - yet. Thanks to John Rumm for giving the heads up on that special offer back then.
I bought one of these a while ago
I don't recommend it. There is no way to adjust the orientation of the blad e spin axis relative to the slide direction and it isn't exactly at right a ngles. As a result the trailing edge of the blade fouls the wood slightly as you slide.
Do other makes have an adjustment for this or is it usual for the frame cas ting to be accurate enough?
Robert
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