I want a mitre saw and a table saw/saw for 8ft straight cuts
Discussion
V8RX7 said:
Yet still employing chippies to do your work
I do my own work, I was just quoting what you were saying.I used to use a hand saw and smoothing plane to cut doors down, times move on. Anyone who fits kitchens should have a plunge saw in my opinion.
Tools now make the jobs so much easier and quicker than the used to be.
John..
I am a keen ameater , so that's from where I come from !
My kids have just given me. DW plunge saw and 2 rails for my 60th birthday , wife heard me waffling on about track saws , so did research and although Fes is the best for sure , DW is a close 2 nd, tried a few test cuts , and wow how did I get on before and having just made units and stuff for wife's sewing room from Birch ply wish I had it before . So so far big thumbs up for track saws , wish I had one years ago?
I have a. DW 743 flip saw , which is also a great piece of kit , bought 2nd hand about 5 years ago , after the failure of a 2 nd cheap £200 table saw , the motors. Are crap as are the switches etc. The DW has a nice induction motor ( no brushes ) is rewind able , and failing that all the parts are available as spares , I bought a Irving knife and guard for mine as these parts were missing . I ah e made a steel table extension , but even with this the saw is not great for big sheets, you need a big feed off table and side tables even with a big good table saw , look at Frank Howarths videos.
Doing sons shower room recently bought him a cheap circular saw from screw fix , £100 job , it's crap terrible in fact , noisy , vibration , and flimsy , my DW saw is now 20 years old works fine been through several blades , been dropped out of loft , but is good
So don't skimp buy decent stuff , I have a bit of DW stuff Makita , and Bosch all work well and over the years slowly dumped the cheap , only thing left is a Sparky belt sander .
My kids have just given me. DW plunge saw and 2 rails for my 60th birthday , wife heard me waffling on about track saws , so did research and although Fes is the best for sure , DW is a close 2 nd, tried a few test cuts , and wow how did I get on before and having just made units and stuff for wife's sewing room from Birch ply wish I had it before . So so far big thumbs up for track saws , wish I had one years ago?
I have a. DW 743 flip saw , which is also a great piece of kit , bought 2nd hand about 5 years ago , after the failure of a 2 nd cheap £200 table saw , the motors. Are crap as are the switches etc. The DW has a nice induction motor ( no brushes ) is rewind able , and failing that all the parts are available as spares , I bought a Irving knife and guard for mine as these parts were missing . I ah e made a steel table extension , but even with this the saw is not great for big sheets, you need a big feed off table and side tables even with a big good table saw , look at Frank Howarths videos.
Doing sons shower room recently bought him a cheap circular saw from screw fix , £100 job , it's crap terrible in fact , noisy , vibration , and flimsy , my DW saw is now 20 years old works fine been through several blades , been dropped out of loft , but is good
So don't skimp buy decent stuff , I have a bit of DW stuff Makita , and Bosch all work well and over the years slowly dumped the cheap , only thing left is a Sparky belt sander .
[
i really enjoyed putting it together , without using the instructions. all part of the fun . no heated jacket though , i like the sound of that
Muncher said:
I never even looked at the instructions! I think from memory to bevel to the right there are a couple of stops which swivel out of the way?
i recently bought a cross cut mitre saw from lidl i really enjoyed putting it together , without using the instructions. all part of the fun . no heated jacket though , i like the sound of that
anonymous said:
[redacted]
You may need to set it up to get perfectly square cuts, as they are not always perfect straight out the box.Depending on the work you are doing, I would buy a biscuit jointer last. I very nearly bought one a few years back, and am glad I didn't now. It's not a great type of joint, and from what I've read, only really good for aligning stuff, but a dowel could do that most of the time, and you don't need an expensive machine to do dowels.
Or, just go mad and buy a Festool Domino!! That's probably the most versatile, but f
k off expensive.I like Trend tools, and nearly bought the smallest router they do, but it had some bad reviews online, so have held off for now. I'll wait untill I have the space and money and buy a proper router table, and then maybe a little trim router for rounding over stuff.
It gets very addictive and very expensive!! Just wait 'til you decide you need some Bessey Clamps!
Yeah the DEWALT DWS780 looks the one. Thats the one I would buy.
Having said that, I've just built a massive shed with a 100quid Evolution Rage 210mm mitre saw and done thousands of cuts. The blade has had it now, and it could really do with a proper wood blade rather than multi-use blade. The cheap ones do need a bit of time spent with it to get the thing to cut straight.
Having said that, I've just built a massive shed with a 100quid Evolution Rage 210mm mitre saw and done thousands of cuts. The blade has had it now, and it could really do with a proper wood blade rather than multi-use blade. The cheap ones do need a bit of time spent with it to get the thing to cut straight.
Edited by thebraketester on Tuesday 18th October 16:15
Edited by thebraketester on Tuesday 18th October 16:16
Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff