Mitre saw bench question...
pedant
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
I have two sliders...
A Hitachi FS10. The FIRST double tilting slide miter saw.
And A 12" DeWalt 718.
Plus, a 10" Makita simple miter saw (no tilt)
And my old monster Hitachi 15" miter saw.
"Considerably more expensive" is the Festool Kapex, which *discounts* somewhere north of $1300.
Ouch!
A Hitachi FS10. The FIRST double tilting slide miter saw.
And A 12" DeWalt 718.
Plus, a 10" Makita simple miter saw (no tilt)
And my old monster Hitachi 15" miter saw.
"Considerably more expensive" is the Festool Kapex, which *discounts* somewhere north of $1300.
Ouch!
Post Fiend
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From: Lafayette, IN
I'm sure that Kapex is an awesome saw (I've had good experiences with the couple Festool products I've used extensively--a couple sanders), but I absolutely deplore vertical handles like that on a miter saw. Makes my wrist hurt just looking at it. It puts your hand in a very unnatural and non-ergonomic position. FAIL.
I have the older Dewalt 12" slider (DW708), and it's as accurate as I want to make it--technique has a LOT to do with accuracy on these saws, particularly sliders and those with large blades where deflection is a concern.
Jason
I have the older Dewalt 12" slider (DW708), and it's as accurate as I want to make it--technique has a LOT to do with accuracy on these saws, particularly sliders and those with large blades where deflection is a concern.
Jason
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From: Virginia
I'm sure that Kapex is an awesome saw (I've had good experiences with the couple Festool products I've used extensively--a couple sanders), but I absolutely deplore vertical handles like that on a miter saw. Makes my wrist hurt just looking at it. It puts your hand in a very unnatural and non-ergonomic position. FAIL.
I have the older Dewalt 12" slider (DW708), and it's as accurate as I want to make it--technique has a LOT to do with accuracy on these saws, particularly sliders and those with large blades where deflection is a concern.
Jason
I have the older Dewalt 12" slider (DW708), and it's as accurate as I want to make it--technique has a LOT to do with accuracy on these saws, particularly sliders and those with large blades where deflection is a concern.
Jason
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