Still cant find much info on Triton tools and where they're made, but for the home handyman i doubt you can go wrong with a $263 sliding mitre saw, especially with the double bevel feature!Looks like Masters are having a huge tool sale
Triton 2000W Double Bevel Sliding Mitre Saw $263.20 (Save $65) @ Masters
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VJGrumpY on 02/06/2016 - 07:37 masters.com.au (749 clicks)
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was Independnt, then distributed by GMC then Kincome and another company now?
Yep, I've got a bench which dates back to the early 90s. Still good.
I think it was a Tassie company.It's a long way away from those days. Still remember the inventor showing the Work Centre off on The Inventors (I think) on the ABC.
Still one of the better generic brands though.
Inherited my BIL Bunnings-bought saw a couple of years ago. Has far too much play and doesn't cut straight. Is this likely to be any better?
Nope. It's sloppier than a 17yo in the Cross at 2am. To be honest, under five hundred bucks, the only 10" sliders worth buying are the Metabo 254 (only single bevel but a great saw) and the Makita 1018 (the one at bunnies is the 1017, which is only single bevel and not as well made). Maybe one of the Bosch GCM 10s (the blue one) if you get it on closeout or something.
Depends what you want it for, though. Do you need precision? Or are you just cutting up decking/fencing? If it's just rough cutting through soft wood, any saw will be okay.
Nice post. I really need something that was ultra precise (especially for mitre cuts).
I keep getting told I need a Festool Kapex or similar but at $1700 I'm not buying.
I have a budget of about 500 and metabo was on the cards…. How accurate is it? Do you have any first hand experience?
Yeah, have a 254m. Just did half a dozen photo frames on the weekend and they all came out dead square - put a decent blade in and you are sorted.
Hell, as long as you don't end up with a complete pos with no adjustment, you should be able to true it up with a protractor and a level anyways.
Depending on the widths you are cutting, you might not even need a slider, which saves a bunch of money and have far less points to get out of square.
People on the Internet are knobs. If you don't have a 3k saw stop and a cupboard full of festool and veritas saws and blah blah, you shouldn't even bother trying because everything will be awful and potentially destroy the universe. Consequence of a hobby filled with rich retirees, I guess.
That said, as much as my metabo has never let me down, it's hard to go past those makitas…
That's exactly what I'll be using for (picture frames).i was all set of getting a mitre trimmer as well but it sounds like I can get away without one.
I won't really be cutting super wide stock… It's for a frame after all..
What blade do you use? 100T diablo is the one I was thinking of getting.
@sabaramo: I got a Forrest Chopmaster 80T on sale for dirt cheap, but before that I was just using Freud 80T
I bought a non-sliding model a few months ago when it came with a free stand and it had been great for home handyman purposes. But per seb's comment - I'd be a little concerned about play in the sliding version.
I've got the Masters 909 cheapie sliding model, it cost me ~$89 IIRC, it's done a couple of floating floors & a few other assorted small jobs now, no sign of wear being an issue with accuracy of cuts or any other function to date; but I'd be the first to admit that it hasn't really been overused…it's still on the first of the 4x supplied blades!
Perhaps seb's BiL was a bit more diligent than us? ;)
can recommend, if you want to remove limbs
Others or your own?
generally others
A chainsaw is much better for tree pruning.
About a 60 tooth blade. Typical, but be wary you might need a blade with more teeth for smooth cuts. Blades do cost a bit.
Maybe someone here will correct me though. This was what I found from looking for reviews on other mitre saws. I actually don't own one.
Was an Australian brand that started out making saw/ work benches …. then diversified into power tools than got bought out now made in China I believe
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