Hi, I was given $200 bunnings gift card as a X'mas gift. Have always wanted to buy a sliding mitre saw for small projects such as:
Not going to use this to cut lumber for house construction for instance. But need the cut to be accurate.
I reckon Bosch and Ryobi ones are good. But which model please?
Thanks
should be alright. has everything you need
Thanks. Will the lack of dual bevel be a deal breaker u reckon?
@jeeg:
Not sure tbh, but it might be up to what you're using it for.
I think you can just flip your piece of wood to the other side and make the cut that way
Maybe a little more time consuming, but depends of you will use it a lot?
Just a note to say I have bought the Ryobi sliding mitre saw + Irwin 80T blade for fine cutting. So far so good!
I have a bosch one and it does the job. Both brands are about the same in terms of quality so maybe have a look at both and work out which one you prefer.
Makita def better but you pay for it so depends how often you will use it
Bosch 254mm one is $399. Ryobi 254mm is $299. Which is better? Both are sliding mitres.
Bosch is dual bevel. Cannot find if ryobi ius as well
Thanks for pointing that out. I think you are right. The ryobi is not dual bevel.
Checking through ProductReviews.com, the bosch and the ryobi both have poor reviews! :(
is a sliding mitre saw ok for this kind of thing over a table saw?
It’s sort of a bit of both, but IMO small table saws are just too unwieldy. If it were me I’d go with a compound/crosscut and a circular saw with a fence. You’re going to get much better cuts with a circular saw and a fence than with a small table saw IMO
I think with any saw you need to calibrate it to be perfectly accurate. I recently bought an Ozito for reno work and it's fairly close but not perfect. Before I build the deck I'll attempt to calibrate it.
YMMV - but i bought a mitre saw from bunnings, then needed a table saw as I wanted to "rip" longer peices of wood.
After spending the last month making window frames and all sorts - recommend you get both (or one that is multipurpose such as a triton table)
Paul
I'm interested in this too.
My research, though, is that if you want accurate cuts you have to shell out a bit more and grab a Makita.
But I've also been told to not overthink it… so much of it comes down to skill and experience with the tool.
Apparently things like the models with a laser guide also get clogged up with saw dust and/or fall out of alignment, so they're not as useful as we would like.
Edit: I have no experience with mitre saws; but I would consider Bosch green and Ryobi as on the same level for powertools in general… I would go the cheaper/better warranty model.