EOFY20
Hare and Forbes have kicked off their EOFY sale with the code EOFY20
I just picked up a cs-55 - Circular Plunge & Mitre Cut Saw Package Deal for $289 https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W874
Heaps of other great deals up as well.
EOFY Sale: Circular Plunge & Mitre Cut Saw Package $289 with code + Freight or free pickup (& More) @ Hare and Forbes
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FrankAbagnaleJr on 11/05/2020 - 12:22 email.machinery.house (951 clicks)
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Yeah super handy. I bought it as a table saw alternative for rip cutting as my workshop is my balcony and space comes at a premium. What alternative were you referring to? Total tools sells a Detroit kit but it's more expensive than this and I have a few Scheppach machines already so I know the quality is fairly decent.
You can get a kit that attaches to an existing saw, and they’re a lot cheaper, but they don’t offer the same quality as the all in one kits I don’t reckon.
I spent a lot of time researching track saws (and I mean a LOT of TIME). Watched more review's and maker's video's on youtube than I care to mention. In the end I gave the Scheppach a miss and bought the Ozito track saw & additional 1.4m rail from Bunnings.
Not because the Schappach is poor, it is what it is. A cheap track saw. It was more to do with future proofing (and the ozito/bunnings warranty). I wanted the Makita or a festool but couldnt justify the expense of either. At some stage in the future I will buy one of those. When I do the rails for the ozito are compatible. The scheppach's are not (so if you do ever get a better quality saw, you start from the beginning again). The ozito rails are ok….I replaced the splinter guard/strips on them (which are dreadful) with a makita one which is far superior (and used by many festool owners).
A better blade and a few mods to the saw for better dust collection and the ozito is a very accurate and capable bit of kit. You can do the same mods to the scheppach saw and rails (in fact, I would encourage you too, otherwise you will be frustrated with some aspects of how it works).I originally purchased a kreg accu-cut XL (a kit which attaches to your existing circular saw). It was dreadful, there is an absolute mountain of play once the sled (that fits on your saw) is attached to the track - meaning your cuts are not true or anywhere near accurate. I made a very expensive mess building an outdoor kitchen with that…gave up in the end and bought the ozito and re-did everything. I did contact Kreg to complain, and fair play to them, they refunded my money…and told me to keep the accu-cut (the issues I had are very common - google will tell you that) so I wasnt entirely suprised when they didnt challenge or argue, just a straight refund and told me to stick the accu-cut in the bin….
Jeez, I didn’t realise that Keg was that bad. That’s really disappointing.
Yeah, I think Ozito do make some good gear, bearing in mind that there is some limitations to what you can do with it. I’ve got an Ozito Jackhammer that has had the hell beaten out of it and although the handle has gone kaput it still works really well.
Comes down to personal preference I guess, I've been researching solidly for the last 4 weeks on a track kit, of course I would prefer a Festool, but I opted for Scheppach over Ozito following my research. Took it for a test run today and everything was pretty much bang on square out of the box, just made some minor adjustments to the rail guides, but that's recommended in the instructions too.
Any chance you can go into more detail about the various mods etc you made to your Ozito track saw? Pics would be cool. If it's not too much of a hassle?
I've also bought one recently and have been building a hardwood floating vanity and doing all the carcasses for a new kitchen from melamine. Soooo much better than using just a circular saw.
probably easier to just point you in the direction of where I got the tips…..Look for Peter Millard (10 minute workshop) on youtube. He did a series about track saw's, comparing budget to the top end. He talks you through upgrading the splinter strip and modding the saw for improved dust collection. Its well worth watching the vids as he is an absolute fountain of knowledge and good ideas for track saw use. My saw mods were predominantly covering up parts of the saw with masking tape to stop sawdust blowing out of them (assuming you have a shop vac/extractor attached when you are using it), and then a few tweaks to the tracks and splinter guard to ensure a true accurate cut every time. Also made myself an MFT (see Peter Parfitt - New Brit workshop) I picked up a lot of tips/mods from him for using track saws and an MFT to get 100% accurate 90degree cuts everytime.
@subywagon: Peter Millard also has a ton of awesome jigs that can be made in less than 30 mins for small cuts / cross cuts etc.
There is also a great jig that uses t tracks and clamps that you can build which was published in the April 2018 issue of Woodworkers Journal.
Awesome. Here’s hoping for some good EOFY power tool sales! In the market for a new sliding compound mitre saw and a DeWalt battery powered router/plunge kit
I'm hoping too, I'm after a trimmer / plunge as a Bosch system.
Looks identical to my made in the UK Makita plunge cut Festool clone.
Great tool if you need a clean, easy, and straight cut, or you are cutting tiles.
There are cheaper after market alternatives though.