Fixed rail mitre saw

[arche]

Hi,

I’m looking to get a new mitre saw, however, the long sliding rail at the back isn’t going to work for me as i don’t have space to put it. I need a fixed rail one. Im not in trade or a professional carpenter just a DIY’er therefore, Makita,Bosch, Dewalt,festool price wise isn’t going to work for me. I found a great Hyundai one however, it doesn’t offer depth setting which I need for trench cuts.

any suggestions ?

p.S I love Ryobi, however, some things are just stupid with their ONE+ system. I can’t imagine many people would want a mitre saw that is powered by battery, I can see Ryobi do exactly what I want (2000w) however, you can only buy it in Australia. Can someone explain why ? What’s wrong with Uk market ?

 

[ETAF]

I can’t imagine many people would want a mitre saw that is powered by battery,

Lots of trade , working on site , or peoples houses would , as a diyer , I havent - but to be honest if it was the only choice to give me the specs i wanted i probably would buy cordless

what is the budget - I know my dewalt does that - and i have up against a garage wall - with a right angle for dust extraction on a henry seems to work OK ish

 

[arche]

Lots of trade , working on site , or peoples houses would , as a diyer , I havent - but to be honest if it was the only choice to give me the specs i wanted i probably would buy cordless

what is the budget - I know my dewalt does that - and i have up against a garage wall - with a right angle for dust extraction on a henry seems to work OK ish

Thank you for your response. Sure I understand that some tradesmen work on site and might not have access to mains power, but I would imagine most of the time mitre saws are stationary plus Ryobi I guess wouldnt be the first choice for a trades person. I always thought is more for convenience I.e. no wires. yes and I love dewalt, however, they are waay too expensive of you go for 254 mm blade .

I found some great dewalt saws, but they either slide backwards or £700

do you know which model have you got ?

My budget is around £300 mark.

 

[big-all]

dewalt [774/777]and bosch and probably more do saws with the rails facing forward or compact lever mechanism

 

[arche]

dewalt and bosch and probably more do saws with the rails facing forward or compact lever mechanism

Yeah just a bit out of my price range unfortunately, I guess you get what you pay for

 

[arche]

can anyone recommend scheppach as a brand ? any good ?

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[ETAF]

i got a deal around 2018/19 ish
DWS778
but was under £400 then

looking at FFX prices have gone through the roof !!!!
i cant find a 240v on FFX
this is mine

250mm Mitre Saw | DEWALT

The 250mm Mitre Saw is engineered for repeatable accuracy with dual horizontal rails and a stainless steel detent plate with common angles at 0, 15, 22.5, 31.6, 35.3 and 45 degrees, the 1675 watt ...

www.dewalt.co.uk

I suspect the availability may not have change - i was looking at table saws etc last year and the delay on getting kit was silly - so that may also be a factor

and you know you need SMS and not just a chop saw

 

[arche]

i got a deal around 2018/19 ish
DWS778
but was under £400 then

looking at FFX prices have gone through the roof !!!!
i cant find a 240v on FFX
this is mine

250mm Mitre Saw | DEWALT

The 250mm Mitre Saw is engineered for repeatable accuracy with dual horizontal rails and a stainless steel detent plate with common angles at 0, 15, 22.5, 31.6, 35.3 and 45 degrees, the 1675 watt ...

www.dewalt.co.uk

I suspect the availability may not have change - i was looking at table saws etc last year and the delay on getting kit was silly - so that may also be a factor

and you know you need SMS and not just a chop saw

Yeah it’s £600 on ffx now.

I found this which functionality wise is perfect, just trying to find some reviews on this saw.

Lumberjack 12" Mitre Saw Double Bevel Sliding Compound Action with Laser 2000W | DIY at B&Q

This Lumberjack 12" Sliding Compound Mitre Saw, offers superb features normally only found on saws costing in excess of £500 plus, the saw comes complete with a very powerful 2000W motor, double bevel facility, twin laser guide, a depth of cut of up to 104mm and weighing in at an amazing...

www.diy.com

 

[ETAF]

the drawing / photo , does look like it sticks out a bit at the back, not sure how much room you have

 

[ETAF]

 

[ETAF]

how about this, above budget

DeWalt DWS777 216mm Sliding Compound Mitre Saw (230V) - Machine Mart - Machine Mart

www.machinemart.co.uk

only a 216mm blade - so a smaller cutting capacity
so nothign like the spec of the lumberjack

may not have trenching

i prefer the shadow line to laser , my S-I-L has laser and sets it up each session to make sure its ALL OK

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Sounds more like the OP needs a radial arm saw than a mitre saw. Not common rhese days, and not cheap either, but quite a number of second hand models around

The main "problem" with the small deWalts such as the DW777 (i.e. the models derived from the original Elu PS174 design), is that they lack a trenching facility. I have a 12 year old one and frankly the lack of trenching has never really been an issue because I have a router and I don't often cut housings. I don't use or need a laser much on account of having a fully functioning mk.1 eyeball - and a sharp pencil

 

[arche]

just watched the video, this ticks all the boxes and already ordered. Should arrive tomorrow, will post some picture updates. Thank you for all your help !

 

[arche]

Sounds more like the OP needs a radial arm saw than a mitre saw. Not common rhese days, and not cheap either, but quite a number of second hand models around

The problem with the small deWalts such as the DW777 (i.e. the models derived from the original Elu PS174 design), is that they lack a trenching facility. I have a 12 year old one and frankly the lack of trenching has never really been an issue because I have a router and I don't often cut housings. I don't use or need a laser on account of having a fully functioning mk.1 eyeball - and a shsrp pencil

Yeah I saw that one 330 quid 216 mm blade a bit too small for me and too expensive. I just went with the lumberjack one should be sufficient enough for my diy projects. i don’t usually use lasers too, they never seem to match the blade and are out by 2-3 mm. So definitely not a selling feature to me.
thank you

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I quite like the laser for the sole purpose of it telling me if the saw's hooked up to the mains or not.