Mitre saw - recommendations?

[^woody^]

None of those firms have had Metabo mitre saws in their catalogues when I've seen them. They pretty much all have, however, some deWalt mitre saws

That's more to do with better offers or shrewd marketing from the dewalt reps.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

That hardly explains why some Speedy branches can offer Milwaukee 12in SCMS saws over their former "standard" of the Makita LS1013, nor why I've seen so few Metabos out on site where they are owned by the chippies themselves. I've seen many more Festool Kapex saws in use in recent years - despite the cost - both private and company owned

 

[^woody^]

People tend to follow not think. They buy what they see others using (dewalt sales and awareness went through the roof following the product placement with Handy Andy on Changing Rooms in the 90's) or they buy what is on offer at the best price.

I see more adidas tracksuit bottoms being worn on site, but they are not better or as expensive as a pair of Snickers.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

I think that there's a great deal of difference between a pair of tracksuit bottoms and a potentially £500+ mitre saw, especially when the choice of the latter can have a bearing on your ability to maximise your earnings. In any case, what type of sites do you work on? No joiners I know of wear tracksuit bottoms or even jeans these days (although the brickies, labourers and spreads do) - it tends to be Snickers, Carhartt or Blacklader work trousers which are designed for the task

 

[muggles]

A bit late to the party, but I've bought a Lumberjack which is fine for general use

 

[noseall]

Metabo are the market leader for mitre saws in Europe. They even do cordless versions.

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[noseall]

I use a big DeWalt sliding chopper. I did no research it nor was I pushed to buy it. I bought it because a friend had the same model and it did what he wanted it to. So I bought one. If it had been another (pro) brand I still would have bought it.

DIY brands are ok but they are often not serviceable.

DeWalt stuff is fully serviceable. I've had a new bearing fitted and that's it. Had the saw for aboot ten years. I build cut roofs and often have to cut purlin sections etc. It also has plenty of finesse for archies and skirts etc.

I've seen Festool and Makita. NEVER seen a Metabo. Not seen any in hire shops either.

That's more to do with better offers or shrewd marketing from the dewalt reps.

Long established hire shops know what to buy and what not to buy. Shrewd marketing has an input but financial and practical reasons are a large factor. The tools have to be durable and serviceable. Tat soon gets whittled out.

 

[foxhole]

Hitachi don't seem to be serviceable, have a sliding chop-saw , but cuts 2mm out of square over the length of the slide, despite going back to Hitachi for repair still has the same problem, has no adjustment to counter this.

 

[noseall]

Hitachi don't seem to be serviceable, have a sliding chop-saw , but cuts 2mm out of square over the length of the slide, despite going back to Hitachi for repair still has the same problem, has no adjustment to counter this.

That's waz.
The DeWalt has adjustment screws etc so that you can reset everything back to square/plumb.

 

[^woody^]

Going back to Metabo, they have just been bought by Hitachi.

 

[noseall]

Going back to Metabo, they have just been bought by Hitachi.

......who are owned by Black and Decker and whose parent company is Festool, which in turn is.....

Aren't these tool companies always buying each other oot?