new chop saw

[gregers]

righto chaps and chapesses,
my dear old faithful elu sliding chop saw (similar if not the same as the dewalt in screwfix for £330) has decided it doesnt want to work anymore dunno why after only 15 years wouldve thought it might of lasted at least until i had retired

anyways now need a new 1 the firm i work for are(HOPEFULLY)digging deep.
whats new?what do you recommend?

obviously i cant take the urine,took a looksie at the bosch and the makita,but i tend to think the makitas in all there entirety are show and no go(maybe im being harsh)but every time i pick up anything makita it breaks

thoughts greatfully looked at.

cheers gregers

 

[big-all]

why not repair !!
http://www.mtmc.co.uk/prodtype.asp?PT_ID=12705040&strPageHistory=cat

 

[gregers]

they have already taken it to the repairers and the quote was over £120
there thinking is they would rather invest that dosh into a new machine its there descision so im now window shopping so to speak.

 

[big-all]

ok what are your requirement !!
slider /trenching 60% cut/12" !!!

 

[gregers]

well thats where i draw a blank?
as far i im concerend i just want something to replace my old elu,either with the same criteria or better,would be nice to be able to do trench cutting though,my other chop saw has this facility but its a cheapy old sip i bought of off ebay about 4 years back(doesnt get much action).
is the wattagge on the motor really important?
bearing in mind this isnt a site saw anymore.but im going to get it in 110v guise anyway just in case

 

[big-all]

mmmmm whats your budget

 

[gregers]

thats the problem,im hoping in the region of about £400 fingers crossed,dont think there go to the biggy dewalt

 

[big-all]

i have the dewalt 712 cracking bit off kit you can get the saw and stand for around £400 give or take vat

http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/search.php?search=DEWALT+DW712++240VOLT+NEW+SLIDING+MITRE+SAW&catpage=

selection here
http://www.itslondon.co.uk/p2_PT_Power+Tools_MITRESAWS_Mitre+Saws.htm

 

[gregers]

mmmm that looks rather nice.
amazing the ammount of peeps on here and they havnt put there 2pence worth in,so it seems even after nearly 15 years ELU/dewalt still seem to be the best when it comes to chop saws,think i better go with the devil i know and see if they will part with some dough.cheers for the feedback BIG.

 

[big-all]

dewalt do good saw[ ex elu ]

makita and bosch are others though well thought off


complaints in general about dewalt are that equipment that comes as standard with bosch makita and others like dust bags clamps chip blocks ect are looked upon as extras

 

[Thermo]

i cant knock my dewalt dw708 (they dont make it anymore!) very accurate, been worked hard for 6 years, still going strong. used fordecking, sleepers and internal stuff.

 

[gregers]

many thanx for that thermo,fancy doing your 8k post for little ole me,

 

[gregers]

well i took delivery of my new chop saw yesterday,and so far very impressed by the looks of it,havnt actually used it in anger yet TYPICAL.
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/21907...itre-Saws/Bosch-GCM8S-216mm-Sliding-Mitre-Saw

does the trenching as big suggest(and i wanted )
got a laser facility and a light,mmmmmm dunno how much use a light is???
and even though on my sip chopsaw there is a laser facility are they accurate?
anyway looks good,seems well built only time will tell!!.

 

[big-all]

the laser puts a line where the blade will cut not for illumination

if the bosch is like my dw712 you will need to pack out the fence to allow the trench to be level to the back

in otherwords the dead centre bottom is the maximum depth on the blade
on the dewalt the centre off the blade stops around 1" from the fence so to stop the back off the trench turning up with the blade you need to pad it out to the mid point off the saw blade

 

[gregers]

i know that you plan...
on the bosch there is also a light to light up the work peice your cutting,
what i meant is,does the blade cut through the center of the laser beam that has been projected onto the wood?