With some serious home renovation projects coming up, I resolved to dig into my piggy bank and get a 12" DeWalt compound sliding mitre saw (DW718, saw it in the States last week for less than $600, but sadly the same in pounds here). Undaunted, I went round a couple of decent shops here to check out that model and the competition, but in one place I was offered the alternative of an ex-demo flip over saw, the D27105, which is apparently DeWalt's latest offering of a combination saw. The price I would pay is roughly the same for each, although the flip over saw list price is much more.
I don't often do rip sawing, and if I do I use my circular saw which has always proved adequate, as precision has rarely been an issue. I can't immediately see that my needs will change, but I'd hate to pass up on the flexibility offered by this flip over saw, if it makes no odds.
As far as I can see, the only advanatge of the sliding saw is its increased cutting capacity, although again I don't see an immediate need to cut anything as wide as this particular tool will cope with - it's just that sooner or later I always seem to regret buying tools that are too small !
Is there any other potential advantage/disadvantage of the combination saw that I ought to consider over the more conventional DW718?[code:1][/code:1]
I don't often do rip sawing, and if I do I use my circular saw which has always proved adequate, as precision has rarely been an issue. I can't immediately see that my needs will change, but I'd hate to pass up on the flexibility offered by this flip over saw, if it makes no odds.
As far as I can see, the only advanatge of the sliding saw is its increased cutting capacity, although again I don't see an immediate need to cut anything as wide as this particular tool will cope with - it's just that sooner or later I always seem to regret buying tools that are too small !
Is there any other potential advantage/disadvantage of the combination saw that I ought to consider over the more conventional DW718?[code:1][/code:1]