SIP Ultimate Saw or Rage Mitre saw?

[custardavenger]

Has anyone got any experience of the SIP Ultimate Saw? I really want a mitre saw that can cut metal and on paper it seams better than the Rage equivalent.
I can't find any reviews though or anyone that has it on the shelf.

 

[merlin50]

all three of my SIP saws ended up on my scrap pile

 

[custardavenger]

Ah so that would be a vote don't buy then.

Cheers

What did they die of?

 

[merlin50]

motors burned out

 

[custardavenger]

Ah Cheers.

OK any one know anything about how good the Rage saws are then?

 

[RF Lighting]

I've got a 210mm rage 3 saw.

It's pretty good. I mainly use mine for cutting unistrut etc.

It is lacking in decent clamps to hold whatever youre cutting, and it has a habit of spitting hot bits of metal at you.

For under £100 I have no complaints at all. It's no where near as good as our DeWalt TCT chop saw at work but at about £400 cheaper, it's good enough.

Don't use it on stainless steel. It proper wrecks the blade as I found out

 

[custardavenger]

Cheers for that. And good mention on the stainless thing. Don't do much in stainless but it's good to know.