What are the advantages/disadvantages of a belt driven miter saw? I see many of the top end saws are belt driven.
You get out of life what you put into it……minus taxes.
Marv
What are the advantages/disadvantages of a belt driven miter saw? I see many of the top end saws are belt driven.
You get out of life what you put into it……minus taxes.
Marv
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The motor on the Dewalt 12" saw gets in the way of beveling both ways, so they used a belt to lift the motor up. AFAIK, that's the only reason.
Jon Blakemore
Some tool dealer told me that the belt softens jolts (reducing wear & tear) to the driveline and will break before any hard (expensive) part of the driveline.
OTOH, Makita will tell you that their wormgear drive system provides better torque transmission, or somethin' like that, while allowing wide angles.
Regards,
Tim Ruttan
You may not know it, but many sidewinder circular saws have a belt between the motor and the blade. The reason is the same: to place the motor up out of the way.
The Elu SCMS has a belt-driven blade and, as well as reducing strain on the motor in the case of jams, etc., it makes the unit more accurate as the blade runs between two bearings.
IanDG
Thanks to all for the info!You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
Belt driven Saws also tend to be a bit softer. I notice my makita is louder than the cabinet guy's old Bosch SCMS, but you should wear earplugs anyway, so it shouldn't matter.
And I was always told that the belt helped extend the life of the motor by lessening the initial shock when you hit the trigger. I guess you'd call that the shock absorber theory.
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