Anybody tried this out yet? I’m curious about the 4 rail design and whether there’s any ‘real’ dust collection. Not sure if that’s a scoop behind the blade or just a secondary guard.
http://www.amazon.com/Makita-LS1016L-10-Inch-Slide-Compound/dp/B0028Y4Q2O
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I'm dubious about four rails.
Could be a lot of slop after a while.
The same not so durable miter lock. Which has the added
fun of straightening it out after it gets bent in the truck!
Same almost impossible to loosen bevel lock.With it's
custom knuckle bashing on the table capabilities!
They used to come stock with a nice blade thou...
dang man,
Pretty fancy for chop saw.
So you think it's a good buy, then! LOLThanks for the info. I remember that you guys had talked about that saw before and it's propensity to be dinged up in the truck.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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it's pretty.........
I've got the 7 1/4" version of that saw with the 4 rail design and I think it's pretty slick.
I was worried about slop after awhile as well before I bought it, but it seems rock solid.
(Disclaimer: I've only been using it for about 6 months, although one of the first things I did was sent it tumbling off the sawhorses onto the concrete right on it's tailbone, and it didn't even whimper. Kept it's accuracy, no problems, and my tool guy said he hasn't ever seen one back in the shop yet with accuracy problems)
It's hard to tell with the 7 1/4" because there's so little deflection on that small blade, but the 4 rail system does seem to deflect a little less. I just built a beautiful maple staircase using just the 7 1/4" saw and everything was smooth as could be. Even the long plumb cuts on the 1" x 10" skirts.
Don't know if that helps with the 10" but I've been loving the smaller one!
Paul
Thanks Paul,What I'm really curious about (and can't find on the web, even in the thread at JLC about this saw) is what the dust collection is like.You tried hooking yours up to a vac?Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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The dust collection on the little saw blew me away, but I think it has mostly to do with the fact that the dust port is so close to the actual workpiece and the trajectory that the blade shoots the dust off.I've got the 12" Makita as well and its dust collection is non-existent. I've filled up the bag ONCE in the many years I've used it, and even with the vac attached it picks up maybe 1/4 or 1/3" of the dust. I've filled up the bag on the 7 1/2" a few times in the several months that I've been using it.With the vac on the little guy it picks up almost everything. Of course I know that still doesn't help with your 10" question!!Paul
Is there a specific reason why you all might buy the 7 1/2 instead of the 10 or 12 inch since the money costs are so close?
If I were going to just get one saw to be my dedicated saw, then I'd pick up that 10" in a heartbeat.I bought the 7 1/2" because I wanted something small (it's TINY!) and light (26 lbs. IIRC), but that still had good cutting capacity. I've got a 12" Makita slider, and a 12" non-slider Bosch, but they're both bigger, and heavier, and I only need the added height cutting capacity every once in a while. I had thought it beveled both directions which was the only negative, but hadn't realized that the dust collection would be so good which was a positive. So that was my reasoning for picking up the 7 1/2". I had been looking at getting a Kapex to be my dedicated SCMS but I'm not fully sold on it's cost-usefulness ratio yet, so instead I picked up the little guy which will work for 90% of what I need, and then haul out the big boy for everything else.Paul
You DO mean 7 1/4", not 7 1/2" ?
Nope, it's a 7 1/2" miter saw. Doesn't take 7 1/4" blades like a circ. saw.Pain to find blades for it to. I've got the stock blade that came with it, and I just picked up a Forrest blade online since they're making a 7 1/2" blade.Here's a link to the saw:
http://www.amazon.com/Makita-LS0714-2-Inch-Sliding-Compound/dp/B000AU1VJE/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&s=hiqid=1245620568&sr=1-27Paul
I just wanted to add one other vote for the small saws, I have a Craftsman 7 1/4" sliding compound miter saw and I use it as my main miter saw. I've owned larger saws but am enjoying the weight and size of this one, it fits easily in the truck and is carried around with ease. With a good blade on it , it makes short work of tread stock , trim and other materials. I have a DeWalt 12" saw as well but it lives on the residential jobsites for all purpose use while the Craftsman travels with me for shop use and commercial use.
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keep in mind the 7.5" blade can cost 90 to a hundred bucks...
plus shipping, tax and title...
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I see.
be kinda like finding shells for a 16gauge shotgun.
yup....
you have one of those too???
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