Thread: What kinda saw do I need

12 inch laser miter saw a good circular saw and a router will do

Originally Posted by DonDon

Here's one from harbor Freight that slides Compound Miter Saw - 10" Sliding Compound Miter Saw

I got one of those for a lil project works great.Im not in busness so why buy that high dollar stuff. For what you have in mind it should work just fine.

Don, just buy your lumber from Lowes or Home Depot and they'll cut it for you.

This should do ya!!
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DonDon-
that Hitachi at Lowe's should suit your purposes just fine. It will cut 45 degrees, you don't need a compound to cut 45's. I think 12" saws are much overrated. There is so much runout (blade wobble) in them, it is sometimes a guessing game on where to align the blade with your cut mark, it is a guess really. I've used a lot of 12" saws on job sites and it seems to be common among all brands. I've got a Hitachi 8 1/2" sliding compound miter saw that is 22 years old and sees use almost daily, and I would not trade it for anything (this is where the guys who own the 12" ers give me funny looks and act like I don't know what I'm talking about). It's as accurate as the day I bought it. The only thing it can't do that the bigger ones can, is cut a 4x4, which I can do just fine with a circular saw and a Swanson Speed Square. Good 12" blades are going to cost you a lot more money also. When it comes to tools you get what you pay for,However if you are just doing outside projects, and not going to be building fine furniture that saw will do you fine.

I prefer a good manual hand saw with a wooden miter box. I build several bird houses a year and rarely do I miss a cut. I once miter cut a bar of soap into a log cabin replica. It took 9 weeks but it was well worth my effort. 2nd place ribbon at our craft fair expo. Rogerout

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Originally Posted by Rogerthat

I prefer a good manual hand saw with a wooden miter box. I build several bird houses a year and rarely do I miss a cut. I once miter cut a bar of soap into a log cabin replica. It took 9 weeks but it was well worth my effort. 2nd place ribbon at our craft fair expo. Rogerout

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