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Got myself a 260mm compound mitre saw the other day. Thing is an absolute beast. Makes cutting stuff super easy and fast though. My poor little circular saw isn't going to get much of a look in any more I fear.
 
I used my new Dewalt 305mm saw at the weekend.

Absolute beast and completely overkill for anything I’d ever throw at it. The torque and blade inertia is absolutely insane compared to my old evolution saw.
 
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danlightbulb said:
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Picked up a second hand Makita DLS110Z. Wasn't that bothered about it being cordless but Makitas lineup is just a bit of a mess it seems. I wanted something that I could potentially set up in a garage/workshop in our next house so I wanted on that slides forward on rails rather than the rails sliding back ie. you need 1ft of space behind the thing.

This basically fit all the things I wanted and came up on FB marketplace and most of the other stuff on there was junk or the cheapo Evolution ones.

b0rn2sk8 said:
I used my new Dewalt 305mm saw at the weekend.

Absolute beast and completely overkill for anything I’d ever throw at it. The torque and blade inertia is absolutely insane compared to my old evolution saw.
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First time I used my meaty mitre saw it gave me that weird feeling you get when you are handling something you know could seriously mess you up if you do something stupid.
 
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fez said:
First time I used my meaty mitre saw it gave me that weird feeling you get when you are handling something you know could seriously mess you up if you do something stupid.
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A table saw or handheld circular saw maybe, but I've always felt my Mitre saw is one of the safest and easiest to use tools I have.

fez said:
Got myself a 260mm compound mitre saw the other day. Thing is an absolute beast. Makes cutting stuff super easy and fast though. My poor little circular saw isn't going to get much of a look in any more I fear.
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Reminds me that I need to buy a new Circular Saw, as I could do with something for the odd time I need to cut sheets of ply and have no room for a table saw.
 
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Armageus said:
A table saw or handheld circular saw maybe, but I've always felt my Mitre saw is one of the safest and easiest to use tools I have.
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It's the slide return. I was taught before handling one to just always be focusing on where my thumbs are.

Funnily enough I know someone's dad who had the same fingertip cut off by one, twice. The first time they stitched it back on, second time was a no go.
 
fez said:
Picked up a second hand Makita DLS110Z. Wasn't that bothered about it being cordless but Makitas lineup is just a bit of a mess it seems. I wanted something that I could potentially set up in a garage/workshop in our next house so I wanted on that slides forward on rails rather than the rails sliding back ie. you need 1ft of space behind the thing.

This basically fit all the things I wanted and came up on FB marketplace and most of the other stuff on there was junk or the cheapo Evolution ones.



First time I used my meaty mitre saw it gave me that weird feeling you get when you are handling something you know could seriously mess you up if you do something stupid.
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You really aren’t going to like using a big petrol chainsaw then.

Seriously, maintaining a healthy respect for things that can main or kill you is a very good thing.
 
Armageus said:
A table saw or handheld circular saw maybe, but I've always felt my Mitre saw is one of the safest and easiest to use tools I have.


Reminds me that I need to buy a new Circular Saw, as I could do with something for the odd time I need to cut sheets of ply and have no room for a table saw.
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Its not that I think its objectively particularly dangerous, its just a very large spinning blade not that far from my fingers and I don't have a huge amount of time doing this sort of thing so the actual risk vs perceived risk is just skewed.
 
fez said:
Its not that I think its objectively particularly dangerous, its just a very large spinning blade not that far from my fingers and I don't have a huge amount of time doing this sort of thing so the actual risk vs perceived risk is just skewed.
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Don't get me wrong, if not treated with at least some respect I'm sure it could easily go wrong, however I consider it one of my safer tools, and I'm happy to let my 14 year old use it (although I have taught him how to use it safely, and always under supervision - whereas something like an angle grinder I wouldn't dream of letting him use)
 
fez said:
Its not that I think its objectively particularly dangerous, its just a very large spinning blade not that far from my fingers and I don't have a huge amount of time doing this sort of thing so the actual risk vs perceived risk is just skewed.
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Timber should be clamped when cutting, fingers should be no where near it. Cutting freehand bits of timber can go wrong, I've witnessed someone very experienced make an error like that. He lost 2 fingers as the blade cut through the wood, the wood moved and his hand went under the blade.
 
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