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Miter Saw from harbor freight ? James 03-28-2008
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Posted by Robert Allison on March 29, 2008, 7:26 pm
Frank wrote:
>
>>Harry K wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Doesn't the sliding type miter saw allow for wider cuts ?
>>>>
>>>>James
>>>
>>>
>>>Yes, a lot wider. Mine will miter 45" on a 2x6. I think it goes
>>>wider than that but it does go at _least_ that far.
>>>
>>>Harry K
>>
>>Jesus! 45"! That is more than my Radial Arm saw will do! My 12" sliding
>>compound will only cut about 14" at most. What size is yours?
>>
>>--
>>Robert Allison
>>Rimshot, Inc.
>>Georgetown, TX
>
>
> Any reason having both radial arm and the slider? I have both but didn't use
> the RAS the last few years.

The RAS is for framing and can rip if needed. It is permanently
setup at my shop and I use it mostly for framing and rough
cutting. The SCMS is for trim and more fine cutting as it is
much more accurate and is portable. I also have a 10" CMS and an
8" CMS and a 10" MS. A tool for everything. If you want to
throw in the old manual mitersaw, I have a total of five.

But then, that's what happens when you are a contractor.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

Posted by willshak on March 30, 2008, 12:20 pm
on 3/29/2008 6:49 PM Frank said the following:
>
>> Harry K wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Doesn't the sliding type miter saw allow for wider cuts ?
>>>>
>>>> James
>>>>
>>> Yes, a lot wider. Mine will miter 45" on a 2x6. I think it goes
>>> wider than that but it does go at _least_ that far.
>>>
>>> Harry K
>>>
>> Jesus! 45"! That is more than my Radial Arm saw will do! My 12" sliding
>> compound will only cut about 14" at most. What size is yours?
>>
>> --
>> Robert Allison
>> Rimshot, Inc.
>> Georgetown, TX
>>
>
> Any reason having both radial arm and the slider? I have both but didn't use
> the RAS the last few years.
>
>
>

The RAS is a more versatile tool than the Miter saw. It can cross cut,
rip, groove, and even rout. When I lived in an apartment complex 25
years ago, I built an entire 12' wall unit consisting of shelves,
cabinets, and a fake fireplace in the Williamsburg style, using only a
RAS in my superintendant's basement, and that included routing grooves
in the pilasters. It was built in 4 sections and made to be taken apart
by unscrewing a handful of screws for transportation.
When I bought my house back in 1984, I brought that wall unit to my
house and installed it in my dining room.


--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

Posted by DerbyDad03 on March 30, 2008, 1:42 pm
> on 3/29/2008 6:49 PM =A0Frank said the following:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >> Harry K wrote:
>
>
> >>>> Doesn't =A0the sliding type miter saw allow for wider cuts ?
>
> >>>> James
>
> >>> Yes, a lot wider. =A0Mine will miter 45" on a 2x6. =A0I think it goes
> >>> wider than that but it does go at _least_ that far.
>
> >>> Harry K
>
> >> Jesus! =A045"! =A0That is more than my Radial Arm saw will do! =A0My 12=
" sliding
> >> compound will only cut about 14" at most. =A0What size is yours?
>
> >> --
> >> Robert Allison
> >> Rimshot, Inc.
> >> Georgetown, TX
>
> > Any reason having both radial arm and the slider? I have both but didn't=
use
> > the RAS the last few years.
>
> The RAS is a more versatile tool than the Miter saw. It can cross cut,
> rip, groove, and even rout. When I lived in an apartment complex 25
> years ago, I built an entire 12' wall unit consisting of shelves,
> cabinets, and a fake fireplace in the Williamsburg style, using only a
> RAS in my superintendant's basement, and that included routing grooves
> in the pilasters. It was built in 4 sections and made to be taken apart
> by unscrewing a handful of screws for transportation.
> When I bought my house back in 1984, I brought that wall unit to my
> house and installed it in my dining room.
>
> --
>
> Bill
> In Hamptonburgh, NY
> To email, remove the double zeroes after @- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

re: The RAS is a more versatile tool than the Miter saw. It can cross
cut, rip, groove, and even rout.

With the proper blade a RAS can be used to cut steel plates. By
lowering the depth a little at a time and making numerous of passes,
I've cut 1/2" steel plates with great accuracy and perfectly smooth
edges.

I've used my miter saw to cut 3/4" steel rod. I even turned off the
lights and took a picture of my son cutting some rod. Really cool
picture with the sparks lighting up the shop!

Posted by Harry K on March 29, 2008, 10:21 pm
> Harry K wrote:
>
> >>Doesn't =A0the sliding type miter saw allow for wider cuts ?
>
> >>James
>
> > Yes, a lot wider. =A0Mine will miter 45" on a 2x6. =A0I think it goes
> > wider than that but it does go at _least_ that far.
>
> > Harry K
>
> Jesus! =A045"! =A0That is more than my Radial Arm saw will do! =A0My
> 12" sliding compound will only cut about 14" at most. =A0What size
> is yours?
>
> --
> Robert Allison
> Rimshot, Inc.
> Georgetown, TX

I was wondering if my memory was _that_ bad so went out and measured.
It is stuck back in a dark corner so the measurement is not all that
accurate.

10" at 45 degrees a bit more at 90. Remember we are talking "sliding"
miter saws.

Posted by Harry K on March 29, 2008, 10:24 pm
> Harry K wrote:
>
> >>Doesn't =A0the sliding type miter saw allow for wider cuts ?
>
> >>James
>
> > Yes, a lot wider. =A0Mine will miter 45" on a 2x6. =A0I think it goes
> > wider than that but it does go at _least_ that far.
>
> > Harry K
>
> Jesus! =A045"! =A0That is more than my Radial Arm saw will do! =A0My
> 12" sliding compound will only cut about 14" at most. =A0What size
> is yours?
>
> --
> Robert Allison
> Rimshot, Inc.
> Georgetown, TX

Aha! Now I see that I said " when it should have been degrees. As an
aside, if I were buying a miter saw, I wouldn't look at any that
aren't at least a 'sliding' one and it should also be 'compound'.
Mine is. Quite a tool for the cheap price.

Harry K

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