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newb question about MITER SAWS
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| hi guys,
I'm thinking about purchasing a miter saw for occasional home use. If you don't mind, I wanted to ask you couple quick questions:
1) I noticed that some (but really not most) have "double bevel" feature, i.e. the blade can be angled to the horizontal plane both to the right AND left. - is this a "necessary" feature? In other words, is there some things that I can do with the double
bevel saw that I cannot do with a regular "one-sided" one?
2) Is the laser guide a "useful function" worth spending the extra money?
3) In terms of "cutting capabilities" are all 10" blade saws the same? I.e. if one 10" in diameter of blade saw has certain "specs" (can cut up to example 2x4 etc...) does that automatically mean that all 10" blade saw can cut exactly the same?
thanks in advance; your input would be greatly appreciated.
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"greg" <gstusio[at]hotmail[dot]com> wrote in message
news:6f-dnfvn_81YTsTanZ2dnUVZ_v2pnZ2d@giganews.com...
> hi guys,
> I'm thinking about purchasing a miter saw for
> occasional home use. If you don't mind, I wanted to
> ask you couple quick questions:
>
> 1) I noticed that some (but really not most) have
> "double bevel" feature, i.e. the blade can be angled
> to the horizontal plane both to the right AND left. -
> is this a "necessary" feature? In other words, is
> there some things that I can do with the double bevel
> saw that I cannot do with a regular "one-sided" one?
no
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> 2) Is the laser guide a "useful function" worth
> spending the extra money?
Maybe for a newbe. For an old pro like myself, no
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> 3) In terms of "cutting capabilities" are all 10"
> blade saws the same? I.e. if one 10" in diameter of
> blade saw has certain "specs" (can cut up to example
> 2x4 etc...) does that automatically mean that all 10"
> blade saw can cut exactly the same?
No but within reason, yes.
>
> thanks in advance; your input would be greatly
> appreciated.
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| greg <gstusio[at]hotmail[dot]com> wrote on 07 Dec 2007 in group
alt.building.construction:
> hi guys,
>
> I'm thinking about purchasing a miter saw for occasional home use. If
> you don't mind, I wanted to ask you couple quick questions:
>
> 1) I noticed that some (but really not most) have "double bevel"
> feature, i.e. the blade can be angled to the horizontal plane both to
> the right AND left. - is this a "necessary" feature? In other words,
> is there some things that I can do with the double bevel saw that I
> cannot do with a regular "one-sided" one?
It's a convenience only. You can cut from either side, so you won't have
reposition the saw (as often) so the 16' piece of molding fits between
the saw and the wall.
> 2) Is the laser guide a "useful function" worth spending the extra
> money?
The one on my Ryobi is useless. It projects about 1/8" from the edge of
the cut. Even if it was accurate, it's too wide to use. I need a knife
mark, not something that looks like it was made with a dull pencil.
> 3) In terms of "cutting capabilities" are all 10" blade saws the
> same? I.e. if one 10" in diameter of blade saw has certain "specs"
> (can cut up to example 2x4 etc...) does that automatically mean that
> all 10" blade saw can cut exactly the same?
The housing around the blade has as much to do with capacity as does
blade size. My 12" saw would be able to cut 6" baseboard if the housing
was shaped a little differently.
> thanks in advance; your input would be greatly appreciated.
You're welcome.
--
Steve B.
New Life Home Improvement
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| Buck Turgidson 2007-12-08, 5:25 pm |
| A double-bevel is a convenience. Without it, you just have to turn the wood
(crown molding, e.g. around). And that assumes you cut crown molding laying
flat. If you cut CM angled in the saw, then you just need to miter it, and
the bevel is irrelevant.
I don't have a laser, and don't wish I did. I doubt the line they produce
is that sharp, and you can do just as well with your eye. I think they're a
gimmick.
I have a 12", and am very glad I bought it. It will crosscut a 2x8 with no
problem.
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| Get a 12".
You don't need the laser.
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