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What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« on: October 05, 2016, 11:17:08 AM »
Bloody thing is old and loose and it tried to take my hand off  >:D

Doesn't help that I've had to lock out all the safety things like the rotating guard  :-[



So I bought a new one  ;D



I like getting new tools  :cheers: :cup:
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2016, 12:15:52 PM »
My Old saw cacked itself a while back , looked about & found its replacement . The kit was Good as was the price . l looked the salesman right in the eye & asked him a simple question , the sale hung on the right answer ,  " Can l justify having this in my shed " his reply was " Yes " . l came home with a new saw , what a salesman      :cup:                 :cheers:
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2016, 12:16:47 PM »
Quote from: speewa158 on October 05, 2016, 12:15:52 PM
My Old saw cacked itself a while back , looked about & found its replacement . The kit was Good as was the price . l looked the salesman right in the eye & asked him a simple question , the sale hung on the right answer ,  " Can l justify having this in my shed " his reply was " Yes " . l came home with a new saw , what a salesman      :cup:                 :cheers:
ahhhh but did he have that exact model at home himself... like 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of salesmen ???
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2016, 12:24:24 PM »
Quote from: speewa158 on October 05, 2016, 12:15:52 PM
My Old saw cacked itself a while back , looked about & found its replacement . The kit was Good as was the price . l looked the salesman right in the eye & asked him a simple question , the sale hung on the right answer ,  " Can l justify having this in my shed " his reply was " Yes " . l came home with a new saw , what a salesman      :cup:                 :cheers:

brilliant. Like the girl who sold this one to me.

Me, "do you have any of those Makita's in stock?" pointing at the display unit.
Her, "yes, I can get Jack to grab one for you from out the back if you like"
Me, "Excellent, I'll take it"

She was amazingly persuasive  :cup:
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2016, 05:11:43 PM »
Quote from: Bird on October 05, 2016, 12:16:47 PM
ahhhh but did he have that exact model at home himself... like 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of salesmen ???
99.9% of the time if you come into my shop I DO have the tool your looking for at home in my shed.
Plus I use it.
I have every one of our air tools and most of our power tools. The exceptions being cordless drills and grinders,  I use Ryobi instead.
I'm not adverse to telling people if it isn't fit for their use either...
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2016, 05:43:47 PM »
Number one rule with slide saws.... pull the saw forward towards you before lowering and only cut from front to back, never cut as you pull the saw forward or it'll shoot towards you.
I actually have 4 sliding compound saws here at my place 8) that new saw you bought isn't the most powerful out there but they are a nice enough saw to own, just let the motor get it's revs right up begire you start cutting. I have one of those saws in my trailer, use it daily as the bigger saws I have are just to heavy to lug about each day.
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2016, 06:05:27 PM »
Quote from: Rumpig on October 05, 2016, 05:43:47 PM
Number one rule with slide saws.... pull the saw forward towards you before lowering and only cut from front to back, never cut as you pull the saw forward or it'll shoot towards you.
I actually have 4 sliding compound saws here at my place 8) that new saw you bought isn't the most powerful out there but they are a nice enough saw to own, just let the motor get it's revs right up begire you start cutting. I have one of those saws in my trailer, use it daily as the bigger saws I have are just to heavy to lug about each day.

And im not a builder/carpenter/tradie. Purely DIY for me. But you are right, it does take a while to get up to speed.
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2016, 07:10:55 PM »
 
This is my new toy. As I'm building off grid it has been invaluable
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2016, 07:18:13 PM »
LS1018L, or a LS1017 if it was bought at Bunnings.
A great saw for a DIYer that doesn't like rubbish tools. But the tradie brother the LS1016 is a much nicer machine. But about $350 more!

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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2016, 07:47:44 PM »
Quote from: rsteedman on October 05, 2016, 07:18:13 PM
LS1018L, or a LS1017 if it was bought at Bunnings.
A great saw for a DIYer that doesn't like rubbish tools. But the tradie brother the LS1016 is a much nicer machine. But about $350 more!

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i'm a tradie carpenter (for over 25 years) who renos houses for a living and bought mine from Bunnings....whilst the other saw may be better, i'm yet to find a situation where this cheaper saw has let me down. I used to run with much bigger saws (that now gather dust under my house) but they just don't last like they used to do, and i can't justify spending the big dollars on getting one now. I'd rather pay a lot less to purchase it now, and when it eventually dies i'll just buy a new one.
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2016, 08:02:52 PM »
Can't go wrong with the Makita LS scms's. I loved the older Japanese made 12" LS1212 scms with the vertical D handle.  So smooth to use on compound cuts.
Those LS1018's would be one of the best bang for your buck saws for a part timer.

I spent many years doing shop fitting / office fit out.  Cutting aluminum with 8 inch Hitachi and Elu/Dewalt saws, where light and compact for portability was key. Could never justify a bigger saw, so when I gave working on the tools away. I treated myself to a 12" Metabo badged Elektra Beckum. Big and heavy, but a dream to use.

If I was still on the tools, I'd be using those cordless saws for sure. Brushless motors and lithium batteries make for a pretty decent saw.

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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2016, 08:03:16 PM »
What model is the old one Joff?  I've got a Ryobi that looks very similar that has had the guard crap out, but I can't but parts anymore...

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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2016, 09:57:28 PM »
My 12 inch GMC has collected too much dust and the electric brake makes a terrible noise. Will be pulling it apart to fix. Just as well I have 3 months off work!
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2016, 06:24:03 AM »
Quote from: DrewXT on October 05, 2016, 08:03:16 PM
What model is the old one Joff?  I've got a Ryobi that looks very similar that has had the guard crap out, but I can't but parts anymore...

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I have the same saw with the same guard problem.
Bunnings is usually good about being able to get parts and once I ordered direct from Ryobi.
So maybe try those options.
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What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2016, 06:38:33 AM »
I bought the AEG and got a 6 year warranty. Been very happy with it and its worked hard. It comes with a vacuum hose that fits over a bucket which works surprisingly well ;)
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2016, 09:15:23 AM »
What do you blokes use the radial arm bit for? Drop saws are lighter and definitely more precise. Do you pitch roofs or build furniture? Last time I wanted a radial arm as a builder was revealing bloody great windows with boards. They drive me nuts for detail work, skirts and archs - not bad, but not a drop saw.
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2016, 09:17:18 AM »
Quote from: Bill on October 06, 2016, 06:24:03 AM
I have the same saw with the same guard problem.
Bill

Ditto that. but I manages to engineer a fix myself.
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2016, 10:20:37 AM »


Quote from: GBC on October 06, 2016, 09:15:23 AM
What do you blokes use the radial arm bit for? Drop saws are lighter and definitely more precise. Do you pitch roofs or build furniture? Last time I wanted a radial arm as a builder was revealing bloody great windows with boards. They drive me nuts for detail work, skirts and archs - not bad, but not a drop saw.

Agree that with less moving parts a fixed drop saw can be more precise,  but it is very limited with cut size. I always needed to cut mullions and skirting up to 250mm. Easier to transport a 1 size fits all scms than 2 saws.
Same goes fir the diyer / weekend warrior  (of which I'm a part of these days) cheaper to have 1 size fits all.

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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2016, 11:17:50 AM »
Quote from: GBC on October 06, 2016, 09:15:23 AM
What do you blokes use the radial arm bit for? Drop saws are lighter and definitely more precise. Do you pitch roofs or build furniture? Last time I wanted a radial arm as a builder was revealing bloody great windows with boards. They drive me nuts for detail work, skirts and archs - not bad, but not a drop saw.
used for cutting 140mm skirting, front door jambs, compound cuts of various things, cutting weatherboards to length (they are 175mm wide), cutting any wide timber in general as it's mostly pine and lvl's in frames these days...etc, etc
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #19 on: October 06, 2016, 02:54:16 PM »
Quote from: DrewXT on October 05, 2016, 08:03:16 PM
What model is the old one Joff?  I've got a Ryobi that looks very similar that has had the guard crap out, but I can't but parts anymore...

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It says CSS1000 254mm slide compound mitre saw
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Re: What do you do when your compound slide saw tries to bite you??
« Reply #20 on: October 06, 2016, 02:59:18 PM »
Quote from: GBC on October 06, 2016, 09:15:23 AM
What do you blokes use the radial arm bit for? Drop saws are lighter and definitely more precise. Do you pitch roofs or build furniture? Last time I wanted a radial arm as a builder was revealing bloody great windows with boards. They drive me nuts for detail work, skirts and archs - not bad, but not a drop saw.

A bit of everything. Years ago i had a drop saw and it was good when i did an extention using normal stud size timber but it gave me the Shits when i moved onto the outside coz of the size limitations. When it died i bought a slide saw which does both.

Right now its 140mm merbau decking and 250 x 50mm treated pine.
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