Corded vs Cordless Table/Miter Saws?

[Supergumby5000]

Whats everyone's opinion on the two?

I just moved from Alaska to Florida and scooped up a new house that needs some renovations. I sold most of my big tools before the drive down so now I am re-purchasing everything.

In this process, I dropped all my M12 tools for the M18 line and have been kicking around getting the M18 miter and table saw. I've always had corded large tools in the past though. Does anyone have any regrets going cordless?

The main use of these will be hobbies, furniture building, and DIY home renovations.... and building out the new 1200sq ft shop.

With presidents day weekend coming up, I'm hoping I can grab some good sales for re-stocking my tools.

 

[DFB]

IMO a lot of dime to spend on cordless convenience for homeowner based work, where quite possibly electric service is easily obtainable. Can get a lot of corded options in the similar or less price ranges.

Overall they are nice to have though and Milwaukee is what I look at mostly. And the Table saw seems to have decent reviews as does the smaller miter. I do wish they were hybrids than strictly battery. It make my decision easier for sure. I can easily use them on my jobs where power sources are limited.

 

[acer66]

I do not see any good reason to go cordless, imho that is only if you go on jobsites or places with no power.
Not sure if they make a table saw which can be corded or battery powered like the dewalt miter saw if you really want it.
I work in residential remodeling and I do not see myself going cordless on a miter or table saw anytime soon.
I would spend my money on battery powered nailers first.

 

[WunTon]

I've got the 10" Milwaukee miter saw and I absolutely love it. The only change I have made was to ditch the blade it came with and replaced it with a 90 tooth Diablo and I can make dead accurate cuts every single time. The light makes a shadow from the blade which it's very nice for knowing exactly where and how much material your cut will take. I have it mounted on a delta mobile stand so I can be setup up and ready to cut in under 30 seconds and a 9.0 battery lasts a couple days with my general household use which for a while after building our new house was way more than I thought it would be. I paid $360 brand new in the box on CL for mine.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

The term "Furniture building" immediately has me thinking of tools with a higher level of precision.

 

[pbon]

I use cordless for convenience. I don’t need it yet in a table saw and don’t want to go down to 8”. I do have a corded and cordless sliding miter although honestly I don’t need the convenience of cordless for that tool either. Why spend more?

 

[Hammer1963]

I recently sold my corded miter saws and switched to the Milwaukee 7 1/4" and 10" miter saws. I have ZERO regrets. They are more accurate than the corded Hitachi and Kobalt saws that they replaced and I can take them anywhere. Being that I was heavily invested in M18 products, it just made good sense for me. My next purchase will be the table saw.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

If you won't be transporting your table saw anywhere, get a corded saw and a quality one at that. At least something like the Ridgid R4512 or the Delta 36-725. I wouldn't bother with a little portable saw if you're looking at building furniture and any other woodworking.

Personally, I don't find a miter saw very useful. But if you want to get one and don't mind the space it takes up I would get a corded model. If you want to go cordless for trim and other small work, the 7-1/4" blade models are much easier to carry around, and the blades are much much cheaper than 10" or 12". I'd save the money on the miter saw and get a good quality cordless circular saw if you don't already have one.

 

[JVB]

I would agree with crazyjake at minimum the Ridgid or Delta versions table saw can be had around 4-500$ New . Furniture and woodworking I would not go cordless based on the endless hours you can spend using your table saw. Even think about an older craftsman 113 model and upgrade the fence if budget is a concern. If budget is not a big concern there are also plenty of “cabinet” or “hybrid” table saws I would recommend from 800-3000$ for heavy woodworking. With proper jigs sleds etc my table saw does 95% of the cuts I need made.


Miter saw on the other hand I think a cordless would be beneficial as I do not use mine much and it is usually just for rough cuts when I do.

 

[dsimatt]

IMO a lot of dime to spend on cordless convenience for homeowner based work, where quite possibly electric service is easily obtainable. Can get a lot of corded options in the similar or less price ranges.

Overall they are nice to have though and Milwaukee is what I look at mostly. And the Table saw seems to have decent reviews as does the smaller miter. I do wish they were hybrids than strictly battery. It make my decision easier for sure. I can easily use them on my jobs where power sources are limited.

IMO this is where Milwaukee is screwing up because they seem like they have all but abandoned corded versions. My BIL has the dewalt corded miter and table saw on stands and that's the brand I would lean towards buying. Dewalt also has the hybrid battery/corded option to thou they are pricy.

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-P...CNI-5&storeSelection=4915,4920,4928,4903,4924

 

[Ghillie_55]

I got the Milwaukee 7 1/4'' cordless with 5.0 battery on cyber monday for $250. I absolutely love it. This is mainly a DIY, homeowners saw. Its nice having the cordless convenience if you need it. Ive seen plenty of good deals out there on the Milwaukee cordless setups.

 

[JVB]

IMO this is where Milwaukee is screwing up because they seem like they have all but abandoned corded versions. My BIL has the dewalt corded miter and table saw on stands and that's the brand I would lean towards buying. Dewalt also has the hybrid battery/corded option to thou they are pricy.

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-P...CNI-5&storeSelection=4915,4920,4928,4903,4924

Corded miter saw I personally would go Bosch or hitachi based on the sliding mechanism. They can **** up against a wall and the slide does not protrude out of the back like most standard miter saws. If you are keeping it stationary this is a huge deal to my decision making. If this mobile not as big of a deal.

 

[jd_1138]

I don't see any need to go cordless. Corded is cheaper and more powerful. If you were out renovating some barn or something with no power, then that's another story.

Also, I'd pick up one of the compact 4.5 inch circular saws (Rockwell, corded is the one I have). Lightweight so it's easy to use on smaller projects -- even makes quick work of 2x4's. Good supplement to a regular circular saw and table/miter saw.

 

[chaosracing]

I would go corded. Cordless are great if you are on jobsites all the time and only need to make a few cuts here and there. But corded ones are cheaper, never have to worry about dying batteries and power. I have a cordless sawzall, but still have my corded one if I am going to be doing alot of cutting, especially steel.

 

[manwithtools]

I switched from a 12" Dewalt compound slider to the Milwaukee 10" and I'm very impressed. It's as accurate if not more so than the Dewalt, lighter and no cord to fight.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

I got the Milwaukee 7 1/4'' cordless with 5.0 battery on cyber monday for $250. I absolutely love it. This is mainly a DIY, homeowners saw. Its nice having the cordless convenience if you need it. Ive seen plenty of good deals out there on the Milwaukee cordless setups.

I do wish I had jumped at that deal. My current miter saw is a 10" Makita slider, and it gets used very very little due to the weight and amount of space it takes up.

The only time I do break it out is for trim, and that 7-1/4" cordless would've been perfect to move around the house for trimwork. I also hate paying $30-70 for a good 10" blade when I can get quality 7-1/4" blades for $5-10 each.

 

[mautotech]

I have the dewalt flexvolt corded/cordless miter saw and love it. I used it heavily on my pole barn reno and the batteries lasted forever. I have the fast dual battery recharger so it only takes about 15 minutes to recharge the batteries. I have a few flexvolt tools and they all work perfectly with unbelievable battery life.

 

[bob15]

Furniture building? That sounds like a corded Unisaw....3-5 horse, 220vac. Not a cordless toy.

 

[James-W]

I don't understand the thinking in that if you are working on a building without power then a battery powered table saw and/or miter saw is the way to go. If you don't have power then how do you charge the batteries? If you have a generator to charge the batteries then why not just use the generator to power the saw?

Battery powered tools certainly have their place, no doubt about that, I have a cordless drill and cordless impact that I use quite a bit. Usually I use them in places where I need to do a real quick job and don't want to bother to run an extension cord. The thing is, larger tools like a table saw or miter saw draw quite a bit of power when cutting larger pieces of wood and they tend to be the tools you do a lot of cutting with. Having a corded tool and not needing to deal with changing batteries all the time I would think is a big plus.

Anyway, that is just my personal opinion and I am sure others will disagree.

 

[dsimatt]

Corded miter saw I personally would go Bosch or hitachi based on the sliding mechanism. They can **** up against a wall and the slide does not protrude out of the back like most standard miter saws. If you are keeping it stationary this is a huge deal to my decision making. If this mobile not as big of a deal.

Thanks for that tip, it would have to be mobile due to lack of storage and I'm just impressed how well my BILs dewalt has held up.

 

[kctyphoon]

The term "Furniture building" immediately has me thinking of tools with a higher level of precision.

^ My thought also.. but its not impossible to use smaller tools on smaller projects.


I’m mean, if your building kitchen cabinets - I wouldn’t be looking at cordless table saws.

 

[JJ99SS]

Corded miter saw I personally would go Bosch or hitachi based on the sliding mechanism. They can **** up against a wall and the slide does not protrude out of the back like most standard miter saws. If you are keeping it stationary this is a huge deal to my decision making. If this mobile not as big of a deal.

This, I've been eyeing a Bosch miter for a while. Have little room in the garage...

 

[toolmiser]

How many years will you get out of a cordless? How many out of a "corded"? That would be my answer.

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

I have the dewalt flexvolt corded/cordless miter saw and love it. I used it heavily on my pole barn reno and the batteries lasted forever. I have the fast dual battery recharger so it only takes about 15 minutes to recharge the batteries. I have a few flexvolt tools and they all work perfectly with unbelievable battery life.

I have a few flexvolt tools as will and will say that these are game changers

I am starting to switch over to mostly cordless now as a contractor, the power and convenience of the cordless is hard to beat, i am starting to dread pulling out x-cords now

If I had a chopsaw or miter saw that never moved then i probably would just get corded but otherwise i am starting to go cordless


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[James-W]

I have a few flexvolt tools as will and will say that these are game changers

I am starting to switch over to mostly cordless now as a contractor, the power and convenience of the cordless is hard to beat, i am starting to dread pulling out x-cords now

If I had a chopsaw or miter saw that never moved then i probably would just get corded but otherwise i am starting to go cordless.

I would never have thought that would be the case. I mean, I can understand a small power tool like a drill or an impact or a circular saw, tools that you most likely would use on a roof or in an area that wasn't the easiest to get to. But tools like a table saw or miter saw are not tools you put up on a roof and use them, they sit on a flat area where you have plenty of room to work.

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

I would never have thought that would be the case. I mean, I can understand a small power tool like a drill or an impact or a circular saw, tools that you most likely would use on a roof or in an area that wasn't the easiest to get to. But tools like a table saw or miter saw are not tools you put up on a roof and use them, they sit on a flat area where you have plenty of room to work.

I wasnt a believer either until i started using them

Obviously when you have tool platform with several batteries already then the transition is easier


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[theoldwizard1]

IMO a lot of dime to spend on cordless convenience for homeowner based work, where quite possibly electric service is easily obtainable. Can get a lot of corded options in the similar or less price ranges.

Especially o things like a miter saw and a table saw. Those show up on CL ALL THE TIME !