Sliding Miter Saws

[theoldwizard1]

I personally would never go back to a sliding miter saw after I got my Bosch gliding miter saw ...

Very interesting design ! But 6 pivot points ? I assume they are a bronze/oilite bearings. Any pre-load adjustments ?

That Bosch is a thing of beauty, but it is also out some people price range.

No kidding ! I could buy a used Craftsman 10" table saw (one of the good ones with cast iron table and cast iron side extensions) AND a Craftsman 10 radial arm saw and have enough money left over to buy a disc/belt sander and a drill press !

Why go people want a 12" blade on these things ? Are they going to be doing compound cuts on 4x4s ?

 

[tarbellb]

wizard..... you would be spending half your budget on fixing issues on all those used items. So maybe just a TS and RAS

FYI my Makita LS1013 10" slider cuts 4x4 post in one pass.

No need for 12" unless you are framing, at that point accuracy isnt top priority IMO.

 

[TerryH]

I've had the Hitachi 10" SCMS for several years. Love it. Very smooth and accurate. It does require some real estate. I have it mounted on a bench with fences/tables that I made. Would buy it again for sure.

 

[PatStroud]

That Bosch is a thing of beauty, but it is also out some people price range.

Hitachi used to be the bar for sliders, they practically invented them, or did? But those older CS10 sliders are still highly regarded. Their newer stuff is still decent, just looks like a alien turd.

Check your local CL for deals, but be sure to makes cuts before buying.

Also, lots of refurb'd units out there, like www.cpo.com and my fav www.bigskytool.com

So true but not so much now a days. Hitachi probably right at the bottom of the better saws with a "B+" rating.

 

[shawhite]

What is the practical difference between a 10" slider and 12"? Will the 10" be able to handle up to a 4x4 and 2x10 lumber?

Yes and yes. My 10in Bosch glider will cut 4x4 and do a 2x10 at 45 if needed. I have heard a lot of people say the same thing about slop in the glide mechanism at full extension but I have yet to see it and I have put my Bosch thru the paces quite a bit. Come to think of it the first time I saw anything about it was a dewalt add

 

[TomB19]

I have heard a lot of people say the same thing about slop in the glide mechanism at full extension but I have yet to see it and I have put my Bosch thru the paces quite a bit.

Why don't you install some stain grade crown molding and get back to us with pics of your outside miters.

 

[shawhite]

Why don't you install some stain grade crown molding and get back to us with pics of your outside miters.

That would be null and void as you could easily lock the saw in place and cut the crown vertical on the fence.

 

[TomB19]

I'd like to see a video demonstration of that.

That Bosch glide mechanism is slick but it isn't sufficiently accurate for cutting crown miters. That won't matter to a significant portion of miter saw users but it's clear you've never cut crown molding, don't understand the geometry involved, and are myopic about your saw.

I wish the Bosch glide mechanism were better. No kidding. I'm going to be be forced to buy a Kapex for my wood shop in the near future when I upgrade my 12" non-sliding CMS.

 

[shawhite]

Lol I am myopic coming from the guy that thinks only a kapex saw can cut good. Go to any finish carpenter in your town and look what's in his truck/trailer I bet you won't find a single one using festools. Dewalt, makita and Bosch will be the most popular. And yes I may not be a professional wood worker but I have cut my share of crown. Here is a video on cutting what they call her vertically nested. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9q3ks_cutting-crown-molding-in-a-nested-p_tech. Depending on your crown profile a lot of times you can do this without the slide mechanism. I have never had a single problem cutting crown like this with my Bosch but who knows maybe your standards are a lot higher than mine.

 

[Yv.]

I have a dewalt slider, luckily I have never had any problems with it.