New SCMS Purchase - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

Mike604 · 09-03-2006, 11:18 AM

currentli i own a 10 " hitachi mtr saw with laser.. The last few months i have had nothing but issues with the trigger and electric brake and my table going out of adjustment. have had the tool in for service work 2 times in the last week and nothing seems to work.. i have decided to drop down the cash on a new 10" toy.. I have been looking at the new makita los1013l with laser and the bosch 10" with up front controls...

which do you guys recommend for all use in interior finishing.. i need to adjust the bevel to 46 degrees and be able to move these saws up and down stairs qiute regularly.. ( apartments,condo's and so on.. ) gimme some advice, all i have used in the last 5 years is hitachi....

Mike604 · 09-20-2006, 07:39 AM

i went amd purchased the bosch scms.. and loving it all,, upfront controls, more powerful motor, solid detents, larger bace, larger fence, micro adjustment and rotating handle, hitachi is def a step down in my opinion.. anyone who is looking at a scms dont look past the bosch...

and ya what is up with makita and that you can only bevel to 45... in the real world 46 is goood.... so u dont have to wedge material.... ie baseboard........

**Double-A** · 09-20-2006, 10:40 AM

I hate baseboard wedgies.

Nick H · 09-20-2006, 01:58 PM

Mike did you get the dual bevel saw ? I did and I love it but it is a big boy to carry about.

Tom R · 09-20-2006, 03:24 PM

Bosch, - - you'll never look back.

dayspring · 09-20-2006, 05:13 PM

A few months back I went through the which one to buy thing, I bashed my brains on it. I asked here, I read all the reviews I could find, etc. I chose the Makita 10" SCMS, no bells and whistles. After using it pretty hard for about 5 months now I do wonder if I would have been happier with the Bosch, the only other one I would consider. The Makita is tough and I have had to re-align the fence twice, The scale is not easy to micro-adjust or see when material is on the saw. I do get good accurate miters and bevels.

Tom R · 09-20-2006, 07:56 PM

I've used both the Makita and the Bosch a lot, - - and although I do like the Makita a lot, - - you just can't beat the all-up-front controls of the Bosch.

Mike604 · 09-20-2006, 10:42 PM

is it possible to post videos on products on this forum.. is there a section for that... to show tool demos for guys who are interested in purchasing a certain product and so on...

Bosch FTW