SCMS Which One 10" Or 12" Bosch, Hitachi ???

TempestV

How about the new model?


http://www.dkhardware.com/product-22...miter-saw.html

No word on how many cuts you get off a single battery though.

john5mt

Is that seriously the best stand system festool could come up with?

go with the Hitachi 10", it will not disappoint.

I have the old hitachi 10 and the new hitachi 12 and i like the 10" way better. The 10 is dead nuts on and the laser has yet to be matched. Notice that festool copied their laser design (but was smart and put one on the other side of the blade). As for the hitachi 12 being top heavy, i have had it on the old style rigid msuv and a dewalt stand and have had no troubles with it.

The hitachi 10" is a joy to use, the miter gauge is accurate, the laser can be dialed in so you know where the edge of your blade will cut without a doubt and is very useful for matching scribe marks, and it is very light!

The bosch miter guage SUCKS! the tick marks are 1/16th thick! The makita gauge is irritating as all get out...but it would probably be my second choice for a saw.

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rojigga

I've heard about that! Sounds like a solid idea... Not sure if I'm willing to fork out for that system at this time though.

rojigga

My partner bought the 10" battery slider about a year ago. Sounded great... Looked great. Unfortunately didn't perform as great... Can't complain about anything but the battery life. Solid on all fronts but even cutting softwood killed the battery way quick. BTW all my SCMS and table saw are Bosch, love them but unless this product fixed the battery problem I can't endorse it.

2ndGen

The Bosch Site has no specs on it at all when I checked it.

http://www.boschtools.com/Products/T...aspx?catid=631

I guess that saw would be perfect for trim carpenters.

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tcleve4911

I've got the Dewalt 718 for framing. Good good saw.
Makita 10" for fine finish ..........smooth

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WarnerConstInc.

The stand for the kapex is their MFT (multi-function table) all of their clamps, rails, everything fits and works with those. I personally dont like to carry the saw and then the stand and then set it up. I would rather have it on someone elses stand. But I still want a MFT

2ndGen

I was skeptical about Bosch's Gravity Rise Stand being stable, but it is.

I like that it could be rolled out of a truck, to the jobsite, set up, worked on, no have to be broken down, dropped and rolled right back out.

It should be really easy to transport from place to place while "on" site too.

Video on several stands...

http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuild....aspx?id=80116

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WarnerConstInc.

2ndGen, Are you talking about the gravity rise for the mitre saws? And if so where did you get it at? I cant find one anywhere around me. I am the kinda guy that likes to kick all 5 tires, and play with every knob and button on something. I would like to have one for my 12" Bosch. My only problem with the one for their table saw is that the tires need to be bigger, you really have to pay attention or you can mess up stairs in a hurry with it.

2ndGen

Lowes has them. It is surprisingly stable. I was seriously considering either the Rigid or the Delta stands, but I'm going with The Bosch.

There is talk about them being taken up stairs carefully.

I wonder if they tires can be swapped out with tires from Northern Tools?

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...atchallpartial

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Leo G

This would likely make the stand hold the saw at an angle. Bigger tires will lift one side higher than the other. You might be able to [permanently] shim the other side and alleviate this problem.

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2ndGen

Great observation...as long as it didn't interfere with the operation of the saw stand itself or it's stablity...or, one could just altar the stairs!

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Leo G

Just cover the parts that will rub with rubber to protect the stair surfaces. Pretty simple.

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2ndGen

It's a big set up.

I'd definately have someone on the bottom end lifting it as I'd go up.

Worst case scenario, take it apart and take the saw up then the stand.

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WarnerConstInc.

Lowe's has them huh? I will have to go look soon. I love the basch tablesaw with the gravity rise. I have the old Ridgid msuv and I really like it, but the gravity rise is soooooo much sweeter!!! Thank you 2ndGen

2ndGen

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geesspots

we been using a makita on the job for 10 + years still accurate for framing not for finishing. just got another one with laser /laser is useless it is hard to see at the best of times but they work great. the gaurd chipped at the leading edge and gets hung up sometimes. My apprentice recently droped it from around 15 feet boucing it down the scaffolding along the way. But still cuts true. this seems like a good test of the saw.

started on a dewalt 12 inch non slider the gaurd started jamming early on and became a hassle.

I did however just buy myself a bosch 12 sliding. I like the up front controls ( the one down fall of the makita) seems liek a lot of plastic on it thought. the price was right 475$ canadian including the BOSCH josite radio 250$ value couldn't say no