Woodworking crosscut tools: Feedback needed

[ddbackhoe]

. I have the saw table on a screw lift to allow vertical adjustment on other tools like the planer.

That was a really good idea.

 

[Cord]

I have a makita LS1210 chop saw that I use for rough cuts and a Makita sliding dual compound miter saw that I use for trim work. They both have their place, but the sliding saw definitely has more capacity and would be my first choice. The price of these saws has come down a lot, I paid over a grand for saw 15 years ago. I'd buy it again if I had to. I just love that saw. Spend the extra coin for the dual mitering. I use the feature all the time.

 

[Handloader109]

I've had, two sliders. Decent makita, and crap lowes brand. Both gone into trash. Miters sling stuff BADLY. I really don't like them even though they are similar to ras. I've two 1940s walker Turner radial arms. Easy 15 inch width crosscut.
Works great. I only crosscut with them, but they work great. Way better than a sliding miter.

 

[dragoneggs]

I've had, two sliders. Decent makita, and crap lowes brand. Both gone into trash. Miters sling stuff BADLY. I really don't like them even though they are similar to ras. I've two 1940s walker Turner radial arms. Easy 15 inch width crosscut.
Works great. I only crosscut with them, but they work great. Way better than a sliding miter.

Of course having both a radial and a sliding crosscut can't be worse than having only one or the other. But setting up a radial for compound mitering is not preferred by me. And then there are the space requirements especially if you have a table saw. If I am choosing two out of the three... the radial arm loses. Case closed as it sits unused in the corner for a decade.

 

[4570Man]

Of course having both a radial and a sliding crosscut can't be worse than having only one or the other. But setting up a radial for compound mitering is not preferred by me. And then there are the space requirements especially if you have a table saw. If I am choosing two out of the three... the radial arm loses. Case closed as it sits unused in the corner for a decade.

I currently have a radial arm saw that came in a lot of stuff I bought. The only advantage I see is increased crosscut capacity. It’s not even much gains with the smaller radial arms. Making mitered cuts with the radial arm is a joke compared to the miter saw. Also the radial arm is worse to force feed itself into the material.

 

[2manyrocks]

Even if you wanted a RAS, you might find it hard to find one unless you found it at an estate sale or in the want ads.

 

[kinglake]

Skillsaw and a 2x4 work well for this. Lots of folks now use tracksaws.

In feed/out feed tables. No long fence needed; just a post opposite the blade works for many people.

With the right blades one can get a pretty clean cut.View attachment 575756

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What you are showing is "resawing" not "ripping".

 

[dragoneggs]

What you are showing is "resawing" not "ripping".

Correct... and resawing almost always requires planing and ripping afterward. Neither of which are best done on a bandsaw.

 

[4570Man]

What you are showing is "resawing" not "ripping".

Agreed. It’s an apples to oranges comparison. Bandsaws aren’t made to rip lumber and table saws aren’t made to resaw. The bandsaw cuts need cleaned up with a jointer or planer. A table saw cut is a finished edge. Good luck trying to cut boards a precise width while accounting for the width removed on the jointer.

 

[/pine]

A rip cut or "ripping" is any cut or cutting with the grain...does not matter what kind of saw is used...it's mostly about the blades or band blades...