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You are correct. If you are running cordless, it makes sense to have the same brand.
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( If I were to get just 3 major tools (e.g. table saw, drill press, router & table), what would you recommend? )</font>
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Boondox,
Why are you unhappy with the Dewalt Miter saw? I was eyeing the Dewalt sliding, double compound miter saw.
Why are you unhappy with the Dewalt Miter saw? I was eyeing the Dewalt sliding, double compound miter saw.
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Boondox,
Why are you unhappy with the Dewalt Miter saw? I was eyeing the Dewalt sliding, double compound miter saw. )</font>
I have the 12" DW705 non-slider, but it uses the same basics as the sliding 708. I go thru brushes at a pretty high rate, and it tends to choke on 8/4 hardwood. It's not the blade as I use a Forrest Chopmaster. My little 8 1/4" Hitachi actually handles the big stuff more easily. So basically the DeWalt is used for soft pine and the Hitachi for everything else.
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Why are you unhappy with the Dewalt Miter saw? I was eyeing the Dewalt sliding, double compound miter saw. )</font>
I have the 12" DW705 non-slider, but it uses the same basics as the sliding 708. I go thru brushes at a pretty high rate, and it tends to choke on 8/4 hardwood. It's not the blade as I use a Forrest Chopmaster. My little 8 1/4" Hitachi actually handles the big stuff more easily. So basically the DeWalt is used for soft pine and the Hitachi for everything else.
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Oh John! In all the years I've known you, I've never before known you to be so wrong! Craftsman power tools? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif GAG! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Wrenches and sockets? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Oh John! In all the years I've known you, I've never before known you to be so wrong! Craftsman power tools? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif GAG! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Wrenches and sockets? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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GreenMtnMan,
Is a cabinet saw just a more accurate version of a regular table saw?
Is a cabinet saw just a more accurate version of a regular table saw?
bellweather
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Based on the question you are asking, I would guess you have somewhat limited experience in woodworking.
What are you planing to make?? some people's idea of wood working is carpentry, while for others it is cabinet making. There is a world of difference between the two.
Other factors to consider are your skill level, budget (as others have already said), and shop facility.
oh, and I agree with the person who doesn't like Craftsman power tools...I guess ok for weekend warrior carpentry type projects, but not nearly the best quality for fine woodworking.
Good luck.
What are you planing to make?? some people's idea of wood working is carpentry, while for others it is cabinet making. There is a world of difference between the two.
Other factors to consider are your skill level, budget (as others have already said), and shop facility.
oh, and I agree with the person who doesn't like Craftsman power tools...I guess ok for weekend warrior carpentry type projects, but not nearly the best quality for fine woodworking.
Good luck.
GreenMtnMan
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I'm not a saw marketing expert by any means, but this is how I understand it. A cabinet saw is generally floor standing, very heavy with cast iron and large table, belt driven, has an enclosed motor and mechanism, is often wired for 240V operation, and is more powerful than it's smaller brothers. They usually deliver better precision due to better fences and less vibration and cost in the thousands of dollars.
Portable saws like mine are smaller, direct drive, plastic housing with cast aluminum table, operate on 120V, and require a stand to operate standing up. They can (somewhat) easily be moved around with a weight of only 50-75 lbs. They can deliver a very good cut but not quite so fine as a cabinet saw, and prices range in the low-mid hundreds.
I think of a contractor's type saw as being a compromise between the two. They are floor standing saws that are lighter than cabinet saws, may have cast iron tables but those may be smaller than a cabinet saw, can be wired for 120V/240V, and are direct drive. The quality of cut is somewhere between that of a cabinet saw and a portable and they usually cost somewhere in the mid hundreds up to a thousand dollars.
Other features differentiate these saws as well, and price is a general indicator of quality and capability.
Portable saws like mine are smaller, direct drive, plastic housing with cast aluminum table, operate on 120V, and require a stand to operate standing up. They can (somewhat) easily be moved around with a weight of only 50-75 lbs. They can deliver a very good cut but not quite so fine as a cabinet saw, and prices range in the low-mid hundreds.
I think of a contractor's type saw as being a compromise between the two. They are floor standing saws that are lighter than cabinet saws, may have cast iron tables but those may be smaller than a cabinet saw, can be wired for 120V/240V, and are direct drive. The quality of cut is somewhere between that of a cabinet saw and a portable and they usually cost somewhere in the mid hundreds up to a thousand dollars.
Other features differentiate these saws as well, and price is a general indicator of quality and capability.
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Boondox
Sorry to hear your having trouble with your Dewalt. I have the non-slider mounted on a Delta Kick Stand and just love it. I work mainly with hardwoods and have yet to replace the brushes after several years usage. You must have got a lemon! I had an old Craftsman radial arm saw that could go out of adjustment just by looking at it. I got the Dewalt to replace it and consider it one of my best tools. I don't care for the quality of the Craftsman stationary and bench top tools, but I do think that they have <font color="blue"> some, </font> <font color="white"> </font> good corded and battery power tools. I think their hand tools are a good product, most of my hand tools are Craftsman.
To keep this in the tractor venue I did use my tractor and loader with forks, to move my 760 pound, 20" planer into the shop. The tractor also made it easy to put that chunk of iron on a mobile base, but even with a mobile base it still takes some muscle to move that machine by hand.
Sorry to hear your having trouble with your Dewalt. I have the non-slider mounted on a Delta Kick Stand and just love it. I work mainly with hardwoods and have yet to replace the brushes after several years usage. You must have got a lemon! I had an old Craftsman radial arm saw that could go out of adjustment just by looking at it. I got the Dewalt to replace it and consider it one of my best tools. I don't care for the quality of the Craftsman stationary and bench top tools, but I do think that they have <font color="blue"> some, </font> <font color="white"> </font> good corded and battery power tools. I think their hand tools are a good product, most of my hand tools are Craftsman.
To keep this in the tractor venue I did use my tractor and loader with forks, to move my 760 pound, 20" planer into the shop. The tractor also made it easy to put that chunk of iron on a mobile base, but even with a mobile base it still takes some muscle to move that machine by hand.
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PKS,
There are several related forums that may be of help:
http://theoak.com/cgi-bin/tools1/tools1.pl
http://www.woodcentral.com/
http://www.woodcentral.com/
http://talk.woodmagazine.com/woodtalkindex.html
You might also want to try usenet at rec.woodworking
Any of these sources can give you more information and opinion than you can digest. Good luck.
There are several related forums that may be of help:
http://theoak.com/cgi-bin/tools1/tools1.pl
http://www.woodcentral.com/
http://www.woodcentral.com/
http://talk.woodmagazine.com/woodtalkindex.html
You might also want to try usenet at rec.woodworking
Any of these sources can give you more information and opinion than you can digest. Good luck.