A table saw miter saw hybrid, now I have heard it all
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The Elu is quite a different beast in my opinion, they had a different concept. It's not one saw on top of the other, but rather "rotating" the table of the saw for different mode (mitre ws. rip). Elu was the original, now we have dozens of Chinese copies and of course DeWalt bought the Elu and they have made many models of it, too. Makita has one now too (LF-1000 aka Flipper).Alex said:
Link to DeWalt (sorry, in Finnish): DeWalt turn-table
Link to Makita (sorry, in Finnish again): Makita LF-1000 - Flipper
For some reason these models do not appear on the US-based DeWalt or Makita websites, is it perhaps so that they do not carry these in their portfolio over there? Companies have very different selections in different countries for various reasons (licensing issues etc.).
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Well jakiiski, I think you're splitting hairs. The basic principle is the same, you got a 2-in-1 machine. A table saw that you can convert with a few clicks into a miter saw.
Yes Elu did this in a slightly different way, but that's nothing more than another mechanical interpretation of the same idea.
Yes Elu did this in a slightly different way, but that's nothing more than another mechanical interpretation of the same idea.
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...I have actually used the Makita Flipper as well... (before I got the Festool portable table saw)
The Makita rips 70mm, has a small table, a small yet sturdy fence but weighs a ton. Cutting is limited but decent.
Main gripe is weight. It is very stable though.
The Bosch rips some 50mm (52?) if I remember correctly and has a superb fence, is reasonably stable and cuts better than the Flipper.
For a construction site maybe the Makita would be great. For most interior work I would prefer the Bosch.
The Makita rips 70mm, has a small table, a small yet sturdy fence but weighs a ton. Cutting is limited but decent.
Main gripe is weight. It is very stable though.
The Bosch rips some 50mm (52?) if I remember correctly and has a superb fence, is reasonably stable and cuts better than the Flipper.
For a construction site maybe the Makita would be great. For most interior work I would prefer the Bosch.
lwoirhaye
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Zombie thread I know but I don't check this forum much at all.
I recently got an Evolution R8MTS to check it out because I have been curious about this type of tool for a long time and it's fine except for the miter saw guard is very much in the way of putting the cut where I want it with any accuracy. The arbor is 1" so I don't know if I can get a laser thing, which I've never owened, for it. The guard is plastic so if a laser thing can be found modifying the guard should be easy.
It's small and light which is what I wanted because I don't like carrying big tools when small tools will do on quick jobs.
I had an ELU flipover saw in rough shape for awhile before I found my Metabo Secanta, which I made a video about recently on my channel, a very rare tool in the states.
I recently got an Evolution R8MTS to check it out because I have been curious about this type of tool for a long time and it's fine except for the miter saw guard is very much in the way of putting the cut where I want it with any accuracy. The arbor is 1" so I don't know if I can get a laser thing, which I've never owened, for it. The guard is plastic so if a laser thing can be found modifying the guard should be easy.
It's small and light which is what I wanted because I don't like carrying big tools when small tools will do on quick jobs.
I had an ELU flipover saw in rough shape for awhile before I found my Metabo Secanta, which I made a video about recently on my channel, a very rare tool in the states.
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