Hi all.
No idea if anyone has experience of the Makita. I wouldn't normally entertain the brand since I saw a Makita drill bit & screwdriver set made apparently of papier mache destroy itself. In fact, it gained the nickname of the Makita cheese platter. I since learned (like DeWalt, Makita do serious stuff and non, which I don't trust).
However, I'm in a bit of a bind as I have all but killed my old Bosch mitre saw - exploded the safety guard over a year ago and now the cast iron back plate has smashed too.
I'd already been looking at some kind of table saw, 2nd hand, something cast iron and solid, with replaceable parts, nothing too complex as I have no need for anything other than ripping. But now I might be in the market for a new mitre saw too.
I'd always thought I'd end up with a Kapex, but I can'tafford justify it, especially as I was already looking at table saws at up to £300.
So the Makita is a flip saw, looks alright, I know DeWalt do one too, but I have read about a few problems with it, and then I clocked the Bosch GTM12JL - which looks ridiculous and doesn't have the same depth of cut of the Makita. Added to that, I was never impressed with the mitre quality (bit vague) on my old Bosch mitre saw. However I do like Bosch's service - thankfully not had to experience Festool's yet, but I do know that Metabo's 3 year XXL warranty isn't in the same league as that offered by Bosch (another story).
Not looking to move it around to site, 95% of the time I work at home, so I'd be adding some castors and letting whatever I end up with become free-range around the workshop.
What would you do?
No idea if anyone has experience of the Makita. I wouldn't normally entertain the brand since I saw a Makita drill bit & screwdriver set made apparently of papier mache destroy itself. In fact, it gained the nickname of the Makita cheese platter. I since learned (like DeWalt, Makita do serious stuff and non, which I don't trust).
However, I'm in a bit of a bind as I have all but killed my old Bosch mitre saw - exploded the safety guard over a year ago and now the cast iron back plate has smashed too.
I'd already been looking at some kind of table saw, 2nd hand, something cast iron and solid, with replaceable parts, nothing too complex as I have no need for anything other than ripping. But now I might be in the market for a new mitre saw too.
I'd always thought I'd end up with a Kapex, but I can't
So the Makita is a flip saw, looks alright, I know DeWalt do one too, but I have read about a few problems with it, and then I clocked the Bosch GTM12JL - which looks ridiculous and doesn't have the same depth of cut of the Makita. Added to that, I was never impressed with the mitre quality (bit vague) on my old Bosch mitre saw. However I do like Bosch's service - thankfully not had to experience Festool's yet, but I do know that Metabo's 3 year XXL warranty isn't in the same league as that offered by Bosch (another story).
Not looking to move it around to site, 95% of the time I work at home, so I'd be adding some castors and letting whatever I end up with become free-range around the workshop.
What would you do?
