New Toy ~ Sliding Compound Miter Saw - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

CanadianScroller · 04-02-2007, 01:06 AM

I was installing some baseboards this weekend. I have a 8.5 inch compound saw.
I trimed a miter of one end of a baseboard and the waste piece kicked back into the saw and got trapped between the blade and the housing.
I pulled the power cord, and removed the scrap of wood.
When I replugged the saw in and turned it on it groaned and didnt move.
So I took it to the workbench and started taking it apart.
Inside the housing is a steel deflector that became bent and stopped the blade.
I could have bent it back and finished off the project but who knows it if would happen again. It also broke one of the carbide tips off the blade.

My wife said I should get a new saw since our anniverasry and my birthday are coming up quickly anyway.
Well Canadian Tire is having a sale

I got a 10" sliding compound miter saw with a laser.

Guess I better do something really special for our anniversary!

tcleckler · 04-02-2007, 01:24 AM

Now if I can just figure just how to make mine do that then........Nevermind, my anniversary isn't for another 6 months.

Nice saw, really like the laser feature, tried to retro fit a washer type laser to mine and my model was one of the ones that didn't have enough clearence to accept it. Still having to line it up before I turn it on, have to keep wishing.

Rivari · 04-02-2007, 01:40 AM

That looks like a dandy of a new toy Carl. My old B&D miter saw is a real ape compared to that.

BTW, Anything with a laser is always cool.

Minnesota scroller · 04-02-2007, 02:03 AM

You lucky dog. I think you conned your wife.

You now owe her big time. Congrats on the new toy. It looks like a handy dandy tool to have.

doodle1 · 04-02-2007, 03:11 AM

Bought my husband that same saw last summer to do the siding on our house. Works really well and has been used non stop all last summer and this summer to come till the siding is finished (we're a bit slow doing it all ourselves). Enjoy your new toy!

Marcel in Longueuil · 04-02-2007, 06:18 AM

Hey Carl,

That's taking advantage of the situation :-)

I see it's part of their Maxximum line (which is a plus), how much are they asking for that cool toy?
Regards,
Marcel

bearfretworks · 04-02-2007, 08:49 AM

Yeah, yeah, yeah....a tool "gloat" on April Fools Day, eh???

Next thing you'll try to tell us is that MNscrollers Home Depot girls made it to Canada......

PuzzledMoose · 04-02-2007, 09:01 AM

Nice new toy, Carl ..:-) I've had the non-sliding version of that one for about a year now and it works fine. It was also bought when CT had a sale - think it was 50% off at the time. I'm a great fan of their weekly flier ...

Marsha · 04-02-2007, 12:33 PM

Real nice saw Carl. Hubby and I were going out Sat. to buy the exact same one. We have a flooring project coming up and we really need a bigger saw, but as luck would have it, when we got up Sat and turned on the TV., it was a gonner, no picture at all, so we spent the money on a new TV. We'll get the saw next time it's on sale.
BTW Marcel, the saw is a cool $ 199.99, $ 100.00 off the regular price.
Quite a good buy!
Marsha

CanadianScroller · 04-02-2007, 01:18 PM

I hope you get a raincheck Marsha!
Best part is the warrantee. 5 years. can't go wrong with that.

Some things I found out though. Laser marking devices don't work at all outdoors on a sunny day.
The slide feature doesn't work if you forget to release the tension

Measure twice cut once, and do all the long walls first. There was the odd wall that I had to splice but they came out OK in the end.

04-02-2007, 01:06 AM	#1
CanadianScroller Moderator CUT IT OUT Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,937 Blog Entries: 12	New Toy ~ Sliding Compound Miter Saw I was installing some baseboards this weekend. I have a 8.5 inch compound saw. I trimed a miter of one end of a baseboard and the waste piece kicked back into the saw and got trapped between the blade and the housing. I pulled the power cord, and removed the scrap of wood. When I replugged the saw in and turned it on it groaned and didnt move. So I took it to the workbench and started taking it apart. Inside the housing is a steel deflector that became bent and stopped the blade. I could have bent it back and finished off the project but who knows it if would happen again. It also broke one of the carbide tips off the blade. My wife said I should get a new saw since our anniverasry and my birthday are coming up quickly anyway. Well Canadian Tire is having a sale I got a 10" sliding compound miter saw with a laser. Guess I better do something really special for our anniversary! __________________ CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ "proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net." Ryobi SC180VS scroll saw EX21

04-02-2007, 01:24 AM	#2
tcleckler Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 193	Now if I can just figure just how to make mine do that then........Nevermind, my anniversary isn't for another 6 months. Nice saw, really like the laser feature, tried to retro fit a washer type laser to mine and my model was one of the ones that didn't have enough clearence to accept it. Still having to line it up before I turn it on, have to keep wishing. __________________ Troy Scrollin' with DeWalt DW788

04-02-2007, 01:40 AM	#3
Rivari Southern Alaskan Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 865	That looks like a dandy of a new toy Carl. My old B&D miter saw is a real ape compared to that. BTW, Anything with a laser is always cool. __________________ *Todd* Hawk G4, Dremel 1800 Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

04-02-2007, 02:03 AM	#4
Minnesota scroller Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SW MN Posts: 1,706	You lucky dog. I think you conned your wife. You now owe her big time. Congrats on the new toy. It looks like a handy dandy tool to have. __________________ Mike Making sawdust with a Dremel 1680. www.picturetrail.com/naturephotos

04-02-2007, 03:11 AM	#5
doodle1 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Williams Lake, BC Posts: 332	Bought my husband that same saw last summer to do the siding on our house. Works really well and has been used non stop all last summer and this summer to come till the siding is finished (we're a bit slow doing it all ourselves). Enjoy your new toy! __________________ Sherri

04-02-2007, 06:18 AM	#6
Marcel in Longueuil Gone to the Dark Side Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 1,131	Hey Carl, That's taking advantage of the situation :-) I see it's part of their Maxximum line (which is a plus), how much are they asking for that cool toy? Regards, Marcel __________________ http://marleb.com DW788. -Have fun in the shop or it isn't a hobby anymore. NOTE: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

04-02-2007, 08:49 AM	#7
bearfretworks Retired Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Buse Township, MN Posts: 1,367	Yeah, yeah, yeah....a tool "gloat" on April Fools Day, eh??? Next thing you'll try to tell us is that MNscrollers Home Depot girls made it to Canada...... __________________ I love the smell of burnt gunpowder.....it reminds me of a full freezer

04-02-2007, 09:01 AM	#8
PuzzledMoose Newly Customized Moose Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,674	Nice new toy, Carl ..:-) I've had the non-sliding version of that one for about a year now and it works fine. It was also bought when CT had a sale - think it was 50% off at the time. I'm a great fan of their weekly flier ... __________________ Ian Scrolling with a Dewalt 788

04-02-2007, 12:33 PM	#9
Marsha Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hamilton Ontario Posts: 1,225	Real nice saw Carl. Hubby and I were going out Sat. to buy the exact same one. We have a flooring project coming up and we really need a bigger saw, but as luck would have it, when we got up Sat and turned on the TV., it was a gonner, no picture at all, so we spent the money on a new TV. We'll get the saw next time it's on sale. BTW Marcel, the saw is a cool $ 199.99, $ 100.00 off the regular price. Quite a good buy! Marsha

04-02-2007, 01:18 PM	#10
CanadianScroller Moderator CUT IT OUT Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,937 Blog Entries: 12	I hope you get a raincheck Marsha! Best part is the warrantee. 5 years. can't go wrong with that. Some things I found out though. Laser marking devices don't work at all outdoors on a sunny day. The slide feature doesn't work if you forget to release the tension Measure twice cut once, and do all the long walls first. There was the odd wall that I had to splice but they came out OK in the end. __________________ CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ "proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net." Ryobi SC180VS scroll saw EX21

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