Never used a Slide Compound Miter Saw before . What is it for? I have a table saw, circular saw, and a jigsaw. Would a SCMS add any value to my workshop? (aside from it being the sexiest-looking tool on my bench). 😉
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ok here it goes.
If i were to have only two powertools in the work shop? Its going to be a circular saw (ripping) and a compound miter saw! and lets say i had an extra cash, i would forego the miter saw in favor of the sliding compund miters saw.
If you set it up right, you can crosscut stocks to EXACT lenth everytime! and it takes what.. ummmm 3 seconds to cut!.
Lest say i want to make 10 legs of this size and another 5 of another and 20 of this other.
What i would do is place a stock, mark it, align it with the blade then butt a wood at its end and clamp that butted wood, this will act as a length stop. Then you just keep putting stock in, butt it against the clamped wood and CHOP! EXACT LENGTH reproduction
Now a CMS can only cross cut to 6 inches a SCMS can crosscut upto 12 inches!!!!!! and yes having the capacity to cut a 12 inch stock is indeed a sweet feeling.
That is why when this comes out in July i might get one 🙂 or maybe get Chisel's Jet 🙂
ay kulang pa, .... if you tune it up right you can make EXACT 45 degree cuts and other angle cuts!, easy kanto-mesa
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Thanks, Ben. Pardon me for ignorance on the scms. Could I not do the same things you mentioned as easily on a table saw with miter, fences, and clamping of some wood?
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yes you could but not as easilly, Especially when crosscutting at an angle,
There are several positive stops in a SCMS these are usually 25 45 50 etc. degrees so when setting an angle , its dead quick
For setting an angle in the miter gauge its not so bad, but for me i prefer the scms for crosscutting upto 12"
this is one of those tools where once you get it, you'd think, "now why didnt i get it alot earlier"
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This is what a scms can do.. 4" x 6"
and these angles cuts..
and these..
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wow new project Armand,
Post wips ah 🙂
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@Armand: The trestle......is alive!!! Bwahahaha!!!
@balarila: Just think of the S/CMS as a great cross and miter cut tool. Sure the table saw can do that as the table saw is somewhat a Swiss knife of cutters, it can do it but with extra setups. The thing is, since the S/CMS is a dedicated tool it is easier to setup.
The main question is: How much cutting requirement could an S/CMS can do before you need a table saw?
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@bee..yes its my trestle workbench taking its' shape, it will be topped with a torsion box...
I was at Panda araneta this morning at 7am [COLOR="Blue"](yes waited that long) and bought front bench vise, tail/screw vise
and 2 pony pipe clamps.
@jarod: pahinga muna si Chin TS he he..can't upload video of my ts sa youtube...capped na ang wimax ko 😡
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[HTML]The main question is: How much cutting requirement could an S/CMS can do before you need a table saw?[/HTML]
the slide cms can do only about 12 inches cut...the new festool i think is 13" wide as well as the new bosch scms.
beyond the regular 12 inches, you're going to need the TS...
but whenever i am lazy using the TS, i just flip a 24" wide board and be able to crosscut/ripcut it using the scms.
only thing i hate about my makita LS1013 scms is...its a dust monster and its wailing beyond the 100dB mark...but other than that, its simply a pleasure to use.
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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May tail screw vise yung panda!!!!??? anyway... nag o-off topic na .... 🙂
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Darn...was hoping you guys would discourage me against it.
But what am I thinking? This is a tool-addiction site! 😉
Making a bid for chisel's SCMS.
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Chisel's scms for 5k is pwede na, makinis pa kasi...still looks very new.
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I want and need to have one soon, just came from master sonny for bevel cut tutorial and boy im missing a lot. Tom daw i-launch sa market yung new bosch Scms. Sana pasok sa budget:p
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I want and need to have one soon, just came from master sonny for bevel cut tutorial and boy im missing a lot. Tom daw i-launch sa market yung new bosch Scms. Sana pasok sa budget:p
very nice to see you again Ricky, drop by more often when you have the time...
click my signature and it will take you there........
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Yeah i should do that more often sir. Hands on training. Thank you very much again sir. Wala pa price si golden, but i already inquired re makita ls1040 yung model kay rolins at 11t with blade na, kaya lang nakakahiya kay golden kung buy pa ako ng ibang brand hehehe.
