Mitre saw recommendation

hiace_drifter · Post by **hiace_drifter** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 9:38 am

I'd like to buy an electric mitre saw, to be used to cut lengths of wood to length, possibly for skirting and architrave. Is this the right tool? Would one of these do the job:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-r2 ... 240v/2965v

Any other considerations/recommendations? I do have a circular saw (inherited) for cutting boards, but never used. Thanks.

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:03 am

Have you got something to mount it on?

hiace_drifter · Post by **hiace_drifter** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:15 am

Someone-Else wrote: ↑Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:03 am Have you got something to mount it on?

I was going to get a stand to go with it.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 11:01 am

Just a point here. It ways 11kg plus and you have said in the past that you are not a big bloke so you may find hefting it around a bit hard. I have a small chop saw that does 90% of cuts, it depends on whether the intended jobs you want to do have are for wider boards as chop saws do up to 4" width crosscut and mitres .

DWD

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:02 pm

also best get a aluminium saw stand as a cheaper steel one can easily be more than double the saw weight

hiace_drifter · Post by **hiace_drifter** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 3:16 pm

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Sat Jun 11, 2022 11:01 am Just a point here. It ways 11kg plus and you have said in the past that you are not a big bloke so you may find hefting it around a bit hard. I have a small chop saw that does 90% of cuts, it depends on whether the intended jobs you want to do have are for wider boards as chop saws do up to 4" width crosscut and mitres .

DWD

Good point but it'll only ever get moved from garage to garden to house, and will probably stay in garage 90% of the time.

Maybe I'm stronger than I think... Cement bags are no bother, and I've just demolished a garage/base by hand and moved the rubble round the front of the house.

oz0707 · Post by **oz0707** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:47 pm

I've just sold a dw708 from my garage. Last time I used it was 2018. It weighs an absolute tonne. Don't underestimate how much of a pain in the backside a heavy tool is.

hiace_drifter · Post by **hiace_drifter** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 6:12 pm

Cheers, I will bear it in mind.

TylerKotar · Post by **TylerKotar** » Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:56 pm

Have you looked into the Makita's new 40v line? I just picked up their 40v miter saw and am loving it, it has great rip capacity but is still portable and honestly feels more powerful than my older non cordless dewalt.

etaf · Post by **etaf** » Sat Jun 25, 2022 12:19 pm

whats the maximum size of material you will want to cut ?
As DWD asked

I have a small chop saw that does 90% of cuts, it depends on whether the intended jobs you want to do have are for wider boards as chop saws do up to 4" width crosscut and mitres .

Screwfix often have special versions of the model , so looking at the manufacturers site specification may not always be the same item - so not sure what the max cut for mitre is , as it may not be the same spec as the
Evolution R210SMS+ 210mm Sliding Compound Mitre Saw With TCT Multi-Material Cutting Blade
Code: 048-0001A
shown on the evolution site https://shop.evolutionpowertools.com/co ... ifications
also you may want to factor in a blade with more teeth for finer cuts
210mm dia blade with a 25.4mm bore size
Saxtonblades do do 25.4 blades , and also include reduction rings , if not
So you may want 40/60Tooth blade for finer cuts

hiace_drifter · Post by **hiace_drifter** » Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:00 am

The job I want to do first is cutting eight 75mm fence posts to length, plus about 32 lengths of decking. I'm actually happy to do it by hand if there some way to keep my saw straight!

etaf · Post by **etaf** » Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:35 am

cutting eight 75mm fence posts to length

the max cut on that mitre saw states 65mm - so that would mean to cut the 75mm you may need to make a pass and then turn the material over and cut again
BUT the size of material will depend on how far up the blade is lifted and allows space between the edge of the blade and the base

You may need to go and see if its on display at something like B&Q and measure the distance - between the lowest part of the blade and the base - allow for a bit of free space for safety

I have NEVER done this myself , BUT i have read others mentioned and I have been corrected in one case, on posts with the same sort of question, in other website DIY forums

plus about 32 lengths of decking

Whats the width of the decking ?
again the max width cut would be 230mm - i think most Decking board would be OK, to cut to length as for example Width at B&Q seems to be 144mm

hiace_drifter · Post by **hiace_drifter** » Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:02 am

etaf wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:35 am
cutting eight 75mm fence posts to length
the max cut on that mitre saw states 65mm - so that would mean to cut the 75mm you may need to make a pass and then turn the material over and cut again
BUT the size of material will depend on how far up the blade is lifted and allows space between the edge of the blade and the base

You may need to go and see if its on display at something like B&Q and measure the distance - between the lowest part of the blade and the base - allow for a bit of free space for safety

I have NEVER done this myself , BUT i have read others mentioned and I have been corrected in one case, on posts with the same sort of question, in other website DIY forums

plus about 32 lengths of decking
Whats the width of the decking ?
again the max width cut would be 230mm - i think most Decking board would be OK, to cut to length as for example Width at B&Q seems to be 144mm

Yeah the decking is 144mm (or very close to that)

It seems the more you pay the greater the max cut height, which I assume is due to bigger blades (and a corresponding bigger gap between blade and base). I think I'll cut the fence posts by hand, as it seems silly to pay more for a bigger mitre saw for a job that will happen very infrequently.

etaf · Post by **etaf** » Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:59 am

which I assume is due to bigger blades (and a corresponding bigger gap between blade and base)

yep, various blade sizes , like 210 diameter v 250mm diameter v 305mm diameter blades
of course other factors come into play.

I think I'll cut the fence posts by hand, as it seems silly to pay more for a bigger mitre saw for a job that will happen very infrequently.

As a DIYer , i have only used the mitre saw i have for heights that fit the max depth, never tried 2 passes on it , to be honest never even thought of that as an option, until pointed out on a forum very recently , so no experience of that process
Fence posts 75mm & 100mm , i have cut with a circular saw 165mm blade and hand saw - i think i have only ever cut 4 or 5 down, i know i had to cut 1x 75mm and 1x 100mm recently in the current house, before i had the mitre saw