Comments on: Hitachi vs. Bosch vs. Makita: Making the Sliding Compound Mitre Saw Decision http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/ The #1 source for power tools, power tool reviews and power tool information. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:07:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Sir Handsomebod Hotface http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-21797 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:45:42 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-21797 I would only, ONLY, recommmend Bosch, Makita, or Hitachi. Black and Decker...I mean DeWalt...can make an ok tool but they spend more money on advertising and promotions than making a quality tool and keeping their customers happy. If you're not using it constantly and don't care about the quality of your cuts then take a look at Craftsman, Rigid, or Delta. The Hitachi "Deathstar" looking saw is way too top heavy. The base is small and makes it real easy to tip over while using. The Makita is lacking a few features tha make it a truly awesome saw. The Bosch 10" has been consistantly rated as the top saw in the market. Up front controls mean no reaching behind your work to adjust your bevel, the base is wide and stable, the miter detents are angled so they never gt loose after years of wear, the angle guide is raised and cast onto the base so it won't scratch or wear off like a sticker will, and it has a fine adjust setting which can give you 2 degrees of play for any of the miter detents. If you want to play, buy a toy. If you want to work, buy a Bosch. I would only, ONLY, recommmend Bosch, Makita, or Hitachi. Black and Decker…I mean DeWalt…can make an ok tool but they spend more money on advertising and promotions than making a quality tool and keeping their customers happy. If you’re not using it constantly and don’t care about the quality of your cuts then take a look at Craftsman, Rigid, or Delta.

The Hitachi “Deathstar” looking saw is way too top heavy. The base is small and makes it real easy to tip over while using. The Makita is lacking a few features tha make it a truly awesome saw.

The Bosch 10″ has been consistantly rated as the top saw in the market. Up front controls mean no reaching behind your work to adjust your bevel, the base is wide and stable, the miter detents are angled so they never gt loose after years of wear, the angle guide is raised and cast onto the base so it won’t scratch or wear off like a sticker will, and it has a fine adjust setting which can give you 2 degrees of play for any of the miter detents.

If you want to play, buy a toy. If you want to work, buy a Bosch.

]]> by: Murtaza/Omar http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-20637 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:14:34 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-20637 Extuse f...... me!Ihave an objection! you cannot compare bosch with crap. who so ever made the website should have good knowledge about tools and should know that BOSCH was pioneer of power tools. ill make it easy for you guys say for eg. Son: daddy i'll teach you biology/reproduction. DAD/BOSCH: who's yo daddy !!!!!!! (electromechanical engineers) Extuse f…… me!Ihave an objection! you cannot compare bosch with crap. who
so ever made the website should have good knowledge about tools and should know that BOSCH was pioneer of power tools. ill make it easy for you guys say for eg. Son: daddy i’ll teach you biology/reproduction.
DAD/BOSCH: who’s yo daddy !!!!!!!
(electromechanical engineers)

]]> by: jack http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-18407 Thu, 22 May 2008 05:02:46 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-18407 I've had my Makita for a year and wish I'd have gotten it sooner. I'm sure by now you've seen a recent article about miter saws in one of the wood magazines. They loved the new Festool for $1100 . The interesting thing is that the Makita came in second (by 3 points) for hundreds less. You could actually buy 2 Makitas for the price of the Festool and have money left over... I’ve had my Makita for a year and wish I’d have gotten it sooner. I’m sure by now you’ve seen a recent article about miter saws in one of the wood magazines. They loved the new Festool for $1100 . The interesting thing is that the Makita came in second (by 3 points) for hundreds less. You could actually buy 2 Makitas for the price of the Festool and have money left over…

]]> by: Most Used Sliding Compound Miter Saw: the SMCS Showdown - ToolCrib.com Blog http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-17632 Mon, 12 May 2008 19:54:09 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-17632 [...] Over a year ago I asked my favorite forums for input on sliding compound miter saws… this gave us Hitachi vs. Bosch vs. Makita: Making the Sliding Compound Mitre Saw Decision. Then, Woodnetters mostly recommended the Hitachi, as did the guys over at FamilyWoodworking. [...] […] Over a year ago I asked my favorite forums for input on sliding compound miter saws… this gave us Hitachi vs. Bosch vs. Makita: Making the Sliding Compound Mitre Saw Decision. Then, Woodnetters mostly recommended the Hitachi, as did the guys over at FamilyWoodworking. […]

]]> by: J. Zeidman http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-12172 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:13:45 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-12172 Btw I refer to 12" saws. In 10", I want to recommend the Hitachi, I really do. It is beautifully machined, and they should have stuck with that design instead of the spaceship they are now going for. Just cast a new base so the long cut mitre is off to the left, and give me a taller fence pls, and you have the near-perfect 10" saw. Btw I refer to 12″ saws. In 10″, I want to recommend the Hitachi, I really do. It is beautifully machined, and they should have stuck with that design instead of the spaceship they are now going for. Just cast a new base so the long cut mitre is off to the left, and give me a taller fence pls, and you have the near-perfect 10″ saw.

]]> by: J. Zeidman http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-12171 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:09:35 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-12171 Depending on what you are doing...the best bang for the buck is the Dewalt, hands down. It is also the only saw I would recommend for outdoor use. The dust collector on the newest version simply does NOT work, however, so indoor users cutting in solid wood take note. It may work for MDF, but I only work in hardwood. I have also owned and used the Makita for years. Unfortunately, the Makita does not weather wear, the bevel and mitre locks both wear quickly, and make for a lot of frustration. Additionally, the ball-bearing detent system exclusive to the Makita on the bevel setting precludes slightly off perpendicular adjustment, the saw wants to lock into perpendicular too much. Back off the ball bearings and you lose the positive lock on perpendicular. The Makita and the old style Hitachi are the best machined, but if you need finesse on the bevel, the Makita is out. The Hitachi fails buy having the long cut mitres on the right. Any right handed user will have their material long to the left of the blade, so your long cuts will be against the grain. For the occasional user this isn't a problem, but for the professional it is an extraordinary, and mildly unsafe, inconvenience. Again, generally well-machined, but with a critical design flaw. The new Hitachi looks like a spaceship, and I wonder about its durability. I will buy one tomorrow to try it out, but frankly I expect to return it...Haven't tried the Bosch, but again, too much plastic. A durable tool is metal, not plastic. I have heard only 1 review from another carpenter, and he liked the conveniences of the all forward controls. Can't say I'd take that over the old-style DeWalt 3handled screw lock on the back. Now that was a positive locking system, and simple durable design. Anyways, I am surprised to say I favour the DeWalt these days, although my lungs and nose can't believe Dewalt doesn't know how to design a dust collector. But the Dewalt uses positive stops on the bevel, it actually allows for very accurate cuts and minute adjustments, a very sensible design for the mitre adjustments with the cam lock. I prefer the older models bevel adjustments though. The new one is stiff, and yet doesn't tighten sufficiently imho. Ridgid, you gotta be kidding me. It's a poorly machined toy. Depending on what you are doing…the best bang for the buck is the Dewalt, hands down. It is also the only saw I would recommend for outdoor use. The dust collector on the newest version simply does NOT work, however, so indoor users cutting in solid wood take note. It may work for MDF, but I only work in hardwood. I have also owned and used the Makita for years. Unfortunately, the Makita does not weather wear, the bevel and mitre locks both wear quickly, and make for a lot of frustration. Additionally, the ball-bearing detent system exclusive to the Makita on the bevel setting precludes slightly off perpendicular adjustment, the saw wants to lock into perpendicular too much. Back off the ball bearings and you lose the positive lock on perpendicular. The Makita and the old style Hitachi are the best machined, but if you need finesse on the bevel, the Makita is out. The Hitachi fails buy having the long cut mitres on the right. Any right handed user will have their material long to the left of the blade, so your long cuts will be against the grain. For the occasional user this isn’t a problem, but for the professional it is an extraordinary, and mildly unsafe, inconvenience. Again, generally well-machined, but with a critical design flaw. The new Hitachi looks like a spaceship, and I wonder about its durability. I will buy one tomorrow to try it out, but frankly I expect to return it…Haven’t tried the Bosch, but again, too much plastic. A durable tool is metal, not plastic. I have heard only 1 review from another carpenter, and he liked the conveniences of the all forward controls. Can’t say I’d take that over the old-style DeWalt 3handled screw lock on the back. Now that was a positive locking system, and simple durable design. Anyways, I am surprised to say I favour the DeWalt these days, although my lungs and nose can’t believe Dewalt doesn’t know how to design a dust collector. But the Dewalt uses positive stops on the bevel, it actually allows for very accurate cuts and minute adjustments, a very sensible design for the mitre adjustments with the cam lock. I prefer the older models bevel adjustments though. The new one is stiff, and yet doesn’t tighten sufficiently imho. Ridgid, you gotta be kidding me. It’s a poorly machined toy.

]]> by: Elizabeth Musgrave http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-8156 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:35:15 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-8156 I am trying to find a mitre saw my boyfriend for christmas but i am not sure what brand or what kind to get. There are so many different ones. Eventually we want to buy our own house and rehab it, but i do not know if we need the bevel feature. I don't want to spend more than 300. I am trying to find a mitre saw my boyfriend for christmas but i am not sure what brand or what kind to get. There are so many different ones. Eventually we want to buy our own house and rehab it, but i do not know if we need the bevel feature. I don’t want to spend more than 300.

]]> by: Jeff Banman http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-4781 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:26:37 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-4781 On the basis of warranty alone... My Bosch cordless drill went out (after about 60 1.25" holes into solid walnut) and they sent out a new replacement priority overnight the next day at no cost. My Hitachi table saw had a bearing go out and while it was completely covered under warranty, it took 4 weeks just to get the part in. I guess that's why it has a 3 yr warranty!! Both saws are great, I just always had great sucess with Bosch in general. On the basis of warranty alone…

My Bosch cordless drill went out (after about 60 1.25″ holes into solid walnut) and they sent out a new replacement priority overnight the next day at no cost.

My Hitachi table saw had a bearing go out and while it was completely covered under warranty, it took 4 weeks just to get the part in. I guess that’s why it has a 3 yr warranty!!

Both saws are great, I just always had great sucess with Bosch in general.

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]]> by: Dan Breslaw http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-29 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:12:07 +0000 http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2007/02/02/hitachi-vs-bosch-vs-makita-making-the-sliding-compound-mitre-saw-decision/#comment-29 Hey, what about the Dewalt 12""? Am I alone in preferring it to the others? Hey, what about the Dewalt 12″”? Am I alone in preferring it to the others?

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