New mitre saw

[Mike]

the safety levers are ok for me except when holding the wood with my right hand and trying to press the 2 levers and trigger with my left hand is virtually impossible. i was using mine today for architraves. the accurate cuts save so much time over my old ryobi

 

[SandyFloor]

This is my saw I use for hardwood flooring and skirting/architraves. It's a DeWalt DW777. It's an eight inch slider and the bars slide inside the saw body so when closed hardly uses any room. If you look at the back it has a three way dust extraction port ( I think only two DeWalt saws have it and some Festool saws) and is very effective so I can use it indoors. The dust extractor has a power take off socket so it switches on and off with the saw. I think the current price of the saw is about £330.

 

[Colour Republic]

This is my saw I use for hardwood flooring and skirting/architraves. It's a DeWalt DW777. It's an eight inch slider and the bars slide inside the saw body so when closed hardly uses any room. If you look at the back it has a three way dust extraction port ( I think only two DeWalt saws have it and some Festool saws) and is very effective so I can use it indoors. The dust extractor has a power take off socket so it switches on and off with the saw. I think the current price of the saw is about £330.


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:lol: that's my old one!

I got the stand free with it but the 3 port extractor I had to buy as an extra, about £20/30 I think. Did yours come with it?

 

[SandyFloor]

:lol: that's my old one!

I got the stand free with it but the 3 port extractor I had to buy as an extra, about £20/30 I think. Did yours come with it?

Nope...bought it online ...thing about £20. Stand came with the saw. The saw is ideal for what I want but I've never really put it to the test on accuracy. How did you find it?

 

[Colour Republic]

Nope...bought it online ...thing about £20. Stand came with the saw. The saw is ideal for what I want but I've never really put it to the test on accuracy. How did you find it?

When it was new I loved it but found there was just to much play in the housing to be spot on, the blade could wobble side to side by 1-2mm so mitres would never be 45 dead.

I think i'll keep it for stud work and laminate floors, not that i've done any laminate floors in a couple of years come to think of it!

I'm surprised that it's still that sort of money as I think I paid £330 about 8 years ago for it... maybe even a bit longer, with that in mind I might see how much I can get some spares for it and do a mini refurb

 

[SandyFloor]

That would have be the predecessor DW707 you have (DW777 came out 2008) . My saw is a couple of years old and still solid so they've maybe ironed out a few probs.

 

[Colour Republic]

That would have be the predecessor DW707 you have (DW777 came out 2008) . My saw is a couple of years old and still solid so they've maybe ironed out a few probs.

You may well be right, I don't have the saw here to check but it looks identical but I just noticed yours has a sliding bevel which mine doesn't

 

[tfs]

Only used mine for a few small jobs e.g. skirting and facings but will put it to good use soon as will hopefully be starting big job this Monday (if customer doesnt change their mind again)

 

[tfs]

As promised, just giving you guys a wee update on how Im finding the performance of this saw.

So far I have used the saw for some framing, skirting facings and oak flooring. The saw cuts true each time. The only issues I have had has been when I have been joining up skirting on along straight walls but this is due to timber having a slight bow rather than the saw itself. The fact that the saw tilits to both left and right has been very handy for cuting a splice when joining the two straights of skirting.

The blade I got with the saw glides through hardwoods. I installed approx 8 sqm of oak flooring and this proved to be a pice of cake and again accurate cuts every time.

I have cut some wider boards also when fitting window cills etc at around 250mm the slide mechanism is very handy for this type of stuff.

The saw has the abilty to cut up to 60 degree mitres at one side although I have not had the need to use this feature yet.

My only criticism would be that the laser pointer is way of square and I have not had the time to play about with this to try and get it true.

It is still a big heavy saw so isnt the best for small jobs but if you have a reasonable amount of cutting to do then it would be ideal. The only additional accesories I would reccomend would be a table or bench to sit the saw on and perhaps roller stands (unless you buy a table that incorporates these)

Overall I would say it is a good saw and deffo value for money. I would have no worries in reccmending this saw to anyone.

I still feel dissapointed that I didnt get the Dewalt DW717XPS but I look forward to buying this as my next saw:lol: the Dewalt would be a good buy if you can afford to spend an extra £200

 

[darren pealing]

hi guys,i would like a small chopsaw with a blade for cutting chrome trims,as apposed to doing it by hand,as i cant seem to get the right blade for my kapex,any ideas guys.