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which tile saw to get
Jules Richardson wrote:
On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:53:41 -0700, Heathcliff wrote: I have checked around at a couple big box stores and at Harbor Freight, which has a store in my area. There seem to be two main kinds: the kind that's like a small table saw, where the blade is fixed and you move the tile; and the kind where the blade moves back and forth along rails above the work. The latter are more expensive - are they worth it? -- H I think I paid around $70 for mine from HD, and it works well for cuts that are parallel to the tile edge - certainly better than score/snap. Bad points: 1) I wouldn't trust the miter "feature" at all. The workpiece holder's plastic, and gives the impression that it'd wobble quite a lot as the tile was run past the blade. 2) The fence is pretty crappy - all plastic, and it's hard to get it the exact distance I want from the blade edge as well as getting it parallel to the blade. If I were wanting to use it often I'd think about re- designing the fence with more metal components. 3) That there's no drain point - dumping the water after a job requires tipping the whole saw upside-down. It's not at all heavy, but doing that is a little messy. Before I use it next, I'll cut a hole in the side and install a metal drain fitting. 4) Filling it with water (or checking the level partway through a job) is... goofy. You have to open the metal flap to the right of the blade, but the metal flap fouls on the blade guard - so the whole guard has to be unbolted and removed first. Poor design. You get what you pay for :-) It's OK for small, occasional jobs, and the actual cuts it makes are very good - but the drawbacks mentioned above likely don't exist on a saw that costs twice the money, and it might be worth paying the extra if you think you'll be using it often. My cheap one I got used is way better than what you describe. I don't use the guides, but just follow the lines by eye. |
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