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I finally got a chance to check out the 12" Makita slider alongside the
other contenders such as PC, Bosch, and DeWalt 718. The Makita wins hands down the title of most rigid assembly (and it slides almost as well as the new Bosch). The PC is the next best, the Dewalt I rate 3rd, and the Bosch is loosey-goosey--too much flex! That's a shame, because otherwise the Bosch looks well thought out, and it slides effortlessly. The Bosch , like the DeWalt has a drive belt. Dave |
Lateral play in SCMS's
BTW, the Makita is the LS1214 |
Lateral play in SCMS's
"David" wrote in message ... I finally got a chance to check out the 12" Makita slider alongside the other contenders such as PC, Bosch, and DeWalt 718. The Makita wins hands down the title of most rigid assembly (and it slides almost as well as the new Bosch). The PC is the next best, the Dewalt I rate 3rd, and the Bosch is loosey-goosey--too much flex! That's a shame, because otherwise the Bosch looks well thought out, and it slides effortlessly. The Bosch , like the DeWalt has a drive belt. Dave Do you have procedures and data that you could share? It is hard to get any real information from terms like loosey-goosey and how do you know that you were applying the same amount of force to each unit? Frank |
Lateral play in SCMS's
"David" wrote in message ... I finally got a chance to check out the 12" Makita slider alongside the other contenders such as PC, Bosch, and DeWalt 718. The Makita wins hands down the title of most rigid assembly (and it slides almost as well as the new Bosch). The PC is the next best, the Dewalt I rate 3rd, and the Bosch is loosey-goosey--too much flex! That's a shame, because otherwise the Bosch looks well thought out, and it slides effortlessly. The Bosch , like the DeWalt has a drive belt. Dave The DW718 that I tried at Lowe's certainly did not feel loose. Jim |
Lateral play in SCMS's
Frank Drackman wrote:
"David" wrote in message ... I finally got a chance to check out the 12" Makita slider alongside the other contenders such as PC, Bosch, and DeWalt 718. The Makita wins hands down the title of most rigid assembly (and it slides almost as well as the new Bosch). The PC is the next best, the Dewalt I rate 3rd, and the Bosch is loosey-goosey--too much flex! That's a shame, because otherwise the Bosch looks well thought out, and it slides effortlessly. The Bosch , like the DeWalt has a drive belt. Dave Do you have procedures and data that you could share? It is hard to get any real information from terms like loosey-goosey and how do you know that you were applying the same amount of force to each unit? Frank the differences were so dramatic, I don't need a strain gauge to tell the difference, Frank! "loosey-goosey" is a highly technical term, anyway... Dave |
Lateral play in SCMS's
Jim wrote:
"David" wrote in message ... I finally got a chance to check out the 12" Makita slider alongside the other contenders such as PC, Bosch, and DeWalt 718. The Makita wins hands down the title of most rigid assembly (and it slides almost as well as the new Bosch). The PC is the next best, the Dewalt I rate 3rd, and the Bosch is loosey-goosey--too much flex! That's a shame, because otherwise the Bosch looks well thought out, and it slides effortlessly. The Bosch , like the DeWalt has a drive belt. Dave The DW718 that I tried at Lowe's certainly did not feel loose. Jim then you have perhaps no basis for comparison? I've tried several, now. Dave |
Lateral play in SCMS's
Dave,
What I'm wondering is, where did you try them and who assembled them? If you're talking about some store that had all those saws on display, assembled by one or two minimum-wage people who had time to get the first three assembled and adjusted right but got told to get the lead out for the last one, which was a Bosch, I have to wonder if the test might be a little questionable. At the very least, if one of them felt all loosey goosey, I'd want to check and see if anything needed a little righty tighty. |
Lateral play in SCMS's
"David" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: "David" wrote in message ... I finally got a chance to check out the 12" Makita slider alongside the other contenders such as PC, Bosch, and DeWalt 718. The Makita wins hands down the title of most rigid assembly (and it slides almost as well as the new Bosch). The PC is the next best, the Dewalt I rate 3rd, and the Bosch is loosey-goosey--too much flex! That's a shame, because otherwise the Bosch looks well thought out, and it slides effortlessly. The Bosch , like the DeWalt has a drive belt. Dave The DW718 that I tried at Lowe's certainly did not feel loose. Jim then you have perhaps no basis for comparison? I've tried several, now. Dave Well, you have tried several assemblers whose only job is to get the thing on display. Of course, I have tried only one mainly because I am not in the market for a device this expensive. Jim |
Lateral play in SCMS's
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Lateral play in SCMS's
Jim wrote:
"David" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: "David" wrote in message ... I finally got a chance to check out the 12" Makita slider alongside the other contenders such as PC, Bosch, and DeWalt 718. The Makita wins hands down the title of most rigid assembly (and it slides almost as well as the new Bosch). The PC is the next best, the Dewalt I rate 3rd, and the Bosch is loosey-goosey--too much flex! That's a shame, because otherwise the Bosch looks well thought out, and it slides effortlessly. The Bosch , like the DeWalt has a drive belt. Dave The DW718 that I tried at Lowe's certainly did not feel loose. Jim then you have perhaps no basis for comparison? I've tried several, now. Dave Well, you have tried several assemblers whose only job is to get the thing on display. Of course, I have tried only one mainly because I am not in the market for a device this expensive. Jim i wish it wasn't over $600 myself. :) Dave |
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