Am looking to purchase the Makita 12" dual sliding compound miter saw
(LS1216L) to replace my Radial Arm Saw. Have had the Radial Arm Saw
for 45 years and need a new motor which is not available. Want a
sliding miter with 14" cross cut at 90 degrees. The Dewalt DSW780 is
also a contender. Am looking for Pros and Cons from owners of either
of the two.

Vic

On 7/15/2016 2:14 PM, wrote:
Am looking to purchase the Makita 12" dual sliding compound miter saw
(LS1216L) to replace my Radial Arm Saw. Have had the Radial Arm Saw
for 45 years and need a new motor which is not available. Want a
sliding miter with 14" cross cut at 90 degrees. The Dewalt DSW780 is
also a contender. Am looking for Pros and Cons from owners of either
of the two.

Vic


I'm no expert, but much depends what you did with the RAS. If you used
it for dados, for example, you cannot do so with a sliding miter. Also,
a RAS has a longer gliding track compared to a sliding miter. If you
have wider boards, the miter may not be able to cut it all whereas the
RAS could.

On 7/15/16 1:14 PM, wrote:
Am looking to purchase the Makita 12" dual sliding compound miter
saw (LS1216L) to replace my Radial Arm Saw. Have had the Radial Arm
Saw for 45 years and need a new motor which is not available. Want a
sliding miter with 14" cross cut at 90 degrees. The Dewalt DSW780 is
also a contender. Am looking for Pros and Cons from owners of
either of the two.

Vic


You might want to call your local stores and see if they have any Dewalt
DSW779s left.
My local Home Depot was closing them out at $300 because they were
expecting the newer 780 to come in.


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On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:26:40 -0400, Meanie wrote:

I'm no expert, but much depends what you did with the RAS. If you used
it for dados, for example, you cannot do so with a sliding miter.

Huh? I can. I just set the depth limit for the cut I want and have at
it. Now if you meant grooves, you have a point.


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On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 23:11:34 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:26:40 -0400, Meanie wrote:

I'm no expert, but much depends what you did with the RAS. If you used
it for dados, for example, you cannot do so with a sliding miter.

Huh? I can. I just set the depth limit for the cut I want and have at
it. Now if you meant grooves, you have a point.

Not for cabinet making nor for wide boards. Set your groove and when
you raise the blade you lose how close to the fence you can cut at
full depth on many saws. Then again try a 24' dado at even .25" depth,
your out of luck.

The op might want to consider a table saw and a sliding miter saw.
With the table saw he should be able to use his old blades if they are
in good shape.

On 7/15/2016 7:11 PM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:26:40 -0400, Meanie wrote:

I'm no expert, but much depends what you did with the RAS. If you used
it for dados, for example, you cannot do so with a sliding miter.

Huh? I can. I just set the depth limit for the cut I want and have at
it. Now if you meant grooves, you have a point.



A dado is a cut across the grain.

A groove is cut with the grain.

Technically, it is all a groove but I'm using woodworking terminology.

On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 23:11:34 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:26:40 -0400, Meanie wrote:

I'm no expert, but much depends what you did with the RAS. If you used
it for dados, for example, you cannot do so with a sliding miter.

Huh? I can. I just set the depth limit for the cut I want and have at
it. Now if you meant grooves, you have a point.

Don't you have a problem with the rails/mechanism flexing? They're
not intended to be very stable in the vertical axis. Also, the
spindle isn't very long. You're not going to get a 3/4" dado set on
one.

Larry Blanchard wrote in news:nmbqj6$o8i$2
@gioia.aioe.org:

On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:26:40 -0400, Meanie wrote:

I'm no expert, but much depends what you did with the RAS. If you used
it for dados, for example, you cannot do so with a sliding miter.

Huh? I can. I just set the depth limit for the cut I want and have at
it. Now if you meant grooves, you have a point.



When I do that, the blade stops before it cuts all the way through the
wood, so I'm left with a little ramp at the end. Your SCMS may be
different, but it's just something to watch for.

Puckdropper