Much needed smaller sliding compound miter saw.

[duke]

Over the years my 12" saw was a chore to get to upper levels for home renos, so this is much needed and will save me endless trips outside to make cuts. I don't make purchases on a whim so no regrets. Tried it out in the shop and works fine.

 

[duke]

 

[duke]

It will start paying for itself come Mondays start on a new job.

 

[Cabinetman]

The scale/size of it became apparent with your hand on it, handy for most cuts and I know what you mean about traipsing up and down stairs for each cut, last week with a flooring repair and all this week installing the insulation above the workshop, gets to be really annoying after a while.
Ian

 

[duke]

Annoying and hard on the knee joints.

 

[Doug]

Can’t fault you getting a smaller cordless saw Scott I did the same about six years ago, my shop chop saw was just too heavy to keep lugging around as I got older so I bought a cordless Metabo 8” sliding compound miter saw, not quite as accurate as the Kapex but more than good enough for site work & a lot easier on my back.

 

[fuse]

Less is often more

 

[Jonathan]

Scot I was about to do something similar to you but then I bent the arbor on my DW708 (a big beast) and couldn’t find a arbour replacement, so I bought a small Kapex. It’s lightweight enough to take to site and only two screws to hold it in place in the shed.
I do have a little Elu chop saw from my time in the uk but that’s 110v and that was a right royal pain in Europe, everyone would ask about the heavy yellow transformer and I could see there thoughts…..crazy Englishman

 

[duke]

How did you manage to bend the arbor? Once I had to take my 12" with wheeled frame/stand down a slight uneven slope and off it went flipped over but no damage thankfully.

 

[RogerS]

I also bought a lightweight Titan sliding mitre saw for £99.99 from Screwfix. It's adequate for it's purpose. However eyebrows were raised to read this on the Troubleshooting chart...

Problem - Product does not start

Possible cause - Not connected to power supply

Solution - Connect to power supply

They walk among us.

 

[duke]

I would like to read the warnings.

 

[Jonathan]

How did you manage to bend the arbor? Once I had to take my 12" with wheeled frame/stand down a slight uneven slope and off it went flipped over but no damage thankfully.

Cutting up an odd shaped piece of Olive wood, it jammed up and then…..BANG! should never be done on a cross cut saw, I was being creative.
This is my stash of Olive

 

[duke]

That will do it. I have never worked with Olive wood.

 

[RogerS]

I would like to read the warnings.

What ? All 14....yes fourteen....pages

 

[duke]

I'll pass.