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Reply to "PRR Panhandle 2.0"

Updated 7/29/2017:

Maybe not a ton of progress, but a lot of lessons learned. Someone back in this thread suggested that a 12" miter saw was overkill. (Thank you! You were right!) Unfortunately, I was thinking of the double bevel feature in the 12" saw (totally frivolous for my purposes).

Well, I bought the 12" saw at Home Depot and stuck it, unopened, in the garage while higher priority things took precedence. I kept looking at this huge and heavy box (which had been a struggle to get in the cart, in the car, and then into the house). Originally, I intended to put it downstairs in the workshop. However, I also planned to apply shellac or varnish to all cut pieces of wood. That would mean carrying the wood downstairs to the workshop, cutting it, carrying it back upstairs to the garage, varnishing it, and then taking it back downstairs for assembly. Seems like a lot of extra work for no good reason, doesn't it?

So, I decided that all cuts made with the miter saw would take place in the garage. That would allow me to varnish the cut wood and then take it downstairs for assembly. But how to store and maneuver this monster? I recalled that DeWalt made a rolling cart for it.

Yesterday, I went back to Home Depot and bought the cart.  As I'm pushing this massive item towards the checkout, I pass a construction worker (6'6", 280 lbs, orange vest) going the other direction.  I get the thing home, put it next to the unopened miter saw (again with much difficulty), and remembered the construction worker.  It occurred to me that a) I am no longer 25 years old; and b) you need to be the size of the construction worker to sling this miter saw and cart around. And getting the whole set up into the car (assuming it will fit  ) for transport to / from the Weirton Museum isn't going to be much fun.

Long story short, I took both the saw and the cart back to Home Depot and bought the 10" version.

What did I gain?

  • Portability: the ability to safely move the smaller saw around. And I already have a WorkMate stand that fits it.
  • Mobility: the saw (in locked position) will fit in the trunk of a Honda Civic or in the back seat.
  • Saved over $300.
  • More space in the garage.
  • Probably avoided hernia surgery.


Here's a photo of this saw. I love it!

NewMiterSaw_001_

On top of everything, I just made the first few cuts with it (got a 90 tooth finishing blade for it). The cuts are absolutely clean. The saw is quiet and it went through the wood like a hot knife through butter. I couldn't be happier.

George

 

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