new clock style

[mac1012]

While i am waiting for the embellishments for the clocks i did yesterday (still not arrived )

thought iwould try a desk top clock with a mechanical feel

been looking at mitre saws today that would speed up and make my life a lot easier cutting them out

the ones i need with 250mm cross cut are huge nearly 3 feet deep anothe option is a good table saw not made my mind up yet

 

[Gill]

Mitre saws are nowhere near as accurate as table saws and you can do an awful lot more with a TS than a MS. It's probably best to ask in the "Buying Advice" section though.

I like your clocks but those nuts and bolts don't rock my boat.

 

[mac1012]

yeah going to have a look at a few makes of ts

mark

 

[RogerBoyle]

Mitre saws are nowhere near as accurate as table saws and you can do an awful lot more with a TS than a MS. It's probably best to ask in the "Buying Advice" section though.

I like your clocks but those nuts and bolts don't rock my boat.

Good ones ( read expensive) are very accurate with the ability to fine tune. And with the preset stops to get repeatable accuracy it can produce angled cuts a lot quicker and easier than a table saw

I use mine in preference over the table saw for narrower timbers less than 300 wide

But I totally agree about the Table saw being more versatile

Roger

 

[boysie39]

Mark ,I like the clock very nicely made and finished . I can see you having to move to bigger premises soon what with all the extras you are getting . Table saws are very expensive some years ago I bought a Bosch saw which had a stand with wheels and could be folded up when not in use It may be called a site saw but with a good 80 tooth blade it was a very useful bit of kit , But they cost a lot more to buy now .
Take care .

 

[mac1012]

thanks boysie yeah i wanted to get mitre saw as a lot of the work i do is straight cuts and multiples also i was thinking for my triamgle clocks i could se at angle and cut either side but the are very deep nearly three feet

i am thinking more towards a mitre saw but a failrly decent one i think ? althought i like the look of the axminster basic table saw with an induction motor

ah well more things to consider lol

hows the scrolling going ?? :lol:

 

[mac1012]

roger what saw do you have ? mitre saw that is

mark

 

[RogerBoyle]

Its a De-walt 712
Light and portable for site work
It slides on rails and will cut 300 wide but if you flip the wood over you get a 600mm cut

If I was getting a new saw for site work I would go for its bigger brother the DWS780

If it was only to used in a workshop then I would probably get the Bosch GCM 12SD w

Festool I refuse to buy

HTH

Roger

 

[boysie39]

thanks boysie yeah i wanted to get mitre saw as a lot of the work i do is straight cuts and multiples also i was thinking for my triamgle clocks i could se at angle and cut either side but the are very deep nearly three feet

i am thinking more towards a mitre saw but a failrly decent one i think ? althought i like the look of the axminster basic table saw with an induction motor

ah well more things to consider lol

hows the scrolling going ?? :lol:

Not much scrolling for a few weeks Mark ,lots of running around to do hope to be free at the end of this week .Take care.