A Circular saw, or a Miter/Chop Saw or a ?
Phil Winn
>My wife wants to buy me a circular saw-Festool TS55 or TS75; or a Compound/Multi-Bevel/Sliding/ETC/ETC Miter Saw; or a Fein Mult-Tool; or a __________ ? (A combination birthday and holiday 2005 & 2006 gift!)
In the past, I didn�t buy a chop/miter and/or a circular saw because I already own a SawStop table-saw with Jessem Slider, Jessem Miter Gauge, etc., and really try to make exact cuts- and didn�t think that the chop/miter saw and/or a circular saw would be �accurate� enough for me. But this weekend, I started building eight chairs which Powermatic and were thinking about a SawStop), so I was cutting some of the stock, and they said-�well a chop saw would make life a lot easier��. I also have been using more veneer and therefore more sheets of plywood-which is difficult for a single person to cut on my table-saw. (Let me add that I do predominantly make furniture, but occasionally do some home repairs such as installing skylights, replacing cedar siding, installing wood flooring---just to confuse this post�). Then, my wife and I saw a television ad for the Fein Multi-tool, and was �wowed� by it, but - it is more expensive than I thought it was going to be-and the blades etc are very expensive. I already own some Festool-vac, sander, drill, router-what about the TS55/TS75 - which size? - I worry about the cutting guide bending when lengthening/combining them; the approximately 8 foot length guide is so expensive. The PC Mag 324 with a guide? What about the miter saws�which sized blade? Compound? Sliding? etc-which options? Which Makes and Models?
Any thoughts, suggestions, a different tool perhaps? Do I need all of them, or in which order? Thanks so much,
Phil