Randomly popped into my head, but im wondering, between a 7.25 inch sliding miter saw and a 10 inch non-slider, which would you rather have?
Now, im not planning a purchase, and im not trying to compare any one tool to another, im just wondering given 2 accurate, well made tools, differing only in the blade size and movement style, which would you choose? Personally, i think id go for the 7.25 slider. Sure, it cant chop down a 4x4, and a 7.25 saw is likely to be less powerful than a 10 inch miter. My reasoning would be that the majority of the stock i work with is less than 2 inches thick, well inside a 7.25 blades cutting capacity, and id rather have the wider crosscut capabilities over the cutting height. Plus, a good 7.25" blade is a lot cheaper than a good 10" blade, and a 7.25 slider is also usually cheaper than any 10 inch saw
So, keeping to either a 10 inch non-slide or 7.25 slider, which of those 2 would you want? Pretend 10 inch sliders and 12 inch saws dont exitst here
Now, im not planning a purchase, and im not trying to compare any one tool to another, im just wondering given 2 accurate, well made tools, differing only in the blade size and movement style, which would you choose? Personally, i think id go for the 7.25 slider. Sure, it cant chop down a 4x4, and a 7.25 saw is likely to be less powerful than a 10 inch miter. My reasoning would be that the majority of the stock i work with is less than 2 inches thick, well inside a 7.25 blades cutting capacity, and id rather have the wider crosscut capabilities over the cutting height. Plus, a good 7.25" blade is a lot cheaper than a good 10" blade, and a 7.25 slider is also usually cheaper than any 10 inch saw
So, keeping to either a 10 inch non-slide or 7.25 slider, which of those 2 would you want? Pretend 10 inch sliders and 12 inch saws dont exitst here