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27th July 2009, 09:19 PM #1
Ozito SCMS review
Don't laugh...
I have just started building a cubby for my kids and had moved onto cutting the frame timber with regular circular saw. I very quickly worked out this was going to take a lot more time than I had available. Looks like a mitre saw would make life a lot easier. So, a quick word with the project manager inside who pointed that this was a home made project designed to save money - any tool purchases need to be less than retail price of cubby. "And don't you already have a couple of saws?..."
With the word "cheap" firmly embedded in my brain, I headed down to my closest tool supplier - Bunnies (I know, I know...) Usual thing - the big green shed range goes from very cheap to high mid-range. Quickly working out that I didn't want just a mitre saw, I moved onto the Sliding Compound Mitre Saw models and started to ponder such inputs as planned use of tool, no. of intended vs. **actual** projects, amount of room in shed, no. of days until next paycheck...
Long story short - I came home with an Ozito CMG-404 SCMS http://www.ozito.com.au/prodtype.asp...prodtypeid=200 and MSS-002 Stand http://www.ozito.com.au/prodtype.asp...prodtypeid=410 This is a 1600w 210mm (8 1/4") number with 205mm (w) x 55 (d) cutting capacity. The pair cost a touch under $300.
This is my first experience of buying an entry level power tool so I started unpacking the boxes at home with a sense of trepidation:
- Instructions - check
- Three year replacement warranty card - check
- Mounting hardware - check
- Dustbag (decoration only) - check
- Blade - hmm. Well, it has the correct number of teeth but the brazing quality of the carbide tips is a little - shall we say - variable...
All in all this saw does what it says on the box. Understanding the whole "built to a price" ethos a lot of these entry tools are manufactured under, this unit can do repeatable straight and angle cuts, isn't too noisy and is helping finish my first major project in a lot less time than would have otherwise happened. I realise I will probably have to do a test cut after each adjustment for accurate work, the stops & lock mecanism are somewhat approximate compared to (say) a Festo Kapex...
However, I have just restarted my journey to gain woodworking skills after a long break, so will be learning as I go. The Ozito should last long enough for me to justify a replacing with better model as I move onto the next phase. After all, I have to make sure I follow the warning label on the power lead...
Cheers,
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