Ozito Slide Compund Mitre Saw 1600watt
I am an absolute newby to woodworking and have never owned a slide compund mitre saw before. I saw a couple on my road trip to Brisbane from Townsville last month and even dropped into Carbatek for a quick $400.00 splurge on some much needed non powered hand tools. But the one thing I wanted and couldn't afford was a slide mitre saw so I did a couple of searches and narrowed it down to a few models. I bought the Ozetio one one admittedly pure price and I liked the way the table locked into big fat locking holes. So off to the big B and parted with $170.00 I looked longingly at the Ryobi but at $299.00 it was way out of my price range.
So far I have used it for making some very basic wooden candle holders with cuts up to 75 x 35mm pine and glued pine/merabau stock with no problems at all.
The 45 degree locking both left and right are a bonus. You can quickly switch between the two without having to reverse the stock. There are also infinite adjustments between the two but without the locking positions set in the table. Slide is positive and quite easy to use. It took a short while to get used to the power switch/slide combo but after about 3 cuts it started to feel quite natural. As I said I have never owned or used one before.
Ozito CMG-404
1600W
Blade size 210mm
So on the positive side:
Pros
Locks nicely into position.
Mitre angles are 45 left and 49 right
Adjustable angles via set screw
Bevel 45 degrees left only. (But works like a charm large, locking handle makes adjustments very easy.)
0 degree capacity is 205 x 55mm
It comes with dual slide rails which makes it very stable
Trenching capacity is something I haven't tried yet but am itching to do so.
and a dust bag. Side stock support arms and a single stock clamp (2 would have been nice but it has both a left and right socket so you can change it around.
Cons:
Dust bag is very small
Small cutting capacity but this was the biggest i could find for the price.
It's messiest machine (apart from me) that i own. It's capacity to throw dust up to 4 metres is quite spectacular.
Conclusion: Out of the box and into service took about 15 minutes. Blade was properly secured and the only parts which had to be fitted where to two stock support arms, the mitre locking knob and dust bag. The Instruction booklet wasn't hard to follow. While it may not be a Tradesman Quality tool it suits my handman urges quite well at the moment.
Ozito Saw Problems - My Experience
Mike,
Be Carefull with the Ozito Slide Compound Mitre Saw. I had one which suffered a catastrophic failure about six months ago. I bought the dual rail 8" version and I was cutting a compound angle when the clear blade guard somehow flexed into the path of the blade which jambed and came loose from the arbor. The diecast metal blade housing got damagd and the guard completely destroyed. Fortunately the arbor did not completly come free and retained the blade by a couple of threads. I could've lost my arm from the shoulder if it had (or worse). A very frightening experience.
Needless to say , the saw ended up in the bin and the base went to the recyclers. There are no replacement parts for these saws. It eats motor brushes like there's no tomorrow but I found a Makita replacement that fits perfectly. I think I kept the box with the code numbers but you can go down to your local power tool repairer with the originals and get a size match. Sometimes these guys are lazy and you need to be persistant with them.
Cheers,
Peter.
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Originally Posted by
Mike Busby
I am an absolute newby to woodworking and have never owned a slide compund mitre saw before. I saw a couple on my road trip to Brisbane from Townsville last month and even dropped into Carbatek for a quick $400.00 splurge on some much needed non powered hand tools. But the one thing I wanted and couldn't afford was a slide mitre saw so I did a couple of searches and narrowed it down to a few models. I bought the Ozetio one one admittedly pure price and I liked the way the table locked into big fat locking holes. So off to the big B and parted with $170.00 I looked longingly at the Ryobi but at $299.00 it was way out of my price range.
So far I have used it for making some very basic wooden candle holders with cuts up to 75 x 35mm pine and glued pine/merabau stock with no problems at all.
The 45 degree locking both left and right are a bonus. You can quickly switch between the two without having to reverse the stock. There are also infinite adjustments between the two but without the locking positions set in the table. Slide is positive and quite easy to use. It took a short while to get used to the power switch/slide combo but after about 3 cuts it started to feel quite natural. As I said I have never owned or used one before.
Ozito CMG-404
1600W
Blade size 210mm
So on the positive side:
Pros
Locks nicely into position.
Mitre angles are 45 left and 49 right
Adjustable angles via set screw
Bevel 45 degrees left only. (But works like a charm large, locking handle makes adjustments very easy.)
0 degree capacity is 205 x 55mm
It comes with dual slide rails which makes it very stable
Trenching capacity is something I haven't tried yet but am itching to do so.
and a dust bag. Side stock support arms and a single stock clamp (2 would have been nice but it has both a left and right socket so you can change it around.
Cons:
Dust bag is very small
Small cutting capacity but this was the biggest i could find for the price.
It's messiest machine (apart from me) that i own. It's capacity to throw dust up to 4 metres is quite spectacular.
Conclusion: Out of the box and into service took about 15 minutes. Blade was properly secured and the only parts which had to be fitted where to two stock support arms, the mitre locking knob and dust bag. The Instruction booklet wasn't hard to follow. While it may not be a Tradesman Quality tool it suits my handman urges quite well at the moment.
