New Makita sliding "mini" mitre saw 18V LS610
Oct 10, 2019 17:41:33 GMT -5
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Post by henrun on Oct 10, 2019 17:41:33 GMT -5
Hey guys!
I ordered this little beauty from Japan, it should arrive in a week or so:
In settings you can choose english subtitles which at least gives you a small clue as to what the guy is saying...
I have the sweet little Hikoki/Hitachi DRA3606 which I have to say is very impressive - and with the added option of going both corded and cordless. I am happy with both power and performance of the Hitachi/HiKoki machine but it is always nice to see and compare with whatever is out there. I will be running the HiKoki platform a bit past warranty and draw my conclusions during that time. So far I enjoy the cost/performance ratio and most important is that the gear does the job with ergonomics that I find better than average on the market. After dialing in the DRA3606 it has proven to be able to produce excellent results.
This is kind of a small niche category of saws, one which I happen to like. The small Makita DLS600/LS600 is a very well performing little mitre saw. No slider but bevels both ways and weighs in at around 6kg. Small gripe is very low fence and rickety mitre adjustment though I believe they designed it to cut on the flat so the fence is ok, also with thicker material it only needs to register against the fence and there is no issue with stability.
The new LS610 is larger, still a small saw, but larger and beefier. Overall it seems very well balanced and if they run the same motor unit as on the DLS600 it will be a great machine! I also appreciate that it runs on a single battery, for several reasons.
Judging from the video I linked to it seems the Makita has very good build quality and a very smooth mitre adjustment. It looks a little sturdier and also a notch up in materials compared to the Hikoki, which is already very well built. It looks like they went for making a small premium saw.
I don't even know where I am going with this purchase: for interior trim I think this new Makita might be a light weight champ with the dual bevel and slider. But even if it would edge out the Hitachi/Hikoki I would keep it as it is well integrated in the battery platform I run. I would probably dedicate one to the workshop and run the other on site - I guess the Makita would be the smarter move to bring on site. I often work long panel trim and the dual bevel means less swinging around in cramped spaces.
As far as batteries go neither saw will disappoint: I got a huge amount of cuts out of the smaller Makita per charge and even though the H/H is a slider and 36V/2.5Ah the amount of cuts is equally awesome. Both are top performers. I have the ac adapter for the H/H but I have yet to use it as the batteries don't slow me down and I run a BT trigger on my Festool vac hose so I don't need autostart trigger through the cord.
Will post again when it has arrived. Stay tuned.