Makita LC1230

7 discussions on PolyTech Forum about the Makita LC1230: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

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Dumb Idea Of The Week

"Slow Cut" saws seem to be kind of expensive compared to other chop saws for cutting metal. I was wondering.... why not take something like a SuperPID, and set it up so you can plug different things into it as needed. Then any tool you...

Chop saw or band saw

I have an occasional need to cut stock of up to 2 inch diameter (or square, shapes differ). I have been thinking of making my life easier and investing in a chop saw. However, recently I came across a phenomenon called a portable band saw....

Band Saw VS Chop Saw

Ok... I have had a couple chop saws over the years. My first one was an HFone. It worked great for years even though I had bought it thinking I wasonly going to use it for one job. It still works, but the brushes are abouttoast. If I...

What lathe to buy?

I need to build an automatic machine to perform a fairly simple job. I'd like to use a small lathe, possibly a SB heavy 10, as the basis for the machine as they are fairly easy to find and inexpensive. This will be a dedicated machine that...

Metal cutting chop saw basics

There's more to running a metal cutting (abrasive wheel) chop saw than just pulling the switch, as most of you know. Just in case there's somebody out there who is thinking about getting one or who has had bad results with one and doesn't...

drycut saw recommendations?

I've nearly decided to try one of the little drycut saws for awhile. I'm researching various models. Today I was able to stand in front of the Milwaukee 6190-20 saw. It seemed to be reasonably well built, and the fixed jaw was easily...

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