Goose
Well-known Member
My $159 HF 12" compound miter saw.
On my deck project, it did exactly what I wanted, from mitering 18' and 10' 2x8s to cutting 4x4 support legs, to mitering the ends of spindle. I'm sure it would have cost me at least that much to have rented a comparable saw for the project.
I've never been much on renting tools. I figure if I buy the tool for a specific job, I still own the tool after the job is done. Kind of like a local fellow, some years ago, who did crop spraying. He wanted a concrete runway for his facility so he set up his own redi-mix company.
And, if someone who uses a saw like this on the job on a daily basis, I don't hold it against them, nor do I blame them if they spend two or three times as much for a saw.
On my deck project, it did exactly what I wanted, from mitering 18' and 10' 2x8s to cutting 4x4 support legs, to mitering the ends of spindle. I'm sure it would have cost me at least that much to have rented a comparable saw for the project.
I've never been much on renting tools. I figure if I buy the tool for a specific job, I still own the tool after the job is done. Kind of like a local fellow, some years ago, who did crop spraying. He wanted a concrete runway for his facility so he set up his own redi-mix company.
And, if someone who uses a saw like this on the job on a daily basis, I don't hold it against them, nor do I blame them if they spend two or three times as much for a saw.