i know some of you don't use a miter saws and some do...I have always had one and use it quite a bit. It probably isn't the most accurate way to cut but it has worked for me over the years.
Well I had some lumber fall off the rack today and landed on my miter saw and broke the adjusting handle off and it's not fixable. Its an older Delta cast alum saw that weights a lot ... 50 lbs or more. Anyway its done for.
I have some decision's to make now.
Look for another miter saw ? There are several choices to make about them. Size, slider, non slider, most importantly is Accuracy.
Start making cross cuts on my table saw with my sled ? I have never relied totally on my table saw for cross cutting , that would take a long time to get used to, and take time to set up different operations and work flow.
Get a shooting board and a Good shooting plane and start fine tuning my cross cutting with that technique ? I should be doing this anyway.
I still need to cross cut lumber if I'm building projects out of dimension lumber , but need accuracy for when I'm building my hard wood projects.
Here is what I have in mind
10' or 12" non slider miter saw
I figure they would be the most accurate.
What do you think I should do for cross cutting ?
Budget is around $600
so the $1500 kapex is not an option
Thanks