Sale, Ridgid miter saw, compound, not slider

[tvrgeek]

Tuned better than stock. Freud fine tooth thin kerf, second Freud framing blade, and an extra. Extra ZCIs, DIY crown stops, extra DeWalt hold downs.
$99. In Hillsborough

 

[Henry W]

Hey Scott - The 10" blade tells me that this is a 10" saw, but it might help to call that out specifically. If I didn't have 2 already I'd jump at this.

 

[tvrgeek]

Guess I'll put it on Craig's.

 

[ChemE75]

Still available?
I don’t need much so think this will do enough. Mostly looking at cutting 2x4 lumber and trim for a covered patio to 3 season room conversion. Doubt I’ll cut anything more than a 4x4 or 2x6.

 

[tvrgeek]

I'll keep you in mind,.. I think a Craig's list reply beat you by half a day. I'll know this weekend.

 

[ChemE75]

Thanks. I just ran into this site after fumbling through fb to join the group. After over 10 yrs in So FL, I gave up on Craig’s list due to being 99% filled with scammers and stolen goods. NC seems much more welcoming with considerate people.
Anyway, if a no show, I can come out pretty much anytime. (I’m retired )

 

[tvrgeek]

Thanks. I just ran into this site after fumbling through fb to join the group. After over 10 yrs in So FL, I gave up on Craig’s list due to being 99% filled with scammers and stolen goods. NC seems much more welcoming with considerate people.
Anyway, if a no show, I can come out pretty much anytime. (I’m retired )

Then you should make the lunch Friday and meet a few of the members.

 

[ChemE75]

I’m a bit at risk (covid) due to a multitude of heart valve surgeries and other vessel repairs that have created a number of scar tissue sites where pathogens can get caught up and flourish. I got boosted in Aug so it’s pretty much worn off and haven’t yet received a spring shot. Much to my wife’s dismay, I’m still kind of anal about indoor social gatherings. The May picnic sounds much more attractive to me.

 

[tvrgeek]

Found a happy home.

 

[ChemE75]

Thanks for letting me know! Good for you, bad for me… will just keep watching. Saw a dewalt but kind of a long drive and over kill since I don’t need 12” or large capacity and prefer a smaller size to store in my limited garage shop. Worst case is I cut 2x4s on table saw and just get in a bunch of steps going back and forth, or cough up the $ to buy a basic new one when I get HOA approval to start.

 

[tvrgeek]

HOA approval? Good one.

A speed square and circ saw works pretty well. I liked my original first generation Delta as it was more rigid.

 

[ChemE75]

HOA approval? Good one.

A speed square and circ saw works pretty well. I liked my original first generation Delta as it was more rigid.

Thought I saw an old delta being sold somewhere, maybe I saved post. Haven’t had time to chk. Figure the miter saw would make life a bit easier to cut moldings for some artwork frames as well and I could retire my nearly 100 yr old grand dad’s miterbox and backsaw. Ya, the circ will work too. I noticed I got a decent blade for it that I forgot about. It’s an old corded Milwaukee I’ve had since ‘80s when an old b&d crapped out. We used it in the shop just to cut lumber to close size for jointing and planning to build whatever. It’s a solid circ.

 

[ChemE75]

Trying to do right with the hoa. They were fine with my plan for adding my wife’s spa to the back patio. I layout everything in autocad, it’s 2012 but fine for my needs. I went 3D and rendered the image and it looked pretty decent. I can just hide the spa layer and add the walls with door and windows. They just want any exterior work to match or blend with the house. It’s a new development with a few more houses going up across the street. One bonus, I’ve scored a bunch of scrap 2x cutoffs and sheathing for the most of the framing and outside sheathing for the low wall section, just need to buy a couple of long treated 2x4 for the sill plates. Hoping to grab a few more hardie siding planks so I can finish the outside for free too. Worst case is I’ll buy a couple lengths at a big box. Right now I plan to use cedar for the window and door trim, and thinking to use aromatic red cedar for the inside wall panels, roughly 40 sq ft shouldn’t cost too much.

 

[tvrgeek]

I found miter saws to be marginal for picture frames. Good 80 tooth Amana blade, clamp the wood and maybe. The Delta did a better job over the Ridgid. In the past I have used my Lyon miter trimmer for smaller pieces but it only will bite with about 1/32 inch. Too thin the blade does not stay against the way. Really really clean and accurate though. I am hoping for better results with the Kapex. Of course, a really sharp iron and shooting board is another way to go about it. I have about a dozen picture frames I need to make, so will be experimenting. I want to see what the local frame shop is using. They said they switched from a big guillotine to a power tool of some sort. I found the Ridgid to do OK for moldings as long as you only did miters. Compound cuts tended to come out curved, so I made a jig to hold crown at the correct angle and only do miters.

I have some extra Hardi siding left over from my garage. Give me a shout.

 

[ChemE75]

Thx for info. I got a Forrest hi atb 10” thin kerf I use for laminates, composites, thin hard/brittle wood, special occasions, etc - was thinking it might be good to use in a miter saw for frame moldings. I don’t do much for moldings otherwise, so mostly use my antique miter box and the backsaw, or I use my table saw. Figure a decent miter saw will make some things easier and faster. Anyway, if I feel it’ll be useful enough I’ll buy a new one if I can’t find a decent used model. wasn’t sure about rigid stuff. I got their oscillating bench sander when I was building my guitar and it’s come in handy for quite a bit but it’s definitely not a precision machine.

Thanks for the hardie board offer - hopefully I’ll be able to start project in near future.