Trying to set up my shop and have an old hand-me-down makita LS1011 miter saw. I think they were built in the 80s. Its a 10 inch sliding compound miter saw. It still runs and glides well and it worked great to install 1200 sqft of engineered flooring over the last year. That being said, flooring doesnt need to be 90 deg square at the wall and when i recently tried a decent joint, I realized the back fence was off by a couple degrees. It almost seems bent on one side. If I have a board that crosses the entire tool support, the blade is square, but if it is shorter it starts to fall out of square.
That being said, this tool was long discontinued and I cant find a replacement fence for it. Does anyone know any decent tool shops in Raleigh that may have access to things that the internet does not?
Or is it not even worth fixing? It has an old version of bevel with no detents. It just swivels and has a screw that locks it in place but seems to work fine. I need to do some trim work and may need a 12 inch down the road anyways. Hitachi's new company has a 12 inch double bevel on sale for 180$ right now that is looking like a decent option (if the quality is still there...).
Just curious of opinions or recommendations of good (decently priced) tool repair in Raleigh.
If you are curious the piece that is twisted, it is part 91 here:
That being said, this tool was long discontinued and I cant find a replacement fence for it. Does anyone know any decent tool shops in Raleigh that may have access to things that the internet does not?
Or is it not even worth fixing? It has an old version of bevel with no detents. It just swivels and has a screw that locks it in place but seems to work fine. I need to do some trim work and may need a 12 inch down the road anyways. Hitachi's new company has a 12 inch double bevel on sale for 180$ right now that is looking like a decent option (if the quality is still there...).
Just curious of opinions or recommendations of good (decently priced) tool repair in Raleigh.
If you are curious the piece that is twisted, it is part 91 here:
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