Hi all, just want buy one of these as above and wondering which one will be better.
Just would like to get some advice from you.
Also i've seen at screwfix and b&q brand new mitre saw, makita one (mls100 or something like that) for about £160.
It does look little bit cheap/basic model and there's not a lot of reviews online.
Could u guys advice pls.
Thanks in advance.

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Looking at the two Makita ones it depends what you will be cutting. The LS1013 will give you a max cut at 90degrees of 300mm x 90mm, whilst the LS1040 will give less at 130mm x 70mm. If you're not cutting anything too large for the smaller sized cut, but cutting often I'd tend to go for the LS1040 (I swear by Makita chop/mitre saws and they do get a hammering in our workshops but seem to take anything we throw at them).

If you'll only be using the saw once in a blue moon then the B&Q or Screwfix may do you. I've not got any experience of these so unable to help!

One thing I would add regarding the B&Q or Screwfix models, is at some point in the future if it goes tits up out of the guarantee period and you need spare parts you can sometimes struggle to source them and it is often easier to buy a new saw. The bigger name models such as Makita you can normally source spares fairly easily.

Ther's absolutely nothing wrong with the MLS100 - it isn't a B&Q Special- in fact it is sold all over the place and I have had one for about 4 years, now. I know three other joiners who have them as well as a couple of workshops, although one of them does use it as a dedicated metal profile saw. Having used the LS1040 as well I feel qualified to point out (some of) the differences. The LS1040 is a much better made item, as befits a tool normally sourced from Japan, the knobs and scales are definitely a cut above those on the MLS100 and the paint job is better, too. The MLS is a little heavier to cart around, but I forgave mine all of this because at around £100 when I bought mine it was cheap enough not to worry about it getting dropped or even nicked. It survived nearly 4 years of site use, being carted around in vans and general abuse by whatever site monkey wanted to use it (and there were many) only succumbing a few months back to a particularly ham-fisted site agent who ignored the instruction not to let go of the saw at the end of the cut ('coz it wasn't screwed to the "bench" - two scaffolding planks). He made his cut, let go of the handle and the saw then described a near perfect backwards summersault to the floor (they have powerful return springs!) - which wrote off the upper blade guard. I was going to give up on it, and recently bought a deWalt DW771 to replace it, but I then decided it would be useful to have a saw at home. So I bought a new upper guard - available ex-stock at £26. Haven't fitted it yet, but when I get the time on it goes. In other words parts are easy to come by, and cheap!. Well worth a look if ypou are in the market, but cash its tight

As to the LS1013 vs. LS1040, that's a whole different argument. I've also had an LS1013 for a good few years. In fact it gets used a lot less than the basic chop saw, mainly coming into its' own on fit-outs where I'll be cutting wider boards (window boards, shelving, etc), tall skirtings or large cornice section. I'm finding my small DW771 can handle even more than the MLS100 so the LS1013 is destined to stay in the lock-up a lot more. Part of the reason is weight/size. An LS1013 (or any 10in sliding compound mitre saw) is a big, heavy lump. More so if you mount it on a decent legstand. That makes two trips to the van inevitable twice a day unless I'm on the sort of job where I can set it up and leave it in place for a week or two. For those sorts of jobs it's a belter, although I could really do with a bit wider mitre and bevel ranges. Makita has addressed that issue with the latest offering, the Chinese-made LS1018 (an updated LS1013 from what I can see) and the marvelous LS1016 (with twin slide rails - nice but expensive, but assembled in the UK from mainly Japanese comonents). Personally I wouldn't really consider an LS1013 any more, but then I'm trade and I always want just a little bit more from my tools. If the OP needs the larger capacity then the LS1013 is the one to go for, it's just that for a lot of work I don't need it........

And as for taking a look, I'd recommend that the OP goes to a Machine Mart (assuming they're still selling the LS1013), or possible hires one from one of the many tool hire firms out there. The fact that the LS1013 is commonly available from so many hire firms like Speedy Hire has to speak volumes for their ruggedness.

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