Rogerthedodger
Established Member
There was a knock on the door two days before Christmas. Yo Ho Ho said Santa.
Actually it was a sweaty rotund TNT courier chappie who bid me cheerily "Good Day" and asked for a hand to bring in a hefty package currently residing in his van. OK ok - that's a lie too. His had the right hump and his request and the venacular language he used to describe my christmas presi contravenes the posting rules of this forum. I can tell you he was non- too impressed by the weight of my new toy.
Having carted it indoors I fully sympathise and can take his point. It is definitely a tightening of the truss jobbie when picking it up.
Getting it out of the box my heart was in my mouth. As the proud owner of a number of internet pups - all bought, paid for and cringed over , my tatty reputation (and marriage) depended on me getting this choice right. I had researched the options on this very forum amongst other info sources.
I got a shock. The build quality IMHO is fantastic. I played for some time with the controls and buttons. The first time you work out how to release the blade arm and raise it, then again when you manage to release the rearward moving sawing ram, you get one of those "oooh yes" moments.
You may find it hard to appreciate but due to circumstances too tedious to explain, I have not managed to gun it up yet. This will happen very soon and when i have mutilated some timber, i shall be back to gloat some more.
Actually, the tax man paid for most of it (which was nice) and as I have struggled for the last 12 years with a Triton table, Hitachi 9 inch Circular and a Samson Hand mitre saw, the review is in the bag.
Oh Joy. Any one want a Samson?
Off to polish my makita again
Actually it was a sweaty rotund TNT courier chappie who bid me cheerily "Good Day" and asked for a hand to bring in a hefty package currently residing in his van. OK ok - that's a lie too. His had the right hump and his request and the venacular language he used to describe my christmas presi contravenes the posting rules of this forum. I can tell you he was non- too impressed by the weight of my new toy.
Having carted it indoors I fully sympathise and can take his point. It is definitely a tightening of the truss jobbie when picking it up.
Getting it out of the box my heart was in my mouth. As the proud owner of a number of internet pups - all bought, paid for and cringed over , my tatty reputation (and marriage) depended on me getting this choice right. I had researched the options on this very forum amongst other info sources.
I got a shock. The build quality IMHO is fantastic. I played for some time with the controls and buttons. The first time you work out how to release the blade arm and raise it, then again when you manage to release the rearward moving sawing ram, you get one of those "oooh yes" moments.
You may find it hard to appreciate but due to circumstances too tedious to explain, I have not managed to gun it up yet. This will happen very soon and when i have mutilated some timber, i shall be back to gloat some more.
Actually, the tax man paid for most of it (which was nice) and as I have struggled for the last 12 years with a Triton table, Hitachi 9 inch Circular and a Samson Hand mitre saw, the review is in the bag.
Oh Joy. Any one want a Samson?
Off to polish my makita again
