[Chop saw vs. miter saw?]

That's all that matters, my welding was described as "Pigeon Turds" one time.

[Chop saw vs. miter saw?]

I just realized one other difference is the lack of compound miter ability. This came up with angle steel, but I can put that in the clamp in the right orientation to get the right cut. However something like square tube wouldn't work that way. How do you make compound cuts on this thing? Make a jig?

First project: Build a stand for the new miter saw.

You can buy metal cutting discs for your dewalt grinder for angles that work pretty good if you got the touch, theyre about .090 and cut 1/4" steel pretty fast as long as you hold it straight without binding it.

[Now this is a fucking miter saw!]

God damn, that is some nice wood work. Holy shit, you have talent. I would love to drop a deuce in one of those stalls. I couldn't be sure from the pics, but are the doors laminated from 1" strips? What type of wood is that?

The new Hitachi graphics are retarded. It makes me think less of their tools. On the other hand, they have incorporated soft rubber into the right places as part of the graphics so the handles feel nice and do work.

Its all Bamboo Plywood 3/4" @ $290.00 a sheet, w done cut up about 250 sheets so far.

[Now this is a fucking miter saw!]

Hitachi HAS been weird lately though, that 12" slide saw is a good example, alot of their products this past two years looks gay! All these graphics and colors. No straight carpenter would dare show up on a construction site with that crap. :icon_think: I got lots of Old Hitachi Stuff, green.

[Chop saw vs. miter saw?]

The term "Chop Saw" is from the early 70's when electric mitre saws first became common and affordable, the hitachi slide dual compound mitre saw was over a grand and very rare to see on a job. For fine trim we still used back saw's, you couldn't buy the 60-100 tooth atb and triple chip blades for cross cuts. Electric saw blades were mostly for ripping, table saws, radials.

[Now this is a fucking miter saw!]

Hitachi invented slide compound mitre saws, their designed for carpenters on the go every day, soft start motors draw less amps then dewalt's and others, you can tell by watching the lights dim from different makers. The lasers are great especially for crown moldings and wide boards if you are following a pencil line. You can adjust them side to side to accomodate different width blades and cut on the right or left of the line. You might consider a used craftsman 12" radial arm saw for a permanent bench installation, they never get used much after christmas and sell cheap, compliment that with a ten inch hitachi slide saw for quicky's.

I DO cut alotta shit!

[anyone have expiriance with this pipe?]

You could probably match up a Cherry Bomb pipe to fit for $19.99!

[Make out between different models by looks]

"New to Bikes"?? Exactly what do you mean by that?

If you really have little or no experience riding motorcycles, I doubt anyone here would recommend a Blackbird as a first bike, even if it is a great deal. It IS a bike that is REALLY easy to get into a lot of trouble on -- even an 80 to 100HP bike can get you into a lot of trouble, but this thing makes almost 140 HP at the rear wheel when it is completely stock. Unless and until your motorycle handling skills are instinctive, this is one of the very last bikes I'd recommend buying (along with the Hayabusa, ZX 11, 12 and 14, and any of the liter sport bikes out now).

Thank you so much for all your concerns, but it looks like I'm already addicted as this has been in my mind for awhile now and I dont want take a step back from this. I just hope everything turns out fine with this Honda XX... really a good learning experience here in this forums. All of you are really cool and I'm glad to be a member for this site. Keep up the spirit!

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