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Industrial Chop Saws

6/19/19       
Stewart Member

I'm looking to place more of an industrial chop saw. I need something that is easy to get an accurate miter (beveling is not important here), something that gives a good clean cut, and a blade that stays perfectly 90 degrees to the table critical for face framing. I'm sick of messing with the "toys" from the big box stores where no matter how much fine tuning you do, there is always slop to contend with. I will not be dragging it to the job site so I really don't care how heavy it is. I've been looking at CTD and Omga. I am not looking for a jump saw - just a simple chop saw. Do these work well? Are there others I should be considering?

6/19/19       #2: Industrial Chop Saws ...
SteveL Member

I use an older OMGA, MEC-300 I think. I love it. Like you I was using cheaper chop saws it is night and day once you step up. I don't really do any miters with it my self. The only complaint would be not being able to cut more than 5", witch for me only affects cutting wider drawer material.
For Face frames and doors its very nice I won't go back.

6/19/19       #3: Industrial Chop Saws ...
Matt

The OMGA is a beast, and I mean that in a good way. But you'll pay for it. It's certainly worth it for it's stability/accuracy so I'm not really complaining there.

I've used an older 14" version. The only complaint I had was the handle and power switch, I found it's ergonomics to be extremely poor and awkward. After using the common Dewalt 12" saws for years, I wish Omga would do something similar on theirs. That handle on the Dewalt is probably one of the best on any saw I've used.

6/19/19       #4: Industrial Chop Saws ...
SteveL Member

I agree I always liked the dewalt handles, the OMGA handle takes a little getting use to. The guy who owned mine said he modified the switch so it stays on till you flip it off which I like I just let it run for hours while I cut. I believe all he did was remove a little spring behind the button. Might be worth looking into.

6/19/19       #5: Industrial Chop Saws ...
Jim

Own a 10" omga and it cuts excellent. We use it for moldings. Face frames we use a jump saw with tiger stop so we can achieve the wider rails on face frames.

6/20/19       #6: Industrial Chop Saws ...
Karl E Brogger  Member

Website: http://www.sogncabinets.com

Another OMGA fan, but I disagree that they're expensive, cheapest saws I've ever used.

They last forever. They cut perfectly.

Go buy a cheap piece of crap made of plastic and tell me which one cost more in a hundred thousand cuts.

CTD makes a good one too, but I like the OMGA.

6/22/19       #7: Industrial Chop Saws ...
Dave Sochar Member

CTD makes a cast iron, 200# miter saw. 12" blade, easy to set up and it will hold that set-up forever. Easy to see scale that is accurate, and stops at both 45's. The stops can be overridden.

Be sure to use their saw blades. An over zealous machine salesman (redundant?) sold us some Leitz blades that shuddered as they entered the cut. But the CTD blades are perfect.

6/24/19       #8: Industrial Chop Saws ...
Dom

These are really nice.

http://vistamachines.com/

6/25/19       #9: Industrial Chop Saws ...
Larry Schweitzer Member

We've had an Omga for many years. It is a 3 phase so no motor issues. It cuts beautifully. The handle takes getting used to but works fine. We have both FS & Leuco blades, can't tell any difference both produce a slick cut.


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