Category Archives: Mitre Saw

ALERT – ALDI Workzone 4Ah batteries.

Posted on 09/03/2020 by AlanM52

Bought one reduced from $40 to $30 a week ago for the Workzone cordless mitre saw (which needs 4ah not 2ah) so I don’t have to keep nicking one of the 4ah batteries from the two cordless drills. Only went … Continue reading →

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Mitre saw – Xfinity 20V 4.0Ah battery

Posted on 10/01/2018 by AlanM52

After hooking up the Xfinity 20V sliding mitre saw to two car batteries so I can use the thing while waiting for the battery to arrive – guess what? The phone order that I placed with Action Spares on Saturday … Continue reading →

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ALDI–20V mitre saw

Posted on 09/01/2018 by AlanM52

After hooking up the mitre saw to two car batteries on the back corner workbench I moved everything to the front butchers table where I put aside the old Bunnings XU1 saw for a family member and setup the new … Continue reading →

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ALDI – 20V Mitre Saw

Posted on 08/01/2018 by AlanM52

Follow-up to the WorkZone Xfinity 20V sliding mitre saw that I purchased marked down to $49 from $149. This is part of the Xfinity range of ‘skin tools’ where the battery and charger are not included – additional purchases. The … Continue reading →

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Mitre saw purchase

Posted on 15/02/2017 by AlanM52

Thanks to Ozito (again) for locating a 305mm Sliding Compound Mitre Saw and putting my name on the last one at Bunnings Notting Hill One of the last and this particular model not available anymore – wonder why ?

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Winnebago – counter top rail

Posted on 15/04/2015 by AlanM52

After a night of thunder and lighting plus a domestic disturbance across the (what was used to be a quiet) road that required police attendance it’s turned out to be a nice morning so it’s off to the workshop to … Continue reading →

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Disc Sander damage

Posted on 10/04/2015 by AlanM52

To lazy to setup a small stepladder to get something down from the mezzanine floor of the garage workshop I stood on the edge of the table that has my 9″ band saw and homemade disc sander on it, then stepped … Continue reading →

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Mitre saw – is good.

Posted on 10/04/2015 by AlanM52

Needed to cut some 30cm wide material this morning which usually requires the table saw, then realised I now have a sliding mitre saw that can do the job!

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Mitre saw – work station wings

Posted on 06/04/2015 by AlanM52

As previously mentioned I’m mounting the new saw on a old hospitality trolley with castors. After sketching some ideas on paper I’ve come up with enough to start measuring and cutting wood to make some wings that will mount on … Continue reading →

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Mitre saw – where to put it?

Posted on 02/04/2015 by AlanM52

Found a spot next to the band saw, it’s sitting on a old hospitality trolley with castors which is good because I’ll need to pull it out from it’s parking spot before using the saw. Thing is my router was … Continue reading →

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