Performax Sliding Miter Saw

How much of the dust does it capture?

-- Bert

WOW. Looking at that saw, it looks an AWFUL lot like the HF 10”...

I bet if you and Bert set your saws side by side, you might find the difference is mainly the blade… I know on my 12” the OEM blade is ultra junk… But since I swapped in a Diablo 80T I am happy as can be with it…

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This is why I wonder if I could use the adapter for the dust collection.
There is big difference, I paid $79.00 for mine ( on sale +20% off coupon)

-- Bert

I wonder why I cannot find this saw on Menards website.
I am looking for the part number for the dust collection adapter.

-- Bert

I can never find anything on Menards’s web site. And yes they look identical. There appear to be some subtle differences. I downloaded the manual and will compair. I will report my finds tomorrow. I will get you the part number on the adapter. It actually captures most if not all the dust.

-- Ray

Thank you Ray

-- Bert

Ray, replace the blade insert with an home made zero clearance insert, you cuts will be much cleaner and also you could build a better fence.

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-- Bert

The biggest difference that springs to the eye right away is the scale indicators. The one from Menards looks like a sticker with some pretty good contrast, the one on the HF is cast into the housing. The HF method seems more durable, but it can be a pain to read… And I can almost guarantee that the Menards saw comes with a better blade. They would REALLY have to work at it to produce a worse blade…

Please post any info you might have on that DC adapter… I might try one to see if it will fit on my 12”... Right now I am hauling out to the driveway and letting my neighbors enjoy my sawdust… Not my best plan ever…

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I made the mistake of buying a Chicago Electric sliding miter saw and it was junk. Very sloppy side to side. Hard to set acurate angles. Just one persons expirience. I would maybe use it to cut 2 X 4s. Maybe!

Nice saw Ray! I’ll have to introduce my wife to yours. :)

I would assume that his wife got new stock from Menards, and not a 4 year old saw… The recall is on the older saws…

FWIW, I agree to a certain extent with woodsmith1, the older model, yellow motor housing equipped Chicago Electric sliders had a LOT of slop. I looked at them prior to me buying my 12”... My fusses with them now is a lousy blade, and some cosmetic shortcuts… And to a certain extent I am still iffy on these. But so far mine has been dead on accurate, and with a Freud blade cuts smooth as can be. I have heard of a lemon or 2 out there. Same can be said for the Jet, and even the Bosch sliders (although I bet the Jet and Bosch slider lemons are much rarer!).

Looking at the features of this Preformax, it seems to have some upgraded features the HF lacks. Specifically I am noticing the sliding fence, which is a very nice touch, as well as the stop block. Combined with the adapter for improved dust collection, and this saw has some very nice additions for sure…

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you know what this saw really looks like, it looks like the one I bought from Norterntool and that I replaced with my first HF

-- Bert

With out the dust collector or the bag it is like a volcano. Yes this is not the one that was recalled. I did some reasearch on that ant is was back in 2007 if I remember correctly. I am going to replace the insert as soon as I have time. It’s interesting but this just goes to show that there really are very few tool manufactures, just a few with several lines. The look of my miter saw is unmistakeable almost identical to the HF and Performax is a division of Jet which asks the question where are these and other tools really manufactured?

-- Ray

Other than the color and the splay of the feet, it’s a twin to my new Triton, too.

-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

This is guess, but I guess that at least 80% of cordlesss toools inthe world are made by one company based in Hong Kong named “one world technology which is part of TTI;
http://www.ttigroup.com/en/our_company

These dasy it is almost imnpossbile to know who makes what. FO rexample in the cadr industry the same paltfrom( chassis ) can be used by many differnt brands.
Didd you know that Subaru made cars for Saab?

-- Bert