Metabo KGS 254 M vs Makita LS1018LN

The depth of your cut depends on the maximum cutting depth in millimeters. The difference between the 2 tools is very small if you make straight cuts. You can cut through thick materials with both tools, like beams. The Metabo KGS 254 M cuts 1mm deeper than the Makita LS1018LN. Is this difference important for your job? Choose the Metabo KGS 254 M.

The width of your cut depends on the maximum cutting width in millimeters. The difference between the 2 radial arm saws is greater for straight cuts. Even though you can cut through wide materials with both radial arm saws, you can saw 15mm wider with the Makita LS1018LN. Do you often work with pieces wider than 305mm? The Makita LS1018LN is the best choice.

Another name for a radial arm saw is a miter saw. You can use the radial arm sawto cut miter too. For example, to cut 2 baseboards to make them fit in the corner. You can tilt the saw head of the Metabo KGS 254 M 47° to the left. You can also cut up to 47mm deep and 215mm wide. Thanks to the 5 stopper pins of the Metabo KGS 254 M, you can cut different angles quickly and easily.

Compared to the Metabo KGS 254 M, you can saw miter even more easily with the Makita LS1018LN. Since you can tilt the saw head both to the left and right, you can saw in all possible angles without having to rotate your material. You can also saw 3mm deeper and 5mm wider than with the Metabo KGS 254 M. Just like the Metabo KGS 254 M, the Makita LS1018LN has 5 stopper pins that allow you to cut in different angles.

With a cutting line or guide, you can easily make straight cuts. There are 2 types of guides, a shadow line and a laser guide. The Metabo KGS 254 M has a shadow line. This line appears thanks to the light in the saw that shines onto the saw blade. The advantages of a shadow line is that it's always right, even if you replace the saw blade.

The Makita LS1018LN also has a cutting line, because it has a laser guide. You'll see where exactly you make the cut, because the laser line will appear on the material. If you replace the saw blade, you'll have to set up this laser guide again. That's why this laser guide is less precise than the shadow line of the Metabo KGS 254 M.

You can easily move the Metabo KGS 254 M from one location to the other. The radial arm saw only weighs 16.1kg. Thanks to this, you can easily take this tool with you to different places. At 2m, the cord of the Metabo KGS 254 M is shorter than that of the Makita LS1018LN. This means that you'll have to work closer to the socket.

The Makita LS1018LN weighs almost 20kg, which makes it 3kg heavier than the Metabo KGS 254 M. Due to this, it's less easy to use it in different places. But, the power cord of the Makita LS1018LN is 2.5m longer than that of the Metabo radial arm saw, which is a great advantage. Thanks to this, you can work further away from the socket.