The home page of the Tooled Up website has a wealth of different links on it, and scrolls down much further than on most sites. There’s a reasonably light feel to the site, and plenty of white.
Where can I find the website?
The website is found at www.tooled-up.com and it is fairly well supported, as you can also go to it via an automatic redirect from www.tooledup.com.
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How do I find the mitre saws section of the site?
This site is one of the few which I would recommend using the search facility. The designers have put it right in your line of sight, in the centre at the very top. If you type ‘mitre saw’ in there, you will see a good few results come up in return.
If you want to go straight there the dedicated URL for this part of the website is http://www.tooled-up.com.
What types and brands of mitre saw do they offer?
There is a huge range on this site, with the following brands available – Ryobi, De Walt, Einhell, Draper, Bosch, Hitachi, Sealey and Festool. You won’t generally find any Makita saws though, so if you are looking for these you will have to shop elsewhere.
There are sliding compound mitre saws, sliding compound mitre saws with and without laser guides and sliding cross-cut mitre saws.
The range is middle to top end stuff – with uber-smart mitre saws by Festool, costing almost £1000, at the top of the list. Having said that the site features a couple of models by Ryobi and Einhell which are at the more budget end (around £100) but these do not compare with the cheap own brand models on some other sites.
Are there any buying guides or useful sections of information about mitre saws?
Yes, this site has a lot of information written and provided in many ways. This means you won’t be struggling for the information you need at the point of sale. There is the facility for people to review their mitre saw purchases, but this doesn’t always happen.
When you first look at a product you get a thumbnail of its main features and then when you click on it you much more in the way of information. Then, if you scroll down you get customer reviews (if any have been left) and you can see an ‘ask our experts’ link for getting information, although there is no guarantee about feedback times.
There is a manufacturer technical help section – which effectively outsources the provision of technical support. This section has the relevant tech support telephone number for each brand.
Anything else I should know about?
Always scroll down on this site, as some of the most useful information sections are at the bottom. In particular there is a ‘most popular alternative items’ page which lists saws that other people have bought of a similar nature.
The ‘help with this product’ part of the product page is certainly worth a look in depth as it leads you off to all kinds of interesting facts about the item, including what the postage would be to deliver it.
You can zoom in quite a long way and get a good look at the mitre saw in which you are interested, which makes a change from many sites whose pictures are not very clear when you try to look in detail.
Delivery varies but two to seven days is typical, depending on the model and manufacturer of the mitre saw you want to order. However closer investigation shows that the time quoted is in fact the amount of time between you ordering and them dispatching your order. You then need to allow further time for delivery.
In conclusion
This is another good, professional site which offers more than most – not just in terms of the range of actual mitre saws being sold (over sixty models) but also in terms of the functionality of how you are able to search them. If you need a saw with a certain diameter blade, or a saw with a laser this site makes it quick and easy to find it. From a general DIY perspective it’s a very full site which rewards a bit of time and patience as it has top brand items in almost every line.