I have 2 of these and the flip saw not used for a few years now but the work and hammer they had in the 90s was unreal with lads using them all day. schools, Shopfitting, houses. Just been looking for spare parts..

I was always a fan of Elu and still have the flip over saw parked up in the back of my garage. What a fantastic bit of kit and it’s in working condition must be getting on for 30 years old.

Defiantly the best tools ever made. I still have a chop saw, router, planer and rip saw all bought in the 90s and they're still working well.

I have now watched your video about the ELU mitre saw. I concur with everything you have said. I will get mine back out now and polish it up. Great video.

Started my apprenticeship in 84, when I qualified I saved up and bought a14v Elu cordless drill, an Elu planer and used the chopsaw daily. Wish I kept them all . The best tool manufacturers (IMO) ever..........

Understand completely. Had my 110 Hitachi for years and years. Single bevel and about 8 inch cut. Learned how to use it. Maintained it. It was a saw which I cut roofs with, cut skirts and archs with and then cut fine hardwood stair components with. The truth now is that I keep 3 different cordless saws for each job. I can't imagine having a saw that doesn't go past 55° and doesn't double tilt to at least 48 degrees each way.

My brother had elu flip table saw and it was first i have used. Later i bought same saw but under dewalt brand. Now i have flexvolt mitre saw which is like descendant of that elu mitre saw. All respect for those engineers who were so ahead of their time.

Hi, i know your enthusiasm for that saw, I bought same model in yearly 1990s and it still used today, when I first brought it onto site I was the first carpenter to have one and all the other carpenters lining up to have a go, for a while whilst I was still the only one, I had a sideline of cutting all second fix mitres on site!

Great video! Love watching a British carpenter at work! 👍 keep it up with the excellent content. Just watched your kitchen build series and really enjoyed it.

I inherited that ELU mitre saw from my dad, a master carpenter. I really liked your video, as I am as impressed and enthusiastic about this as you are. I do have a problem with it now, because the blade guard does not retract as it is supposed to. I have tried to remove and fix, but have not gotten the centre spindel (wrong word in english _ Norwegian) out. I have borrowed a thingy to try and prise it out. I hope to do that tomorrow...

Always love old elu tools . Ive still got their 1/4 and 1/2 “ routers, biscuit joiner, 4” belt sander with frame . Beautifully designed and machined and joy to use still after 30 years . I used Bosch for jigsaw, breakers and angle grinders, and they also still going strong . Built to last in Germany and Switzerland, not in China .

I have the exact same saws. Brought my dewalt dw701 electronic version, second hand from a tool shop in St Albans when I was 21 I’m now 39. Dewalt finally died year half ago. Only thing I replaced was the guard linkage which always wore out. Brought a Elu as a donor saw but swap the parts off the dewalt to rebuild the Elu. I think I was lucky with the dewalt as it was just the change over in brands. The dw701 being electronic, you could slow the motor down which ran at 1600w to compensate for the change of speeds. Also had soft start where as the ones you have and I currently have the same Elu as you run at 1200w straight through. These saws have stood the test of time. such a great bit of kit and as you said very consistent cutting. I currently have a Elu 1/2” router I’ve had for years and still going strong never gone wrong. This has troubled me for years when my current saw dies, I will again find the same saw, problem with this is parts are hard to come by these days unless you buy donor saws to rebuild “ like triggers broom “

Think we also need a workshop tour?? Recently found your vlogs and am working through them by date ⚒️👍👍👍

Great review, thankyou. This is strange that you now have two of these... this is what happened to me today. In a nutshell I have wanted an upgrade from my cheapy chop saw for a while now and as I have a huge decking job coming up very soon I needed to make a decision what to buy. However rather than investing hundreds on a massive, heavy slider I spotted a DW707 230v on Facebook Marketplace with its original stand, in very decent condition. Purchased it this morning and what an asolute bargain at £30.00 for the saw and stand! It gets better, half an hour before I was going to check out the 707 another DW saw was listed. A DW700 near mint condition, hardly used with its original razor-sharp blade... you guesed it £30.00 too. DW700 is going in my van, and the DW707 into the workshop. I can't believe the quality of these saws, and a very clever compact design too, as the twin chrome rails are actually inside the handle. Rather than hanging way out the back. Absolutely brilliant saws, all in £60.00 - reckon I've just saved myself around £400.00, oh and got a free one for the workshop! Check these saws out people, they are superb.

I'm 21 and I've used the Elu and it is a beast!

Must agree with you the best day to day chop saw ever made. i bought the PS174 donkeys years ago and my van got broken into replaced it with the DeWalt dw701 thats still works perfectly to this day. you just reminded me that 9 years ago i bought a nearly new PS174 off a roofer that said that is was to small for his type of work, its up in my loft best get it down a give it a run.

Great build quality I still have a lot of elu tools flip over saw , 177 e router, and have the same dewalt mitre saw, the only issue I have had is losing one of the little wheels on the blade guard but there only cheap to replace, other than that never let me down.

I just bought an Elu 274 from 1997 in very good nearly unused condition. Unfortunatly the block mechanism for changing the blade was broken inside and I didn't realize this lack when testing the Elu at the Ebay seller. But I managed this defect by removing some broken parts from the housing and blocking this black push button with a screw across a 3mm bore. Then I make two holes into the holding plate of the blade so I can use a simple key from an angle grinder together with the allen wrench. This works fine and the Elu itselfs works smooth, solid, powerfull and exact. The Elu comes with two original Elu blades, one of them unused, the other nearly looks like unused. Greetings from Germany, Bernd

I have that dewalt what a great bit of kit had it for years got it off a friend for £50 and it has Never let me down and I have had it 10YEARS great video old SCHOOL ARE THE BEST

Bombproof. Mine is circa 1993, is perched on top of a JCB mitre saw station ( the JCB saw only survived a year on site!) and is my go to mitre saw. One new drive belt is the only repair needed.

Was thinking of selling mine , it’s in immaculate condition, more of a diy’er ,had it from brand new similar to you ,bought a new Dewalt one , after watching this I’m thinking of keeping it 😁

That was an amazing video, I own an Elu PS 274E like yours and it's still going strong today, the amount of accessories you could get for your saw was staggering and like you said Dewalt copied many of them as they did with Black & Decker's Professional tool range.

I' ve got the grey one. It works since more than 35 J. Replace the spring on sawblade covering brushes and belt. 🙏🙏 very good. In this time nearly every Carpenter have this saw.

I just switched to a cordless mitre saw ended up getting the new 8 and a half inch makita 40v max, I wasn't going to switch to the 40v until I seen that saw and I'm not disappointed, Elu was a quality brand I remember my boss when I was an apprentice had a elu table saw and it was a beast.

My dad had the Elu and later I had a 707, great saws. The trigger grip snapped and I changed to a Bosch. The older tools were built to last longer than now days. Nice video Del. 👊🏻

Had the same elu and loved it. I got very fast at changing ing the guard cable, as you say they stretch.

Hitachi C8FSE mitre saw 110v. Best power tool I've ever bought and still going strong. Powerful and compact and had it around 15 years. I have used lots of mitre saws and one's that have cost alot more but none compare.

Del you got a real gems there both times! There are any number of the Dewalt version on EBay but none that touch the condition of the one you picked up.

My dad has has had a Elektra Beckum. Flip saw for 30 year! Not skipped a beat, i had a makita 305 mm for 18 years , was a beast! Saws now have 5 years in them max! Hashtag no more heirloom powertools!

Hi. Just come across your channel and I am enjoying going through your videos. I also have the old Dewalt saw that was copied off the ELU one. It's a great saw, nice and smooth sounding but I' slightly bent the radial arms carrying it about and it started to stick while sliding it and got a little dangerous. I replaced it with a Bosch one which is OK but never feels as strong as a Dewalt and the arms stick out the back so you can't get it tight to a wall. It's got a good 80 tooth blade in it though so I just use it for kitchen work and try to be gentle with it. I got the cheap 216mm Dewalt mitre saw from Screwfix about 18 months ago for studding and the like and for the money (£180 with the 10 per cent discount) I can't fault it. The Dewalt blades are also only about £14 on Amazon and for 3x2 and the like they are fine. Just throw them away when they lose their edge and buy another one. As for ELU. I also still have the old planer of theirs which I bought in the 80s. It's pretty heavy but a real beast. I tend to use the Dewalt cordless planer all the time though so the ELU never comes out of the loft. Look forward to watching more of your videos. All the best.

I still use my Elu 1/4 inch router for routing butts and it still works as good as the day I bought it new. Ive got the new 36 volt makita mitre saw which is a beast but so is the weight so I’ve been looking for a small mitre saw which is light weight and easy to carry.

I had noticed that saw in previous videos. I have the exact same Elu chopsaw, bought back in 1997 I think, and got a lot of work out of it. The only thing I had to replace was the blade guard because the guide wheels broke off. I semi-retired it because I bought a 260mm Makita about 6 years ago to cope with the larger kitchen cornice I was having to fit. Now that you mention it I never had to look at the Elu for adjustment, I always feel the need to keep my eye on the Makita for some reason. The feature I really liked on the Elu was that the slide rails are concealed in the motor housing, gives a bit of protection if you get caught out on the rain. Funny enough I was contemplating bringing the Elu back because I just don't need the cutting capacity just now. I could hear the excitement in your voice throughout the video and your right, we can and do get attached to particular tools, oddly.

Agree 100% I’ve had the pre runner and that one from new and gave them to my brothers and upgraded to bigger and better ones!!!!!!!!, but l bought one for £3 on eBay in January for this big barn conversion just because if it was stolen no great loss, but what a great bit of kit, still use the old mof routers best made tools, great video.

I had an Elu flip saw back in the day, great tool, table saw and mitre saw combined, just a little heavy.

I have the elu ps274 chopsaw - 173 flip over - 1/4 and 1/2 routers - planer - jigsaw - high speed drill - small skillsaw - biscuit cutter - belt sander and palm sander all 110v - im after a 110 hammer drill and the big skillsaw then i have all the elu i need - elu are top notch, cant see the modern tools still going great after 25yrs plus.Is there an elu fan club!!!!!

Good to see where the 777 comes from 👍

Accuracy like no other ,even the sound of the motor is quality ,the guy I served my time with gave me his old 1 ,left it at a job years ago ,since got the first 1 DeWalt came out with .I have had loads of modern ones since no comparison

They are the best, I had the varible speed version with the 1600 watt induction motor. It purred and was so quiet, compared to the rattly stuff out there now. I had it from 1995 to 2010 when someone stole it. I also had the Elu 12volt drill driver from 1993 (They were a huge step up from the 9.6volt Makita and Bosch offerings at that time) until I burnt it out drilling a mortice lock into an oak front door around 1998...By then Dewalt had ruined the old Elu drill drivers,and most of the old Elu range so I bought Panasonic instead (which I still buy). The only company that I think make tools as well as Elu did, are Mafell, Festool isn't bad but not in the same league build quality wise. Great vid 😅

Ive got the 110v dewalt version which ive had for about 17 years! Still going strong although i must say sliding mitre saws are not 100% cabinetry accurate... ive spent a good while flattening the bed and im always checking for square! 5 cut method lol I know a lot of the time it is user error for making inaccurate cuts as you can easily pull/push the saw out of alignment as you make the cut. But for 99% of the time its a perfect saw. Dont seem to remember getting a hold down for it and not been able to find one either...Sadly it doesn't do the new fancy trench cuts or cut big timbers but its its not meant for that so we adapt. On the whole i love mine and wouldn't swap it for anything else to do the same job. Great video as always keep up the great work!

If memory serves me correctly your elu saw looks like a black and decker era one from the early nineties before they finally adopted the dewalt colour scheme. Elu in the 70's and 80's had a 3D style black /white logo ,then went 2D when Black and Decker bought them out which is the logo you have. I have a german built 1990 ps174 which is pure Elu (many of their tools were made in Switzerland). They do all look superficially the same however i was led to believe black and decker set about cost cutting immediately. 2 of the things i know about were putting cheaper bearings in the saws and they stopped using the swiss made orange coloured motor trigger switch .Ive stripped all my elu stuff and the bearings in the 80's ones are all high end , the nineties not so. I also have a ps274 elu the same as yours someone gave me a few years ago . My original 174 has an orange trigger, my later one is black . I also had another early nineties /B&D unit (which i sold ) with a blue trigger and 2D logo. I have some other 80's elu tools with the 3D logo and orange triggers. Anyone who can correct me please feel free. Always appreciate any more info on them

"Just because it's new doesn't mean its better" Something a lot of people don't seem to understand. I've have had a similar, rock solid Electra Beckum Sliding compound for over 25 years and it's getting a bit tired. I went looking for a replacement that is compact enough to fit in the same space in my trailer and found an Elu ps 174 (Not sure of the difference yet, looks the same as the 274) It has been a home hobbyist saw and in great condition so I think it should see me to the end. LOL, and here I am looking for yet another one!

I got the PS174 (250 cross cut and 12.5 kg) in about '87. Replaced it about ten years ago with an almost identical Dewalt DS700 because the motor wouldn't get up to speed anymore. Great saws. The only thing that has always pissed me off (and everyone else I know that had them) is that they are very stiff to slide out. Mainly for that reason (and because it was cheap) I just bought a Bosch GCM 800 SJ. I have only played with it for a bit, but it is already clear that it won't last anywhere near as long. My Elu was made in France; my Dewalt in Italy. Elu tools were made in West Germany, Italy, France and Switzerland, that I know of.

Great review on the mitre saws so much so Iv just purchased one from our flooring contractor which was buried at the back of his workshop hadn’t been used for years .It’s in great shape just need a dusting off .He only wanted £20 so I bit his hand off I did give him £40 as I felt it was worth a lot more .It feels like it’s built like a battle ship and heavy compared today’s saws. He also may have the stand bonus 😁

Had one for my 21st present ! Back in 87, died a couple of years ago now, but bought two more now ,.pick them up for £35-60 quidish, can get all the spare stuff from LS Spares. Swiss made them Dewalt bought ELu out ,.....still got my old Elu Moff 96 somewhere !......Great bits of kit

I have one of these. Being not a trades person, that is the only Mitre Saw I ever own, and probably ever will. I bought it second hand. It is in very good condition. I used it to cut floating floor boards. The length of its travel is a bit short when I want to rip the floor boards lengthwise. The users manual stated that it is made in the EU, Italy to be specific.

I love my dewalt dws757xps. Great video mate 👍

Best do a full carpenter breakdown of tools! Great to see 🔧not being needlessly replaced.

I've inherited and fixed my dads 1/4 inch elu router, its still going, you can feel the weight and quality

Great vid, thanks for sharing. Useful coming from a pro who uses tools every day. 👍🏻

Elu were great. My compound mitre saw like yours never went wrong. It got stolen and so i purchased a Dewalt replacement but was made from inferior components, Lighter metals cheaper plastic parts. Not forgetting the famous ELU flip over saw.

I agree it is the best saw design for everyday use. My Dad had the same elu mitre saw and it's still going strong I bought the DeWalt equivalent and had to change a bearing after 8 years. I have now gone cordless and whilst I miss the smaller DeWalt, I have now got too used to having a double bevel and trenching capability..... Too spoilt😂

Thanks! I have the df 707. Until I watched your video I didn’t realise how good it is. Now I know why all other saws I try feel sloppy and cheap by comparison. The only issue is the sliders bind slightly on mine but now thanks to you I shall attempt to adjust them. Cheers!

That is impressive to still be accurate and still working for all them years as a mitre saw is probly the most used tool by chippies day in day out

Hi Del, I've got a double bevel saw at the min but it's seen better days so was wondering if I could make do with just a single bevel as it'd be more portable. I reaaly only use the double bevel for skirting jobs but it is dead handy to have. Do you use your 707 for everything, including skirting? If so do you think I'd be OK with a single bevel to cover most 2nd fix & basic 1st fix domestic jobs? Cheers for your help.

Still got my Dewalt 707 stays in the garage now that I have the Makita 36volt mitre saw.The Dewalt has been a great saw just got fed up carting the 110 box about so went cordless

Well built the lack of a blade brake is a worry as my fingernail will testify. The blade guards also failed on me but I still have an elu plainer and is still an amazing machine .

Fantastic 🤣🤣🤣🤣the oldies are the best 🤣🤣🤣👏👏

I've got an Elu 274 that I bought new in 1984, cant remember what I paid but it's still going. I've changed a few bits over the years but it still comes out to work sometimes. When I bought it everyone was using those manual mitre saws with a sort of oversized hacksaw blade in it.

Here in the US I bought one of these way back in the 90's. Mine had a gray handle and was a Dewalt but made in Italy. B&D here used to market professional tools but the name Black & Decker had a "home owner " ring to it so they dropped the Professional range and promoted the name Dewalt. All marketing BS! I also have the Elu plunge router and mine is marked Black & Decker. Both are great tools

I call mine the world’s heaviest mitre saw, it’s unusual in that it has speed control on it, it’s in much worse condition than all of yours, but I still use it, it cost me £60 about 5 years ago, it still produces consistent results, it’s not used every day.

This is an excellent article, I wish I'd seen it earlier as I had mothballed my DW700 version, I couldn't bring myself to dump it! It has developed a problem and I wondered if you or any followers could help me. Despite the saw being in good overall condition and never having been dropped etc it has started to be very tight on its trammel bars or runners, this is only as it gets to full return, it glides well once it's 50mm out from the head castings. I see no way of accessing or adjusting any roller guides etc, I've polished the bars and used a touch of PTF spray, no change. Is there someone that can guide me to something I've missed? Many thanks in anticipation!

I’ve had a elu flip saw a similar amount of time as you’ve had your mitre saw. Absolutely bullet proof and still go for good money on the ebay. It’s not something I use that much these days as I prefer stand alone machines these days.

Ive got the dewalt one, had it over 20 years, also it has variable speed button, the rollers on the blade guard do break off quite often.

Can you explain to what the tiny black handle/screw at the front is for? My dad got one of those and I don't understand what I can do with it.

I flogged my elk MOF 1/2 router, still have their planer. I had 2 of those dewalt 707 chopsaws... Shortcomings: the guard action was too stiff, no blade brake (so have to wait ages for blade to spin down) and only single bevel. Nice and portable though and think it would cut to 50° in one direction. 👍

Had the same one for over 25 years until it got damaged beyond repair.. Great saw..

Bought an elu flipsaw in 1995 still useing it today

Had the same Elu saw ,had a elu plunge router to , made hundreds of staircase s with them . Great kit not sure if they were black and decker ?

ELU is bombproof, shame its not made today

Great video, I had a xps717 great saw, but the dust collection was awful. If you can afford it get a KS120

G'day mate, Was looking at this on line, but does it do it trenching or rebating?

Where do you get your Diablo blades from over here In the uk ?

I also habe the yellow dewalt version since 1999 and what should I say. So much projects and all cuts was exact until Today. I love this saw ans Yes, buy it anywere. Better as a new plastic shit for 300 by Today.

I have the DW707 which I brought reconditioned in 2006, fantastic saw!! Just brought the dust extraction kit for it, DE7778 which is for the DW700/701/707/709. The dust extraction comes with 3 connectors, now unless I'm blind the 707 only has 2 dust take off points, is this correct or am I missing something?

Used that exactly same ELU saw on a jobsite, cutting aluminium, two years ago. Its a beast. Was missing the guard, so exciting times;)

Its unfortunate that they are not available in the U.S. I would love to get a hold of one of those Dewalts for my collection.

I agree with you!!!

I have the dewalt 1707 but I cannot figure how to release the rails so the saw can slide. There is no button/switch on the top of the saw like in other similar saws...

Remember these in my apprentice years. Hated them , well that's a bit harsh!! I really didn't like the guard on a 45 degree bevel. Apart from that is wasnt too bad, in fact the plumber i work with has just bought one:). I prefered the Dewalt 712 over the 707

They also made top class skilsaws in the 80s👌👌👌👌👌

Wow! And I thought I was doing well with my Electra Beckum saw.

My collection of elu tools. I've got about 13 elu routers, 2 router tablets, 1 planer,1biscuit jointer, 3 jigsaws, 1 drill and 1 SDS drill. I've told my bird she goes before my elu routers. I forgot my elu Super jaws.

Hi. I dragged my 274 out of retirement as I am working between two sites. It seems the electric brake has stopper working. I’m sure it had one. Do you think it’s an easy fix?

There are some great saws that dewalt has produced since this model, the only downside with a lot of them is weight.

A chippy pal of mine you'd have to pry the elu from his dead hand, that and electra beckum 😂

How do you change the blade on this? I bought a second hand one on the strength of the video and I cant seem to figure it out?

I've got a PS174 that I had to replace the power cord the other day 🙂. So far so good; only that i noticed that it has even become louder recently (not related to the cord change of course just that I noticed it since I didn't wear the usual ear protection for a quick test). I t always had that sound like here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nd6Fn5Oir9C7ZGg.htmlsi=JFYVjm8sleTUPKAF&t=684 , now with the most annoying part of it even louder. I didn't notice any rough running per se - so is it really likely the bearings that need to be replaced? Or maybe is it missing just a little grease in the right places? The saw hasn't really seen that much use.

I've got the dewalt version but its still going strong after 25 years. I also use a dewalt planer, all its metal components are marked Elu lol

Elu. The doggies doodaas.Yep in this game 33 years. Elu were the best. The circular saw never bettered. The planer never bettered. I had their first 12v battery drill. It was superb.

Best pull out saw, compact easy to carrie on site , new saws are great but so big and bulky . Bring back the elu brand

Elu where great tools thats right dewalt took over from them i still have a planer i bought in 1998 which was elu .😀

It’s just like mine I love it😉

Worked with a guy that loves that saw. When it died he was heart broken. I hated it. If he had it set up i would use it just to be nice. I have a 110v makita 10 inch and the 40v 216mm.

I have an elu planer still knocking around big brute of a machine it stopped running and I haven't used it in years but what a machine cutting depth of 3.5 mm and on hardwood doors at full cutting depth it never batted an eyelid,, I must dig it out and see if I can get it running

Hi I have one of this saw its an exhalant saw but now I think it needs brushes, but I can't find any info on how to do it I think you said you changed yours, my model number is DW 700 LX could you help please....

Great saws the dewalt version is no we’re near it 👍

You mentioned working in Europe Del , i presume like me you did Germany back in the 80,s ?, i also spent a few years in Holland also . My old mum was German so i am bilingual , which was suddenly very handy on kraut building sites .

Lol Everyone’s a winner 👍😂

I wonder why Dewalt moved to the diagonal handle on their newer saws from the horizontal handle on those saws when Festool and other top brands have horizontal????

I've just bought a new Einhell mitre saw for £130, and I'm sure it'll be ok; but I do wish I'd seen this video a few days ago! What's the betting the value of the Elu/DeWalt saws on ebay suddenly shoots up?!