The best Makita mitre saws, compared.
Top pick: Makita LS0815FLN/1 – Widest stated cross-cut at 65 × 305 mm and the lowest shelf price, at about £328.45, for a 110 V site that already has a transformer. Best value: Makita LH1040/2 – The 240 V flip-over covers a short rip and a moderate mitre without a transformer or an LXT pack, at about £409.00. Updated October 2026.
A Makita mitre saw here is one of four amazon.co.uk listings from the capture. Judge the supply, then the cross-cut at 90°, then whether the head slides. Those checks are in the [Makita mitre saw buying guide](/hub/power-saws/makita-mitre-saw/sub/makita-mitre-saw-buying-guide). Bullets put the 90° cross-cut at 65 × 305 mm, with a laser, an LED job light, a vertical vice, a TCT blade and a dust bag. Bevel on those bullets is 48° to the left and 5° to the right. Mitre stops run to 50° left and 60° right. The motor row is 1400 W at 5000 rpm. Bullets state 52 × 300 mm at 90° and 52 × 212 mm at 45°, 1010 W and 6000 rpm, with bevel of 45° left and 5° right. Makita UK rates 46 × 92 mm at 90° and 46 × 65 mm at 45°. The box includes a push stick because table mode is part of the tool. The specification row that prints 24 V is wrong. Confirm a BS 1363 plug on the saw you receive. The title states that batteries and a charger are not included, so the bare price is not the cost of a first kit.
A Makita mitre saw here is one of four amazon.co.uk listings from the capture. Judge the supply, then the cross-cut at 90°, then whether the head slides.
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The Makita LS0815FLN/1 is a 110 V slide compound mitre saw listed at about £328.45, and the bullets put a 90° cross-cut at 65 × 305 mm on a 216 mm blade. That is the widest cut in this four-saw set, so skirting or architrave that exceeds the DLS600Z’s 92 mm rating can go through in one pass if you already run a site transformer. The listing includes a laser, an LED job light, a vertical vice, a TCT blade and a dust bag. Amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 from nine reviews in the 19 October 2026 capture, a full score on a small sample, which is why it is the top pick here for width and shelf price rather than for a large stack of UK reviews. Bevel is 48° to the left and only 5° to the right, so a deep right-hand bevel is outside this saw. The weight cell prints 19.6 kg while a UK dealer lists net weight nearer 14.2 kg, so do not plan a one-person lift from the amazon figure alone. It will not run from a domestic 230 V socket.
Pros
Cons
Best for: 110 V site or home work where a transformer is already available and you need about 300 mm of cross-cut.
Less suitable: A normal 230 V socket with no transformer, or cuts that need a deep right-hand bevel.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the LS0815FLN/1 run on UK mains?
The title and voltage row say 110 V. You need a site transformer. It is not a plug-in 230 V saw.
What is in the box?
The included-components line lists the saw, a TCT blade, a vertical vice, a socket wrench, a hex wrench, a holder, a triangular rule and a bag.
How much review evidence is on amazon.co.uk?
5.0 out of 5 from nine reviews in the 19 October 2026 capture. Treat the sample as thin.
The Makita LS0714N/1 is a 110 V double-sliding mitre saw at about £356.95, and the bullets state 52 × 300 mm at 90° and 52 × 212 mm at 45° on a 190 mm blade. That width sits in the same class as the LS0815FLN/1’s 305 mm claim, at a higher shelf price, with 1010 W and 6000 rpm against the LS0815FLN/1’s 1400 W and 5000 rpm. The box lists a vertical vice, a TCT blade, a holder, a kerf block and a dust bag, and the bullets mention built-in dust collection rather than a laser. Amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 from a single review in this capture, so the star line is not a UK consensus and this saw does not take the top-pick place. Bevel is 45° left and 5° right. It still needs a site transformer on domestic 230 V mains. At a listed 17.8 kg it is a van tool, not a saw you carry upstairs for one length of architrave.
Pros
Cons
Best for: 110 V site work where you want a 190 mm double slider and a cross-cut near 300 mm.
Less suitable: Anyone choosing on review volume, or a 230 V socket with no transformer.
Specifications
Common questions
How does capacity compare with the LS0815FLN/1?
Bullets on this ASIN state 52 × 300 mm at 90°. The LS0815FLN/1 bullets state up to 305 mm width at 90° with a 216 mm blade. Compare the measured board, not the blade diameter alone.
Is there UK review evidence?
The capture shows 5.0 from one review. Do not treat that as a UK consensus.
What voltage is required?
110 V in the title and the voltage row. Plan a transformer for domestic 230 V mains.
The Makita DLS600Z is an 18 V LXT brushless chop saw listed at about £356.46 as a bare tool, and the title states that batteries and a charger are not included. At about 6 kg with a 165 mm blade it is the light saw in this set, and UK reviews in the capture often praise that weight for second-fix work. Makita UK rates the cut at 46 × 92 mm at 90° and 46 × 65 mm at 45°, so a skirting face near 100 mm sits outside the published capacity even where reviewers describe getting close with an adjustment. The listing’s cutting-angle row says 90 degrees, while Makita UK states bevel to 46° left and right, so use the manufacturer page for bevel. Across 79 amazon.co.uk reviews the score is 4.7, the largest sample here. There is no slide, so a board near 300 mm still belongs on the LS0815FLN/1 or the LS0714N/1. The shelf price only undercuts a corded slider if the packs are already yours.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Architrave and small skirting within 92 mm when you already own 18 V LXT batteries and a charger.
Less suitable: Wide skirting, flooring or decking in one pass, or a first Makita battery kit bought from scratch.
Specifications
Common questions
Are batteries included?
The title says batteries and a charger are not included. The included-components line names the saw, blade, vice, wrenches, rule and bag only.
What cross-cut should I plan for?
Makita UK lists 46 × 92 mm at 90° and 46 × 65 mm at 45°. UK reviews mention skirting near 100 mm only with an adjustment, not as a rated capacity.
Does it slide?
The listing describes a compact brushless mitre saw without slide rails. Wide boards need a slider such as the LS0815FLN/1 or the LS0714N/1 in this comparison.
The Makita LH1040/2 is listed at about £409.00 as a 240 V flip-over table and mitre saw with a 260 mm blade, so it is the only tool in this set you can plan around a normal UK mains supply. Ignore the specification row that prints 24 V. The title says 240 V, and you should still confirm a BS 1363 plug on the saw you receive. Mitre mode on Makita UK is about 69 × 130 mm at 90° and 69 × 85 mm at 45°, which covers moderate trim and not a 300 mm face in one pass. Table mode rips to about 40 mm deep at 90°, and the box includes a push stick because that mode is part of the tool. Across 57 amazon.co.uk reviews the score is 4.4, and UK comment in the capture points to long service on earlier LH1040 bodies rather than a lab result. It is the best value listing here when you need a short rip and a mitre without a transformer or an LXT pack, even though the shelf price is the highest of the four. It does not replace the LS0815FLN/1 once the board is wider than about 130 mm.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A home workshop on 240 V that rips small stock up to about 40 mm deep and cuts moderate mitres.
Less suitable: Wide skirting or decking in one pass, or anyone who treats the 24 V row as the real supply.
Specifications
Common questions
Can I plug it into a normal UK socket?
The title states 240 V. Ignore the voltage row that says 24. Confirm the plug is BS 1363 before use.
What is the mitre capacity?
Makita UK lists 69 × 130 mm at 90° in mitre mode and 69 × 85 mm at 45°. It is not a wide sliding mitre for skirting boards in one pass.
Does it replace a site slider?
No. It is a compact flip-over for workshop ripping and moderate mitres. Wide cross-cuts belong on the LS0815FLN/1 or the LS0714N/1.
Scores follow the amazon.co.uk star lines in this four-saw set, mapped to a 0–100 scale, using the October 2026 capture. This is not a lab test. Badges mark listing fit only. Supply and the real cost of cutting weigh 25, cross-cut at 90° weighs 25, slide against chop or table weighs 20, conflicts between listing rows and bullets weigh 15, and review evidence weighs 15.
Supply and what you must add
25%110 V needs a transformer on a 230 V socket. 240 V is a household plan only if the title says so and the plug is BS 1363. An 18 V bare tool is not comparable until batteries and a charger are in the cost.
Cross-cut at 90°
25%Width and height from bullets or Makita UK, not from blade diameter. A 305 mm claim and a 92 mm claim are different jobs.
Slide, chop or table
20%A slide covers a face near 300 mm. A fixed chop does not. A flip-over adds a short rip and still is not a slider.
Listing rows against bullets
15%A voltage row, a weight cell or a cutting-angle row that fights the title, the bullets or Makita UK is not used as the buying figure.
Review evidence
15%Stars and how many amazon.co.uk reviews sit behind them. Nine reviews are not 79, and one review is not a UK consensus.
Buy the supply and the cross-cut before the star line. These four amazon.co.uk listings are not one Makita mitre saw. Two are 110 V sliders, one is an 18 V bare chop saw, and one is a 240 V flip-over. The score on this page is listing fit from those facts. It is not a laboratory cut.
A Makita mitre saw on this page is one of four amazon.co.uk listings from the October 2026 capture. The LS0815FLN/1 is a 110 V slide compound with a 216 mm blade, listed at about £328.45. Bullets put the 90° cross-cut at 65 × 305 mm, with a laser, an LED job light, a vertical vice, a TCT blade and a dust bag. Bevel on those bullets is 48° to the left and 5° to the right. Mitre stops run to 50° left and 60° right. The motor row is 1400 W at 5000 rpm.
The LS0815FLN/1 and the LS0714N/1 are 110 V site saws. A domestic socket needs a transformer. The LH1040/2 title is 240 V. The row that says 24 V is not the supply.
Makita UK rates 46 × 92 mm at 90°. A face near 100 mm is outside that figure, even if a review describes an adjustment. A face near 300 mm belongs on a slider, and the batteries are not in the box.
HSE wood-dust limits are 5 mg/m³ for softwood and 3 mg/m³ for hardwood or mixed dust. A bag in the box is not local exhaust ventilation for employees, and it does not change the noise action values of 80 and 85 dB(A).
Two of these saws are 110 V site tools. The LS0815FLN/1 and the LS0714N/1 will not run from a domestic 230 V socket unless a transformer is already on the job, and that hire or purchase sits outside the amazon.co.uk shelf price. The LH1040/2 title says 240 V, which is the listing you can plan around a normal UK supply. Ignore the voltage row that prints 24, and confirm the plug is BS 1363 before you cut. The DLS600Z is 18 V LXT and the title says batteries and a charger are not included.
Cross-cut at 90° is the next number, and it has to come from bullets or Makita UK, not from blade diameter alone. LS0815FLN/1 bullets and a UK dealer cite about 65 × 305 mm. LS0714N/1 bullets cite 52 × 300 mm at 90° and 52 × 212 mm at 45°. Makita UK rates the DLS600Z at 46 × 92 mm at 90° and 46 × 65 mm at 45°. LH1040/2 mitre mode is about 69 × 130 mm at 90° and 69 × 85 mm at 45°, with a table rip to about 40 mm deep. The two sliders are the saws for a face near 300 mm.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You already run a site transformer and you want the widest cross-cut at the lowest shelf price in this set. The LS0815FLN/1 is about £328.45, with bullets at 65 × 305 mm, a laser and an LED. Bevel is only 5° to the right, and the review line is 5.0 from nine reviews.
You want a short rip and a moderate mitre from a normal UK socket, without a transformer or an LXT pack. The LH1040/2 is about £409.00. Mitre mode is about 69 × 130 mm, and table mode rips to about 40 mm deep. It does not cut a 300 mm face in one pass.
You already own 18 V LXT batteries and a charger, and the board stays inside 46 × 92 mm. The DLS600Z is about £356.46 bare and about 6 kg, with 4.7 from 79 reviews. It does not slide, and the packs are not in the box.
The top pick is the Makita LS0815FLN/1 at about £328.45. Bullets state 65 × 305 mm at 90° on a 216 mm blade, with a laser and an LED, and it is the lowest shelf price here, on 5.0 from nine amazon.co.uk reviews. It is 110 V, so a transformer is part of the plan on a 230 V socket. Best value is the Makita LH1040/2 at about £409.00: the only 240 V listing, a flip-over for a short rip and a mitre of about 130 mm, with 4.4 from 57 reviews. It does not replace the LS0815FLN/1 once the board is wider than that. The DLS600Z is the light bare LXT chop saw if the packs already exist and the cut stays inside 92 mm.
Makita LS0815FLN/1
Widest stated cross-cut at 65 × 305 mm and the lowest shelf price, at about £328.45, for a 110 V site that already has a transformer.
Makita LH1040/2
The 240 V flip-over covers a short rip and a moderate mitre without a transformer or an LXT pack, at about £409.00.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Prices captured 19 October 2026.
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