Mike,

Basically, the sliders allow you a longer length of cut.
Usually you can cut boards around 12 inches (300 mm) width with a slide
compound mitre saw.
May also use it to cut dado's/housing joints etc if it has the locking/stop
feature to do this.


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"Mike" wrote in message
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newbie question, what are the pro's and con's of sliding compound miter
saw's over fixed compound miter saw's
Mike