robgraham wrote:
False economy is the point ie you might not think that you will ever
need a sliding compound mitre saw but those who have bought a basic
chop saw in the past will probably tell you now they wish they had
bought the sliding mitre saw because it gave more flexability,depth
and wideness of cut over the stationary fixed height and width chop
saw.

No - in the 3 or 4 years that I have had the simple chop saw, I have
had absolutely no need for a sliding one and no desire to find an
excuse to buy one as the OP is looking for. OK no doubt there is use
for the sliding compound mitre but I've never seen any and I have my
suspicions that like all tools, cameras, computers, stereos, etc.
with multiple facilities, the more exotic ones get use about once in
the item's life. Gimmicks IMO.

Agree/disagree :-)

I carry a little Wickes chop saw in the van for general purpose jobs. I
also have an Axminster sliding compound mitre saw which I bung in the van
for decking jobs (6 x 2 timber) or large skirting board jobs. Little chop
saw copes with 90% of jobs, sliding saw invaluable with larger timber.



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