In article 4833a2fa@qaanaaq,
Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-05-20 23:31:06 +0100, Bruce said:

"George" wrote:


"Bruce" wrote in message
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"George" wrote:

Sunday the 25th
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Thanks! That gives me four days to find out what a sliding mitre saw
does, and work out why I might need one someday.

;-)

Simple anwser to that is...

Lets suppose you want to lay decking ie 200 pieces need cutting to
size,now that would mean alot of effort with a hand saw.

Sure we can just buy a conventional chop saw but at the same price
you can buy a cheap chop saw we have the oppertunity to buy a sliding
mitre chop saw which will cut deeper and wider than the chop saw. ;-)


Thanks George, that was quick!

I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get
irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner.
Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that
irritation ...

Not really. You will simply replace it with another irritation when
you discover that cheap SCM saws are not capable of repeatable and
consistent cuts without resetting and checking before each one.

It's likely to be far more accurate than cutting by hand or with a hand
power tool - for the average person. Not everyone will want it for cabinet
making and it's likely to be more than adequate for joinery.

In other words a fiddle player won't get the best out of a Stradivarius.

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*El nino made me do it

Dave Plowman London SW
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