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Default Sliding mitre saw anyone?


"stuart noble" wrote in message
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George wrote:
"Andy Dingley" wrote in message

Cheap chop saws have a habit of using funny spindle diameters so you
can't replace the blade, either for a better one, a new sharp one, or
for a more appropriate choice of tooth. 30mm is standard though and
there's a big range.


My cheap ebay one cost £80

I can't fault it,gives accurate cut after cut ie no resetting of its
adustents.


You obviously don't know what Andy's definition of accurate is. What
equipment are you using to verify said accuracy? I fear you may need to
upgrade to something frightfully expensive.


Well if I cut a piece of 2x2 I can't see daylight on the cut edge using a
set square like I was taught by my woodwork teacher ie if I can see daylight
between the cut surface and the edge of the set square then its not flat.

If I cut or mitre a piece of 6" skirting either vertically or flat on its
face then it'll be true with the same said setsquare.
Oh! and the setsquare is accurate as well ie now and again I'll put it
against a square metal block of steel that I milled when doing training in
an engineering machine shop.

:-)