The Medway Handyman wrote:
Tim S wrote:
Kevin coughed up some electrons that declared:


I too looked at this one recently and decided in the end to get the
Ryobi one at £199.99 (88825). What won it for me was capacity (you
can never have enough, and with my previous compound saw there were
too many occasions when I could have done with another inch or two
of capacity).

I've been very happy with the Ryobi - build quality is good and if
you are just an enthusiastic DIYer like me you won't be
disappointed. I got the table to go with mine - better than trying
to balance it on the old workmate.

The only slightly -ve thing is it's noisy when the brake is applied -
quite a clang when the blade stops.

Cheers - Kev
Hi Kev,

And only £10 more. Thanks for pinting that out - it does everything I
need.

Won't be anything like the build quality of the Metabo though. Metabo is
the mutts nuts.


Dave

That may be true but for all purchases like this it comes down to a
decision based on what I'm going to use it for, how often it will get
used and how much it costs. If I had unlimited cash (I don't) or if I
was using it to earn an income then I would probably have gone for
something "better". However, for my occassional projects at home this is
ideal.

The bottom line for me is I made the right decision buying the Ryobi.

Cheers - Kev