Sumgod coughed up some electrons that declared:

Hiya & thanks for reading this.

Need to re-roof a 50ft long shed/'farm building. Thinks: therefore need
mitre saw for cutting numerous rafters. After much net searching have
headache! So many models/makes/types and differing prices.

I'm planning on spending £300/£400. For this dosh it seems I can get a
Dewalt/Bosch/Ryobi sliding compound mitre saw that will cut a 4 x 2
rafter. So far so good.

Is there anything else I should be taking into consideration? For example,
is the max depth of cut an issue? If I needed to cut a 4 x 4 fence post
could I do this with two cuts, one from either side? And are mitre saws
which have large max depths of cut (if you see what I mean) less accurate
on small cuts such as moulding?

Apologies for being a bit wooly and unclear, but with respect to mitre
saws I'm currently clueless. Hence the appeal for some clarity here.

If you have managed to shine some light into my rather dim mitre saw
world, many thanks! If not, thanks for reading nonethless.

Chris

Now I've adjusted it, I'm pretty happy with this:

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=107993

[Metabo KGS 255]

But you might consider one of their better models - the one above doesn't
come with any useful widgets like the little brackets out the side that
help support the work piece. However, I manage OK.

Cheers

Tim