On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:44:22 +0100, Roger Mills wrote:
You can cut compound bevels - which are at an angle to the axes of the wood
in two different planes. Firstly, you can rotate the cutting assembly
through +/- 45 degrees in plan view - which *all* mitre saws can do. *Then*
you can tilt the blade about a horizontal axis. [The text calls one of these
"miter" (sic) and the other "bevel" - and defines the max cutting capacity
for various combinations of these].

That's one downside with mine - I can only tilt the blade between 0
and +45 degrees, not -45 to +45 degrees (it'll still do +/-45 in 'plan'
view, of course). Every once in a while it's a bit of a minor
inconvenience (I've got enough bench to handle about 8' either side of the
saw, but of course it doesn't mean it's not bench that's often cluttered
with crap on one side :-)

Maybe they're always like that though - but if not it's a little niggle
I'd try to avoid next time I go to purchase one.

cheers

Jules