FYI Aldi and Lidl show SCMSs for £80. Aldi's is on Thu 7 May and,
perspicaciously (!), Lidl have theirs coming up three days before, on Mon 4
May.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuy...oduct-page-37/

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-...etail&id=22917

They both use 210mm blades. Aldi's takes more power but that's about all I
can say to distinguish them. Lidl mention some details but not the slide
length, and the Aldi web site tells you even less than the Lidl one.

The Lidl one apparently comes with batteries. They should help it cut
through about 0.5mm of balsa. Or maybe they are for the laser. ;-)

James


I have owned an Aldi one for approx. 8 years. It hasn't had continuous use
but did get a lot of use when I first bought it cutting 4x2s to construct
the frame of my 24ft square workshop. I have cut through nails and screws
with it not knowing they were there when working with used timber with no
issue. The first time alarmed me but close inspection of the blade revealed
no harm was done. Dust collection isn't brilliant unless connected to the
workshop vacuumed which works well.

Mike