On 12/20/2016 2:40 PM, John Rumm wrote:
On 20/12/2016 13:37, wrote:
I have a chap on a visit who is going to cut the timber fro my shed,
he has asked for a mitre saw. I'm considering a cheap one but wonder
if there is a worthwhile advantage in going for a sliding or compound
type for the future?

Most are compound, not all are sliders. If going cheap then it better to
usually go for a basic chop or mitre saw rather than a sliding one,
since the sliding mechanism needs to be of a decent quality to make it
worthwhile.

As to future, depends on what you want to do with it. Sliders give extra
cross cut capacity, but often at the expense of a bit less rigidity, and
they usually take more space as they won't often go as close to a back
wall.


+1.

I have been impressed by my Evolution compound mitre, bought from them
as a "second" on eBay. The blade will also cut aluminium or steel, up to
the thickness of Dexion.