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fred wrote:
On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 12:29:29 AM UTC,
wrote:
On Tuesday, 20 December 2016 13:38:04 UTC,
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?

AJH

Pretty much all are compound angle cutting. Sliders you can do a lot more with, ie length cuts on timber upto a couple of feet or so, cut sheet materials upto a point, and cut wide boards. But a slider is more money, and much more size & weight.


NT

why not just rent one

Might well be the best way.

I've had 4. First one just a cheapie from a shed. More of a chop saw. Got
annoyed it wasn't big enough for the sort of things I wanted. Bought a
larger one. Then a cheap slider. That was Ok but a pain to set to give an
exact 90 degree (or whatever) cut. So eventually got a large Makita on
special offer, which is pretty well what I should have got first. But far
too expensive for a one off use.

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