On 1/10/2017 9:50 PM, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message ,
newshound writes
On 1/10/2017 6:55 PM, GB wrote:
Years ago (20 or 30), I bought a mitre saw, I find it really quite good
and reasonably accurate. This one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-.../dp/B000LFRXW2


And yet it gets terrible reviews. Now, I've found a review that explains
why:
"I have to say that the quality and accuracy is poor, now that many of
its components are plastic, the original were all cast ally and it was a
good piece of kit"

I paid more £££s for mine all those years ago, so something has to give.



I have the Wickes equivalent, I think mine is all cast and it is not
too bad. I'm not sure that having the "guides" in plastic is
necessarily a disaster, you need a certain amount of "touch" to get
accuracy with these. The guides are there to help guide *you*, not to
prevent you from forcing the saw to cut at an angle to the vertical.

Looks much like mine. A bit of Silicone polish helps with the slider
friction.

First job was to fix it to a bit of chipboard so it could be safely
gripped in a bench vice. Currently cramped to a fairly rigid table.

A bit of joist, in my case! Another +1 for the silicone spray.