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On 2008-05-20 22:26:17 +0100, "George" said:
Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk After buying the potatoes, cabbage and baked beans from there, one can proceed to a tool supplier to buy a Makita LS1013, DeWalt 708, Bosch GCM 12SD or Metabo (Elektra Beckum) KGS305. Any of these will fulfill the role of a proper sliding compound mitre saw. Aldi may have something that can be boiled and processed to make something that approximates to potato puree. |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message news:483344bc@qaanaaq... On 2008-05-20 22:26:17 +0100, "George" said: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk After buying the potatoes, cabbage and baked beans from there, one can proceed to a tool supplier to buy a Makita LS1013, DeWalt 708, Bosch GCM 12SD or Metabo (Elektra Beckum) KGS305. Any of these will fulfill the role of a proper sliding compound mitre saw. Aldi may have something that can be boiled and processed to make something that approximates to potato puree. I think you should go into the power tool trade and start selling high quality groceries MrHall. ;-) |
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On 2008-05-20 22:40:48 +0100, "George" said:
"Andy Hall" wrote in message news:483344bc@qaanaaq... On 2008-05-20 22:26:17 +0100, "George" said: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk After buying the potatoes, cabbage and baked beans from there, one can proceed to a tool supplier to buy a Makita LS1013, DeWalt 708, Bosch GCM 12SD or Metabo (Elektra Beckum) KGS305. Any of these will fulfill the role of a proper sliding compound mitre saw. Aldi may have something that can be boiled and processed to make something that approximates to potato puree. I think you should go into the power tool trade and start selling high quality groceries MrHall. ;-) A good proposition. It would be much easier for a quality tool store to offer vouchers for a good moules-frites at a local brasserie than it is for a bulk reseller of cheap, bulk wet potatoes to attempt to sell woodworking machinery. This is a 20:1 ratio on price vs. 5:1 |
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Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk Thanks! That gives me four days to find out what a sliding mitre saw does, and work out why I might need one someday. ;-) |
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"Bruce" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk Thanks! That gives me four days to find out what a sliding mitre saw does, and work out why I might need one someday. ;-) Simple anwser to that is... Lets suppose you want to lay decking ie 200 pieces need cutting to size,now that would mean alot of effort with a hand saw. Sure we can just buy a conventional chop saw but at the same price you can buy a cheap chop saw we have the oppertunity to buy a sliding mitre chop saw which will cut deeper and wider than the chop saw. ;-) |
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"George" wrote:
"Bruce" wrote in message .. . "George" wrote: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk Thanks! That gives me four days to find out what a sliding mitre saw does, and work out why I might need one someday. ;-) Simple anwser to that is... Lets suppose you want to lay decking ie 200 pieces need cutting to size,now that would mean alot of effort with a hand saw. Sure we can just buy a conventional chop saw but at the same price you can buy a cheap chop saw we have the oppertunity to buy a sliding mitre chop saw which will cut deeper and wider than the chop saw. ;-) Thanks George, that was quick! I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... |
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"Bruce" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message . .. "George" wrote: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk Thanks! That gives me four days to find out what a sliding mitre saw does, and work out why I might need one someday. ;-) Simple anwser to that is... Lets suppose you want to lay decking ie 200 pieces need cutting to size,now that would mean alot of effort with a hand saw. Sure we can just buy a conventional chop saw but at the same price you can buy a cheap chop saw we have the oppertunity to buy a sliding mitre chop saw which will cut deeper and wider than the chop saw. ;-) Thanks George, that was quick! I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Or maybe filing a wee bit off the depth stop? Or fitting a slightly larger blade? Or putting a ply packing piece on the saw bed? |
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Andy Hall wrote: On 2008-05-20 22:26:17 +0100, "George" said: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk After buying the potatoes, cabbage and baked beans from there, one can proceed to a tool supplier to buy a Makita LS1013, DeWalt 708, Bosch GCM 12SD or Metabo (Elektra Beckum) KGS305. All of course at 10 times the price of the Aldi machine. Any of these will fulfill the role of a proper sliding compound mitre saw. Tempting proposition for the average DIY guy. £500 for a Makita or £50 for an Aldi. Hmmm. Wonder what the average bloke wanting to cut a few deck boards would buy? Aldi may have something that can be boiled and processed to make something that approximates to potato puree. Is that why they won 8 quality food awards in 2007? -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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"Bruce" wrote in message Thanks George, that was quick! I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Hah! you didn't pay attention to your woodwork teacher at school. ;-) Pack it up on a scrap piece of wood. Also when cutting a piece of wood put a scrap piece of wood behind it...stops the other side of the wood getting splintered. |
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message news Andy Hall wrote: On 2008-05-20 22:26:17 +0100, "George" said: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk After buying the potatoes, cabbage and baked beans from there, one can proceed to a tool supplier to buy a Makita LS1013, DeWalt 708, Bosch GCM 12SD or Metabo (Elektra Beckum) KGS305. All of course at 10 times the price of the Aldi machine. Any of these will fulfill the role of a proper sliding compound mitre saw. Tempting proposition for the average DIY guy. £500 for a Makita or £50 for an Aldi. Hmmm. Wonder what the average bloke wanting to cut a few deck boards would buy? The Aldi one is a bit pricy. I have a PPro one that I paid £20 as a refurb that works quite well. Aldi may have something that can be boiled and processed to make something that approximates to potato puree. Is that why they won 8 quality food awards in 2007? -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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"dennis@home" wrote in message The Aldi one is a bit pricy. I have a PPro one that I paid £20 as a refurb that works quite well. Magic! Dennis,now let us all know where we can get these refurb saws? |
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"George" wrote in message ... "dennis@home" wrote in message The Aldi one is a bit pricy. I have a PPro one that I paid £20 as a refurb that works quite well. Magic! Dennis,now let us all know where we can get these refurb saws? Well its in great bridge, Tipton. |
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"dennis@home" wrote:
Or maybe filing a wee bit off the depth stop? Or fitting a slightly larger blade? Or putting a ply packing piece on the saw bed? Cheaper than £50 minus 1p for sure! Thanks. |
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"George" wrote:
"Bruce" wrote in message Thanks George, that was quick! I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Hah! you didn't pay attention to your woodwork teacher at school. ;-) That's because my school didn't teach woodwork or metalwork, despite it being a legal requirement. One of many serious disappointments about that school! Still, I did get O Level Latin, so I suppose I should be grateful for that. Rarely has a day gone by since then without me saying to myself "I am so glad I did O level Latin, so I am." Pack it up on a scrap piece of wood. Also when cutting a piece of wood put a scrap piece of wood behind it...stops the other side of the wood getting splintered. Thanks. These are basic things that I could easily have learned in a woodwork class. |
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"George" wrote: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk Thanks! That gives me four days to find out what a sliding mitre saw does, and work out why I might need one someday. http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/powertools/mitresaw.htm (you know you want one!) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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The Medway Handyman wrote:
proceed to a tool supplier to buy a Makita LS1013, DeWalt 708, Bosch GCM 12SD or Metabo (Elektra Beckum) KGS305. All of course at 10 times the price of the Aldi machine. Any of these will fulfill the role of a proper sliding compound mitre saw. Tempting proposition for the average DIY guy. £500 for a Makita or £50 for an Aldi. Hmmm. Wonder what the average bloke wanting to cut a few deck boards would buy? I got a nice LS1214 off eBay for PPPro money.... Very nice bit of kit it is too... -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Tue, 20 May 2008 23:08:54 +0100, Bruce wrote:
Thanks! That gives me four days to find out what a sliding mitre saw does, and work out why I might need one someday. It does that which a non-sliding chop saw doesn't, and thus makes it almost useless. I'm about as extreme as Andy Hall when it comes to avoiding tools that are any less than stellar in performance - but I'll be buying one of these. 50 quid for making chicken coops in half the time? I'll have some of that. 30mm bore on the blade too (unusual), so you can easily find blades for it. |
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On 2008-05-20 23:38:12 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said: Andy Hall wrote: On 2008-05-20 22:26:17 +0100, "George" said: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk After buying the potatoes, cabbage and baked beans from there, one can proceed to a tool supplier to buy a Makita LS1013, DeWalt 708, Bosch GCM 12SD or Metabo (Elektra Beckum) KGS305. All of course at 10 times the price of the Aldi machine. and ... Any of these will fulfill the role of a proper sliding compound mitre saw. Tempting proposition for the average DIY guy. £500 for a Makita or £50 for an Aldi. Hmmm. Wonder what the average bloke wanting to cut a few deck boards would buy? That would depend on whether he wants to do a proper job or not. Aldi may have something that can be boiled and processed to make something that approximates to potato puree. Is that why they won 8 quality food awards in 2007? Microsoft received awards for corporate citizenship....... |
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On 2008-05-20 23:31:06 +0100, Bruce said:
"George" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk Thanks! That gives me four days to find out what a sliding mitre saw does, and work out why I might need one someday. ;-) Simple anwser to that is... Lets suppose you want to lay decking ie 200 pieces need cutting to size,now that would mean alot of effort with a hand saw. Sure we can just buy a conventional chop saw but at the same price you can buy a cheap chop saw we have the oppertunity to buy a sliding mitre chop saw which will cut deeper and wider than the chop saw. ;-) Thanks George, that was quick! I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Not really. You will simply replace it with another irritation when you discover that cheap SCM saws are not capable of repeatable and consistent cuts without resetting and checking before each one. |
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On 2008-05-20 23:36:16 +0100, "dennis@home"
said: "Bruce" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Or maybe filing a wee bit off the depth stop? Or fitting a slightly larger blade? Or putting a ply packing piece on the saw bed? Or visiting local A&E department.... |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message news:4833a331@qaanaaq... On 2008-05-20 23:36:16 +0100, "dennis@home" said: "Bruce" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Or maybe filing a wee bit off the depth stop? Or fitting a slightly larger blade? Or putting a ply packing piece on the saw bed? Or visiting local A&E department.... You have never made tools have you? |
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Bruce wrote: I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... I do have a sliding mitre saw - but a B&Q one. Which can just cut 12" shelves etc. Anything less would be a real pain. Means a 10" blade, though and is of course much larger overall. It's not perfect but excellent value - I couldn't have justified the 500 quid plus for a 'name' one. -- *I speak fluent patriarchy but it's not my mother tongue Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Bruce wrote: Pack it up on a scrap piece of wood. Also when cutting a piece of wood put a scrap piece of wood behind it...stops the other side of the wood getting splintered. Thanks. These are basic things that I could easily have learned in a woodwork class. I doubt it. Like all such things they tend to teach only the 'correct' way and leave out the practical bits you'll need for DIY. -- *Who are these kids and why are they calling me Mom? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Andy Hall wrote: On 2008-05-20 23:31:06 +0100, Bruce said: "George" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk Thanks! That gives me four days to find out what a sliding mitre saw does, and work out why I might need one someday. ;-) Simple anwser to that is... Lets suppose you want to lay decking ie 200 pieces need cutting to size,now that would mean alot of effort with a hand saw. Sure we can just buy a conventional chop saw but at the same price you can buy a cheap chop saw we have the oppertunity to buy a sliding mitre chop saw which will cut deeper and wider than the chop saw. ;-) Thanks George, that was quick! I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Not really. You will simply replace it with another irritation when you discover that cheap SCM saws are not capable of repeatable and consistent cuts without resetting and checking before each one. It's likely to be far more accurate than cutting by hand or with a hand power tool - for the average person. Not everyone will want it for cabinet making and it's likely to be more than adequate for joinery. In other words a fiddle player won't get the best out of a Stradivarius. -- *El nino made me do it Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Bruce wrote: Pack it up on a scrap piece of wood. Also when cutting a piece of wood put a scrap piece of wood behind it...stops the other side of the wood getting splintered. Thanks. These are basic things that I could easily have learned in a woodwork class. I doubt it. Like all such things they tend to teach only the 'correct' way and leave out the practical bits you'll need for DIY. The only electric thing I was ever allowed to use in woodwork was the gluepot. :-( -- Rod Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious onset. Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed. www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message Or maybe filing a wee bit off the depth stop? Or fitting a slightly larger blade? Or putting a ply packing piece on the saw bed? Or visiting local A&E department.... Confusious say Man who get distracted is silly bugger. |
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Andy Dingley wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 23:08:54 +0100, Bruce wrote: Thanks! That gives me four days to find out what a sliding mitre saw does, and work out why I might need one someday. It does that which a non-sliding chop saw doesn't, and thus makes it almost useless. I'm about as extreme as Andy Hall when it comes to avoiding tools that are any less than stellar in performance - but I'll be buying one of these. 50 quid for making chicken coops in half the time? I'll have some of that. 30mm bore on the blade too (unusual), so you can easily find blades for it. Andy do you want to try writing this again, or was every sentence meant to be contradictory? I'm sure you know what you meant to say, but it is difficult to interpret anything from it. cheers |
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On 21 May, 10:37, DM wrote:
It does that which a non-sliding chop saw doesn't, and thus makes it almost useless. A non-sliding chop saw chops. It doesn't do anything else. As a result, they're of little practical use for anything - butt joints and that's about it. Stick a slide on there, with a depth stop, and the assumption is that you get wider cuts. This is true, but not really that useful either. Unless you pay several hundred quid you don't get _enough_ width to cut more than a narrow skirting. If you do pay the full whack for a big one, you've still only bought a flimsy unbalanaced radial arm saw. What the really useful benefit on a sliding mitre saw with a depth stop is, is its ability to cut halved joints quickly. _Now_ you've got a useful tool for simpler carpentry, particularly chicken coops and shopfitting or stud walls. Incidentally, if you want a cheap radial arm saw, just find someone who's got one and wait. After they've scared themselves ****less when ripping went wrong on it, offer them a fiver to take it away. While they're still shaking, they'll be only too glad to see it go. Then went you get it home, lock the head so that it can't be swivelled for ripping any more. 30mm bore on the blade too (unusual), so you can easily find blades for it. Cheap chop saws have a habit of using funny spindle diameters so you can't replace the blade, either for a better one, a new sharp one, or for a more appropriate choice of tooth. 30mm is standard though and there's a big range. |
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On 2008-05-21 09:00:31 +0100, "dennis@home"
said: "Andy Hall" wrote in message news:4833a331@qaanaaq... On 2008-05-20 23:36:16 +0100, "dennis@home" said: "Bruce" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Or maybe filing a wee bit off the depth stop? Or fitting a slightly larger blade? Or putting a ply packing piece on the saw bed? Or visiting local A&E department.... You have never made tools have you? Sure, but always safe ones. |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message news:4833ff8e@qaanaaq... On 2008-05-21 09:00:31 +0100, "dennis@home" said: "Andy Hall" wrote in message news:4833a331@qaanaaq... On 2008-05-20 23:36:16 +0100, "dennis@home" said: "Bruce" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Or maybe filing a wee bit off the depth stop? Or fitting a slightly larger blade? Or putting a ply packing piece on the saw bed? Or visiting local A&E department.... You have never made tools have you? Sure, but always safe ones. So how do you know it isn't safe? Do you always jump to unfound conclusions or is that just here? |
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message Cheap chop saws have a habit of using funny spindle diameters so you can't replace the blade, either for a better one, a new sharp one, or for a more appropriate choice of tooth. 30mm is standard though and there's a big range. My cheap ebay one cost £80 I can't fault it,gives accurate cut after cut ie no resetting of its adustents. The blade is 254x25 which isn't a standard blade size realy but screwfix do em along with Tooled-up and probably elsewere if I look. :-P |
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George wrote:
"Andy Dingley" wrote in message Cheap chop saws have a habit of using funny spindle diameters so you can't replace the blade, either for a better one, a new sharp one, or for a more appropriate choice of tooth. 30mm is standard though and there's a big range. My cheap ebay one cost £80 I can't fault it,gives accurate cut after cut ie no resetting of its adustents. You obviously don't know what Andy's definition of accurate is. What equipment are you using to verify said accuracy? I fear you may need to upgrade to something frightfully expensive. |
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"stuart noble" wrote in message ... George wrote: "Andy Dingley" wrote in message Cheap chop saws have a habit of using funny spindle diameters so you can't replace the blade, either for a better one, a new sharp one, or for a more appropriate choice of tooth. 30mm is standard though and there's a big range. My cheap ebay one cost £80 I can't fault it,gives accurate cut after cut ie no resetting of its adustents. You obviously don't know what Andy's definition of accurate is. What equipment are you using to verify said accuracy? I fear you may need to upgrade to something frightfully expensive. Well if I cut a piece of 2x2 I can't see daylight on the cut edge using a set square like I was taught by my woodwork teacher ie if I can see daylight between the cut surface and the edge of the set square then its not flat. If I cut or mitre a piece of 6" skirting either vertically or flat on its face then it'll be true with the same said setsquare. Oh! and the setsquare is accurate as well ie now and again I'll put it against a square metal block of steel that I milled when doing training in an engineering machine shop. :-) |
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On 21 May, 12:35, stuart noble wrote:
You obviously don't know what Andy's definition of accurate is. What are we talking though? Carpentry, cabinetry or horseshoes? For the crude softwood carpentry for which I'd use a chop saw, I'm not really that bothered about accuracy or precision. For the tasks where I do care, a chop saw is just the wrong sort of tool to even make the cut, let alone make it accurately. My beef with the simple chopsaws is that I just don't have much need in my life for simple butt joints. |
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drugs began to take hold. I remember Andy Hall saying something like: On 2008-05-20 22:26:17 +0100, "George" said: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk After buying the potatoes, cabbage and baked beans from there, one can proceed to a tool supplier to buy a Makita LS1013, DeWalt 708, Bosch GCM 12SD or Metabo (Elektra Beckum) KGS305. Any of these will fulfill the role of a proper sliding compound mitre saw. Aldi may have something that can be boiled and processed to make something that approximates to potato puree. Ah, ffs, change the record. Actually, these days - I think your laser's stuck. -- Dave GS850x2 XS650 SE6a "It's a moron working with power tools. How much more suspenseful can you get?" - House |
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On May 21, 1:02 am, Bruce wrote:
"George" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Hah! you didn't pay attention to your woodwork teacher at school. ;-) That's because my school didn't teach woodwork or metalwork, despite it being a legal requirement. Really? I thought that prior the national curriculum, the only legal requirement was religious education (which could be opted out of by the parents). One of many serious disappointments about that school! Still, I did get O Level Latin, Which makes it unlikely that you were educated in the days of the national curriculum :-) (Actually, I am assuming that the school was in England or Wales. I believe that some schools abroad still do O-levels) so I suppose I should be grateful for that. Rarely has a day gone by since then without me saying to myself "I am so glad I did O level Latin, so I am." |
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Sliding mitre saw anyone?
On 2008-05-21 21:12:13 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon
said: We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Andy Hall saying something like: On 2008-05-20 22:26:17 +0100, "George" said: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk After buying the potatoes, cabbage and baked beans from there, one can proceed to a tool supplier to buy a Makita LS1013, DeWalt 708, Bosch GCM 12SD or Metabo (Elektra Beckum) KGS305. Any of these will fulfill the role of a proper sliding compound mitre saw. Aldi may have something that can be boiled and processed to make something that approximates to potato puree. Ah, ffs, change the record. Actually, these days - I think your laser's stuck. Solid state..... |
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Sliding mitre saw anyone?
On 2008-05-21 21:12:13 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon
said: We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Andy Hall saying something like: On 2008-05-20 22:26:17 +0100, "George" said: Sunday the 25th http://www.aldi.co.uk After buying the potatoes, cabbage and baked beans from there, one can proceed to a tool supplier to buy a Makita LS1013, DeWalt 708, Bosch GCM 12SD or Metabo (Elektra Beckum) KGS305. Any of these will fulfill the role of a proper sliding compound mitre saw. Aldi may have something that can be boiled and processed to make something that approximates to potato puree. Ah, ffs, change the record. Actually, these days - I think your laser's stuck. It's more reasonable to present the proper tool for doing a job than an unsuitable one from an unsuitable supplier. |
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Sliding mitre saw anyone?
On 2008-05-21 12:00:01 +0100, "dennis@home"
said: "Andy Hall" wrote in message news:4833ff8e@qaanaaq... On 2008-05-21 09:00:31 +0100, "dennis@home" said: "Andy Hall" wrote in message news:4833a331@qaanaaq... On 2008-05-20 23:36:16 +0100, "dennis@home" said: "Bruce" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message I've been using my plain vanilla mitre saw to cut skirtings and I get irritated by the fact the saw misses just a little bit at the corner. Now I need to decide whether it is worth £50 minus 1p to remove that irritation ... Or maybe filing a wee bit off the depth stop? Or fitting a slightly larger blade? Or putting a ply packing piece on the saw bed? Or visiting local A&E department.... You have never made tools have you? Sure, but always safe ones. So how do you know it isn't safe? Do you always jump to unfound conclusions or is that just here? Like any woodworking machine, a SCMS is designed in a specific way to meet certain safety requirements. This particular family of machines, like radial arm saws of which these are a cousin, will do a very good job if used properly, with proper guards in place and not modified outside of the manufacturer's design. Do you know what the safety implication of filing from the depth stop is? Do you know what the effect of fitting a larger blade will be on stopping time or the forces on the machine? Did you ask the manufacturer whether he was prepared to under-write modifications? |
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