A few years ago I bought a cheapo (B+Q) mitre saw to do a specific
job. In the event, it's turned out to be pretty useful, but suffered
from a couple of problems, not the least of which is that it was
plastic and the guides aren't quite straight and square. Anyway, it
broke at the weekend so it's time to replace it with a decent one.
Does anyone have any recommendations good or bad?

Cheers

On 17 May, 21:34, GMM wrote:
A few years ago I bought a cheapo (B+Q) mitre saw to do a specific
job. *In the event, it's turned out to be pretty useful, but suffered
from a couple of problems, not the least of which is that it was
plastic and the guides aren't quite straight and square. *Anyway, it
broke at the weekend so it's time to replace it with a decent one.
Does anyone have any recommendations good or bad?

Cheers

Axminster have a good range:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/category-...mes-207054.htm

I gave my own away a couple of years ago, as I had no further use for
one.

Can I ask where you find a hand mitre superior to a powered one?

I can think of possibly cutting large diameter pipe, or box sections
in something non-rigid (e.g. plastic ducting) - but I'd hand saw on
the very rare occasions that comes up - or work out a way to bandsaw
it safely.

On Tue, 18 May 2010 00:39:57 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On 17 May, 21:34, GMM wrote:
A few years ago I bought a cheapo (B+Q) mitre saw to do a specific
job. *In the event, it's turned out to be pretty useful, but suffered
from a couple of problems, not the least of which is that it was
plastic and the guides aren't quite straight and square. *Anyway, it
broke at the weekend so it's time to replace it with a decent one.
Does anyone have any recommendations good or bad?

Cheers

Axminster have a good range:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/category-...mes-207054.htm

I gave my own away a couple of years ago, as I had no further use for
one.

Can I ask where you find a hand mitre superior to a powered one?

They're cheaper. I guess if you don't need them very often a decent
powered one would not be cost effective.

I can think of possibly cutting large diameter pipe, or box sections
in something non-rigid (e.g. plastic ducting) - but I'd hand saw on
the very rare occasions that comes up - or work out a way to bandsaw
it safely.
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They're cheaper. *I guess if you don't need them very often a decent
powered one would not be cost effective.

Well not really.

Rock bottom from Screwfix is £29.99:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/40588/...Mitre-Saw-240V

I think the budget supermarkets have gone even lower.

Compare that with the £18.85 for the most basic hand-operated
Axminster model.

I dare say cheaper can be found, but as the OP says, they suffer from
poor plastic guides.

There are also fine joinery applications where the hand-operated tool
can do things that are tricky with a powertool - but I imagine that
sales to people making fine joinery is a tiny fraction of overall
sales of hand-operated mitre saws.

On Tue, 18 May 2010 00:39:57 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

Can I ask where you find a hand mitre superior to a powered one?


Wouldn't a picture framer use one in preference to a powered one?

On May 17, 9:34*pm, GMM wrote:
A few years ago I bought a cheapo (B+Q) mitre saw to do a specific
job. *In the event, it's turned out to be pretty useful, but suffered
from a couple of problems, not the least of which is that it was
plastic and the guides aren't quite straight and square. *Anyway, it
broke at the weekend so it's time to replace it with a decent one.
Does anyone have any recommendations good or bad?

Cheers

Those are one product that strikes me as obsolescent. I'd normally go
for an electric one, but if a hand one's really needed, why not make
one. They're very simple. Then you can have whatever set of features
you want all for peanuts.


NT

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On 17 May, 21:34, GMM wrote:
A few years ago I bought a cheapo (B+Q) mitre saw to do a specific
job. In the event, it's turned out to be pretty useful, but suffered
from a couple of problems, not the least of which is that it was
plastic and the guides aren't quite straight and square. Anyway, it
broke at the weekend so it's time to replace it with a decent one.
Does anyone have any recommendations good or bad?

Cheers

Axminster have a good range:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/category-...mes-207054.htm

I gave my own away a couple of years ago, as I had no further use for
one.

Can I ask where you find a hand mitre superior to a powered one?

I can think of possibly cutting large diameter pipe, or box sections
in something non-rigid (e.g. plastic ducting) - but I'd hand saw on
the very rare occasions that comes up - or work out a way to bandsaw
it safely.

I find mine very handy, even though it is a cheap one and not quite square.
Also you get a ruddy great 'hacksaw' along with it, which has numerous uses
even just as the blade.

S

On 18 May, 17:45, "spamlet" wrote:
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On 17 May, 21:34, GMM wrote:

A few years ago I bought a cheapo (B+Q) mitre saw to do a specific
job. In the event, it's turned out to be pretty useful, but suffered
from a couple of problems, not the least of which is that it was
plastic and the guides aren't quite straight and square. Anyway, it
broke at the weekend so it's time to replace it with a decent one.
Does anyone have any recommendations good or bad?

Cheers

Axminster have a good range:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/category-...mes-207054.htm

I gave my own away a couple of years ago, as I had no further use for
one.

Can I ask where you find a hand mitre superior to a powered one?

I can think of possibly cutting large diameter pipe, or box sections
in something non-rigid (e.g. plastic ducting) - but I'd hand saw on
the very rare occasions that comes up - or work out a way to bandsaw
it safely.

I find mine very handy, even though it is a cheap one and not quite square.
Also you get a ruddy great 'hacksaw' along with it, which has numerous uses
even just as the blade.

S

I agree: I have a powered on but sometimes, and in some locations,
it's simpler to cut by hand than get everything out, sort power etc.
The fine blades give a good finish on architraves and trims too.

On Tue, 18 May 2010 04:08:37 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:


They're cheaper. *I guess if you don't need them very often a decent
powered one would not be cost effective.

Well not really.

Rock bottom from Screwfix is £29.99:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/40588/...Mitre-Saw-240V

I think the budget supermarkets have gone even lower.

I wonder how well these would work? My experience of cheap power
tools is not good.

Compare that with the £18.85 for the most basic hand-operated
Axminster model.

I dare say cheaper can be found, but as the OP says, they suffer from
poor plastic guides.

There are also fine joinery applications where the hand-operated tool
can do things that are tricky with a powertool - but I imagine that
sales to people making fine joinery is a tiny fraction of overall
sales of hand-operated mitre saws.
--
(\__/) M.
(='.'=) Due to the amount of spam posted via googlegroups and
(")_(") their inaction to the problem. I am blocking most articles
posted from there. If you wish your postings to be seen by
everyone you will need use a different method of posting.

I wonder how well these would work? *My experience of cheap power
tools is not good.

I do too, but many people report on here that budget powered mitre
saws are quite reasonable.