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

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?

AJH

I've got a sliding compound saw which I find very useful.

Sliding lets you cut much wider boards.

Compound allows you to cut complex mitres in two planes. You may not
want to do that very often, but it also means that you can cut mitres on
skirting board with the board lying flat rather then being upright,
which makes life much easier.

You don't have to pay a fortune for one. Mine (8" blade) cost about £70
from Argos a few years ago. Screwfix item 73135 (£80) is basically similar.
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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.

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In article ,
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?

What size timber? Many cheap saws will only cope with small sizes.

Personally, I find a decent sliding type well worth the extra. As it will
cut wider things (like shelves) in one go. But only you will know what
you'll use it for.

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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.

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:54:12 +0000, newshound
wrote:

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.


What would be a good make (brand) to use for making picture frame
mitres. I already have a Nobex Mitre saw but a power tool alternative
sounds attractive if it cuts as good and as accurately as the hand
saw...?

Thanks

On 20/12/2016 16:02, alo wrote:

What would be a good make (brand) to use for making picture frame
mitres. I already have a Nobex Mitre saw but a power tool alternative
sounds attractive if it cuts as good and as accurately as the hand
saw...?

Thanks



Isn't one of these types the best way to do that?

http://www.axminster.co.uk/axcaliber...ge-deal-717577

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

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

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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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On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:49:05 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
fred wrote:

why not just rent one

Might well be the best way.

I doubt it and for the sake of £100 I'd prefer to buy.


In view of the comments about set up and rigidity I'll go for the
simple one as long as it can cut 45 degrees through a 3 by 2.

AJH

On 21/12/2016 17:35, wrote:
On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:49:05 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
fred wrote:

why not just rent one

Might well be the best way.

I doubt it and for the sake of £100 I'd prefer to buy.

Expect to pay £300+ for a good slider.

In view of the comments about set up and rigidity I'll go for the
simple one as long as it can cut 45 degrees through a 3 by 2.

Check carefully before buying - the cut capacity at 45 is smaller than
at 90. My first chop saw would do a 4x2 laid flat on the bed, but could
not mitre that size or cut it with the wood tall axis vertical.




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On Wednesday, 21 December 2016 22:15:32 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 21/12/2016 17:35, wrote:
On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:49:05 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
fred wrote:

why not just rent one

Might well be the best way.

I doubt it and for the sake of £100 I'd prefer to buy.

Expect to pay £300+ for a good slider.

In view of the comments about set up and rigidity I'll go for the
simple one as long as it can cut 45 degrees through a 3 by 2.

Check carefully before buying - the cut capacity at 45 is smaller than
at 90. My first chop saw would do a 4x2 laid flat on the bed, but could
not mitre that size or cut it with the wood tall axis vertical.

The aldi slider's fine at £75 IIRC, but not there now. Any mitre saw will build a shed, even a rock bottom thing.

Hiring makes no sense.


NT

wrote
John Rumm wrote
On 21/12/2016 17:35, wrote:
On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:49:05 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
fred wrote:

why not just rent one

Might well be the best way.

I doubt it and for the sake of £100 I'd prefer to buy.

Expect to pay £300+ for a good slider.

In view of the comments about set up and rigidity I'll go for the
simple one as long as it can cut 45 degrees through a 3 by 2.

Check carefully before buying - the cut capacity at 45 is smaller than
at 90. My first chop saw would do a 4x2 laid flat on the bed, but could
not mitre that size or cut it with the wood tall axis vertical.

The aldi slider's fine at £75 IIRC, but not there now.

Any mitre saw will build a shed, even a rock bottom thing.

Dunno why you need a mitre saw for
a shed. A chop saw is all you need.

But he does appear to want to buy something he
can use for other stuff after using it to build the shed.

Hiring makes no sense.

True.

In article ,
John Rumm wrote:
Check carefully before buying - the cut capacity at 45 is smaller than
at 90. My first chop saw would do a 4x2 laid flat on the bed, but could
not mitre that size or cut it with the wood tall axis vertical.

Yup. Of course this may not matter - but do check first. Really annoying
when you buy something and discover it won't do what you need.

My other requirement for a slider was to cut a 12" wide board in one pass.
Trouble is the saws which can do this tend to be quite large.

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