Spec me a compound Mitre Saw
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Just picked up the rage,
Will report loss of fingers later
I'd be interested in your conclusion as i'm thinking buying one myself - but I have read that some are out of alignment and hence makes it impossible to get accurate mitre cuts.
I've got the older version of the 255mm in my garage and have been using it for 4-5 years now and find it the most useful tool in the garage. It's semi-permanently set up and I find myself using it regularly.
It depends on the level of accuracy you need. The less accurate part if the vertical angle which is easy to get right for a 90 degree cut using an engineers set square but less accurate when trying to get it on a set angle. For general use on skirting/decking/cabinet making mine is easily accurate enough for general use.
As an example this is the most recent project I used it on (not quite finished!):
It depends on the level of accuracy you need. The less accurate part if the vertical angle which is easy to get right for a 90 degree cut using an engineers set square but less accurate when trying to get it on a set angle. For general use on skirting/decking/cabinet making mine is easily accurate enough for general use.
As an example this is the most recent project I used it on (not quite finished!):
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I've got the older version of the 255mm in my garage and have been using it for 4-5 years now and find it the most useful tool in the garage. It's semi-permanently set up and I find myself using it regularly.
It depends on the level of accuracy you need. The less accurate part if the vertical angle which is easy to get right for a 90 degree cut using an engineers set square but less accurate when trying to get it on a set angle. For general use on skirting/decking/cabinet making mine is easily accurate enough for general use.
As an example this is the most recent project I used it on (not quite finished!):
That looks like an ideal child pen
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The bunnies on the glass are to remind the child what they are being protected from by being in the pen!!
So first use in Anger today.
Cut a load of wood left over from the new garage roof into just over 2m chunks. Check the true and it was a little out about 1mm over 100mm. Had a look over and noticed the ZERO gauge had been placed incorrectly was not set flat. Think the factory overtorque the little gauge which pulls it out. Reset the gauge and reset the head and its **** on.
Well worth the money.
Cut a load of wood left over from the new garage roof into just over 2m chunks. Check the true and it was a little out about 1mm over 100mm. Had a look over and noticed the ZERO gauge had been placed incorrectly was not set flat. Think the factory overtorque the little gauge which pulls it out. Reset the gauge and reset the head and its **** on.
Well worth the money.