Cheap mitre saw - hand or electric?

[Hooo]

I've tried cutting the mitres in my kitchen trim using a plastic mitre box from B&Q and it's hopeless, I need a proper tool.
My local shop has a Draper hand mitre saw for £22, or there's electric ones at Screwfix, B&Q and Wickes for about £50.
Which will give me a better result with minimum practice? I don't have that much to do, so don't mind the extra effort of a hand saw, but another post on this forum said cheap hand jobs are hopeless. Am I better off with a cheap lekky one? It won't have much to do, so doesn't need to be powerful or long lasting - it just needs to cut accurately.

 

[noseall]

the beauty about using a powered saw is the ability to trim off very small amounts of material from the workpiece.

 

[Softus]

I've never had much with cheap hand jobs.

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

B&Q do a cheap electric mitre saw, it is about £30, for the money it is good value. The angle stops are quite positive. I bought a Rexon electric mitre saw a few years ago and it was pants, I could not get it to cut 90 degrees with any accuracy so it went back, that cost me about £120 and the £30 one is better IMHO.

 

[Hooo]

That's a thought. I seem to recall that B&Q will take tools back for a full refund without any agro. I think I'll go buy the £30 one and give it a go, if it's no good I'll sling it back.

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

Best option I think, I slung my Rexon back at them without a problem

 

[chirpychippy]

I bought paint from B@Q a while ago, opened it and it was like water, some cheaky bliter had obviously used it, filled it back up with water and got a refund, I took it back got a refund, food for thought though, do your cuts, clean the blade and the saw, take it back, get a refund, jobs a good un.

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

For £30 if it did the job I would keep it

 

[Hooo]

Well I got the £30 one from B&Q. There was even one for £25, but I paid the extra fiver for one with a laser on it. Not had a chance to try it on the real job jet, but after I'd tweaked it a bit it seems pretty good on the test bits. I was tempted to do a chirpychippy and take it back after I'd done the job, but Bilioustrumpstaine's right - for £30 I might as well keep it. Unless of course I find I need a sliding saw for a wider job, then I'll use it as a £30 discount off a bigger saw

I can't believe that they'll even take back paint that's been opened! The worst bit is, I bet they sold the can you took back to someone else

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

I bet that when you come to replace the blade it will cost at least 50% of the cost of the saw.

 

[Hooo]

That's assuming the machine outlives the blade

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

True But to be fair I have one of these little cheapies and it is standing up to a bit of abuse. I keep it in the van for the occasional cut that I may have to make when out and about. I won't keep my big makita on board in case it gets nicked so it comes out for bigger jobs only.