hand mitre saws

[600rob]

You know the old traditional manual mitre saws like this

Do many of you guys still use these for small jobs and are they any good for making accurate mitres?

Have used a marples mitre clamp in the past but that only does 45 degrees so considering something like this.

My electric mitre saw is only used for rough cuts as its not very accurate....Seems like overkill for a 15mm bead anyway.

What are you thoughts on the hand mitre saw as a cheap option for occasional use?

 

[foxhole]

Seems like overkill for 15mm bead, mitre block and fine saw will do.

 

[pete50]

They are cheap enough and do more angles than just a 45. This is useful if a so called "builder" has built your house and has no clue what a 90 degree angle is.

 

[opps]

I have the Nobex Champion mitre saw. With a new blade it will give you fairly accurate cuts up to 180mm in height. Not a "cheap" option though.

https://www.axminster.co.uk/nobex-champion-mitre-saw-610314

I never got around to learning to drive and find the fact that it will fit in my rucksack (when disassembled) extremely useful for small jobs.

They even have blades suitable for cutting stainless steel. Came in really useful when I was doing the mitres for my 6" stainless steel kitchen upstands.

 

[Roger928]

I have the Nobex Champion mitre saw

Do you sharpen it your self?

 

[opps]

Do you sharpen it your self?

Not sure what you mean.

If you are referring to the blade for cutting stainless steel...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nobex-Ch24bi-Spare-Blade-24tpi/dp/B0001P0HH0

However, I have a horrible feeling that it may have been discontinued. I purchased my current blade early last year.

 

[Roger928]

Not sure what you mean.

Blades go blunt eventually. Maybe you don't use it that much so its never went blunt.
Has it gone rusty?

 

[opps]

Blades go blunt eventually. Maybe you don't use it that much so its never went blunt.

I still haven't got the foggiest.

If you mean, do I sharpen my blades, no I don't.

When my blades go blunt, I buy a new blade. AFAIK the blades cannot be sharpened (aren't all mitre saw blades induction hardened?). They are only about 20 quid though.

BTW they sell several blades, ranging from 10 to 32tpi, and even a Japanese blade.