Mitre Saws

[ldoodle]

Hiya,

I am looking at getting a Mitre Saw for things like cutting timber, skirting etc.

As a DIY'er I'm not bothered about brand but don't want to go cheapest of the cheap.

I'd ideally like a sliding one, but what is meant by 'compound', 'double bevelled' etc?

If I said a budget of £200-250 would that equal something good enough for occasional use?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

A compound miter saw has a rotating vertical pivot allowing the cutter head & blade to be tilted.
Double bevelled, means the blade can be tipped in two directions. Either left or right

 

[Threadjacker]

I have an Evolution Rage, about £165 from Screwfix.

No need to spend more really, I normally buy Makita but for the same money I could get the Evo with extra sliding compound feature.

Powerful and well built, perfect for skirtings and door frames etc.

Only bad point is a spring loaded circlip keeps coming off the blade guard.

 

[ldoodle]

A compound miter saw has a rotating vertical pivot allowing the cutter head & blade to be tilted.
Double bevelled, means the blade can be tipped in two directions. Either left or right

So I guess if I want to do 45 degree cuts for skirting, door frames etc then i'll need a compound, double bevelled one.

And the 'sliding' in the name I guess means I can push/pull it forwards and back to cut through the width of something?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

So I guess if I want to do 45 degree cuts for skirting, door frames etc then i'll need a compound, double bevelled one.

It makes it easier, that's for sure.

And the 'sliding' in the name I guess means I can push/pull it forwards and back to cut through the width of something?

You've got it!

 

[ldoodle]

Thanks PrenticeBoy

 

[ldoodle]

I have an Evolution Rage, about £165 from Screwfix.

No need to spend more really, I normally buy Makita but for the same money I could get the Evo with extra sliding compound feature.

Powerful and well built, perfect for skirtings and door frames etc.

Only bad point is a spring loaded circlip keeps coming off the blade guard.

This is what I'm thinking. I doubt i'll ever be donig things as neat as cornice, but rather things that can be tidied after fixing, i.e. fill, rub and paint joins.

That's not to say I am a 'messy' worker come bodger fixer, and will do it as neatly as I possibly can.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

I have an Evolution Rage, about £165 from Screwfix.

No need to spend more really, I normally buy Makita but for the same money I could get the Evo with extra sliding compound feature.

Powerful and well built, perfect for skirtings and door frames etc.

Only bad point is a spring loaded circlip keeps coming off the blade guard.

The only time I ever saw one of these in use by trade joiners (110 volt) it lasted only 2 or 3 days before going back to Screwfix, so did the second one, so did the third one. At that point they gave up and bought a Makita MLS100....... That said I've seen quite a few false ceiling fitters using them (Evos) in the last year or so, but then they are only sawing 2 x 1 shadow battens (softwood) and the odd bit of thin steel section. In a limited budget category own choice would be an MLS100 or the heavier duty LS1040 although I have to admit to bias - I own an MLS myself (in addition to two sliders).