Ryobi mitre saw vs cheaper brands

[sxtrail]

Hi there

I'm in the process of buying my first mitre saw. It is for DIY use eg: fitting wood floor, skirting board, architrave, decking and building a shed etc.

I don't want to spend a furtune but I want a sliding mitre saw capable of fairly large cuts. I have my eye on this one which has a good max cut size and is the most I'd want to spend:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/30445...aws/Ryobi-EMS-2431SCL-Sliding-Mitre-Saw-315mm

I was just wondering how this compares to the likes of Erbauer (Screwfix brand) and MacAllister (B&Q brand). Is it worth the extra £100+? Will I notice a difference in quality? The 2 year guarantee with Ryobi is also comforting.

Any thoughts much appreciated.

Many thanks

 

[big-all]

£30 cheaper here
http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/webcat/details.asp?ProductCode=EMS-2431SCL&ID=5220

i would deffinatly go for ryobi over the other makes

i have bosch and dewalt as my main tools with ryobi as my secondary back up tools at around 40% the price you get 80 % the performance

 

[sxtrail]

Hi big-all,

I bought the Ryobi. It seems good so far although I've not done any mitres as yet. Certainly feels a much better product than the B&Q Pro Line mitre saw I was borrowing.

Cheers

 

[big-all]

great enjoy
and please report back so my recomendations can be as accurate as possible from the maximum information

 

[sxtrail]

Hello again.

Well, all was well until earlier this afternoon. I took some time off to work on fitting our floor and while cutting a plank the saw went boooom!

There was a few sparks, a blue flash, some smoke and then the thing wouldn't stop, the disc just kept on spinning at full speed. The only way to stop it was to unplug.

So now I need a new one but I think I'll opt for something else this time.

I was looking at the Dewalt 707 which is a bit smaller than I'd originally wanted. Any thoughts? How does it manage to cut 270mm lengths when it doesn't slide?

Thanks

 

[big-all]

jinxed eehh

 

[sxtrail]

Looks that way. Looking at replacing it with one of these:

http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section/4848/sn/METKGS255P

or

http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section/4848/sn/DEW707AV

Any recommendations?

Cheers