Saw choice ?

[littlelegs]

I'm replacing the spindles on our stairs and my carpentry skills are not that good.
I'm ok with a straight 90 degree but anything else and I start wavering.
I've had a stab at cutting 40 degree angles on a few spindles but I'm not content with the results.
Can anyone recommend a decent mitre saw that will lock at 40 degrees to get me the results I require ?
I've seen a couple of "compound" mitre saws online which have the most used angles but none of them mention if you can lock off at any other angle/s.
I don't need it to be a compound mitre saw but who knows, once I get used to cutting these damn angles ..........

I'm looking for a hand tool not an electric tool

 

[soaringjock]

how`s the budget?

 

[soaringjock]

p.s. how often will you use it.

 

[oilman]

How about this?

and it has a 40 deg preset.

 

[littlelegs]

?
is this ok for a 40 degree mitre or is it a 40 degree compound ?

Preset positions at 20, 25, 40, 50 and 55 degrees for compound mitres which dont seem to be the standard 22.5, 36 45 degree etc mitres.

All I want to do is cut through a 32MM x 32MM at 40 an angle of degrees....

thanks for the info and it looks like a nice enough tool though

 

[littlelegs]

budget = tight and I'll probably only ever use it to replace the spindles...

but there again, if it's a decent enough tool.

There are at least another 1,001 jobs to do as we only moved in to the new house three months ago and, oh my word......

problem is time, or lack of it, so a decent tool to start with would help.
Yeah, I know, its not the tool its the craftsman but I started my working life as a mechanical engineer and just wish I'd paid more attention in woodwork classes instead of letting the lathes and milling machines do all of the work etc etc...

Who knows what the future may bring --- tra la la la la ....

 

[soaringjock]

thi one locking at any angle and you will be tempted with new projects with your new found carpentry skills,top tool,good luck. http://www.diytools.co.uk/Product.aspx/!80804

 

[AndersonC]

A ton for a standard manual mitre saw?? You can get them for £20!!

A hundred quid will get you an electric compound mitre saw which will do a far better job than these manual types.

 

[soaringjock]

yes, and you can buy a car for £10 but would you,and no you can`t get a decent compound saw for anywhere near £100.

 

[mr_mike]

The nobex champion will be infinitely more accurate than any £100 powered compound mitre saw. It doesn't cut compound mitres, but you don't need it to for this job.

I have an expensive chopsaw, but wouldn't use it for a job like this. The nobex is far less noisy, less messy, less heavy and more suitable for work inside the house, and will give you good service.

You can use it for cutting skirting up to 180mm tall, cornices, mouldings, trimwork and picture frames, as well as 4 x 2 timbers if you wish.

I wouldn't go anywhere near a £20 manual mitre saw or a £100 powered chopsaw if I were you.

The Nobex is a professional tool. I don't know why there is this perception that powered = better/more accurate. It just ain't true !