Compound Mitre saw Advice

[Solicitus]

Got my workshop broken into this week, which is a bit of a pain. Their attempts to lever open the double doors were unsuccessful, so they removed the heavy glazing bars ( 2 by 1's ) by levering them out with a spade I had stupidly left in the potato patch. They then entered and left via the window taking my compound mitre saw with them. On balance I am far more upset about them breaking in than I am about losing the saw, which was a cheapo Fury evolution that I had bought to replace my Dewalt that had previously been stolen from my garage.

Anyway, every cloud and all that, I need to replace it with something better, budget is about £300. Any up to date recommendations would be gladly received.

Robert

 

[Skeety]

Sorry to hear about the break in Hopefully they play with it and lose a digit or 2!!

I have had one of these for years and is still going strong; despite being left outside under a tarpaulin for a few months (long story)

http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/s ... LFTw6ZXHhA

You may be able to pick one up with the side leg stands that making working with longer lengths OR add a bit to the budget and get the half size DeWalt Mitre Saw stand which makes it much easier. You can find them on the Bay reconditioned for about £80 (the stand) Lock the 777 to that and no one is going anywhere with it I'm 6' 5" and 20 odd stone and I struggle to move the 2 together, let alone when it has it's big brother the 305mm on it

Cheers,

Jon.

 

[skippy75]

I don't have any experience with compound saws but sorry to hear about the burglary, really awful.

 

[wizard]

you need some of these, I make my own
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gate-Fenc...Hunting_ShootingSports_ET&hash=item462a025b03

 

[cedarwood]

you need some of these, I make my own
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gate-Fenc...Hunting_ShootingSports_ET&hash=item462a025b03

Like it, we used to use air horns connected to the compressor in the farm workshop set of by movement sensors, we used to get complaints from the local village when it went off and they were a mile away