Good quality (Hand) Compound Mitre Saw?

[transatlantic]

The sort of thing I'm talking about is this :

You often see them in places like Wickes/B&Q etc but they're always cheap and nasty. Has anyone come across a good quality one that won't break the bank?

I'm surprised they're not used more often, seems like a useful tool from the outset, assuming you could find an accurate well built one. I'm planning on getting one so I can cut accurate joints late at night without the noise of an electric mitre saw.

 

[marcros]

nobex used to be the yardstick by which they were measured. You may well find that they are sufficiently out of fashion now, that you can get one cheap on ebay.

the other consideration is a mitre block, and a shooting board. depending what you are making, i wouldn't have confidence in being able to make an invisible mitre joint on something like a box with one of these. or you could use a guillotine.

 

[dickm]

+1 for the Nobex. Recently got one (£3 from a car boot!) and it seems remarkably accurate. Certainly qiet! had a cheapo Richmond before; it was smaller capacity but was OK for 45 degree mitres. Not quite up to it for more.

 

[bugbear]

Nobex Champion is a truly superb piece of kit (I also have a #202); but why do you want compound, not plain mitre?

BugBear

 

[transatlantic]

Nobex Champion is a truly superb piece of kit (I also have a #202); but why do you want compound, not plain mitre?

BugBear

A mitre saw would do

I had seen the Nobex saws, but thats a little pricey at £120+

I don't see why it's so difficult for the manufacturers to produce something decent for far less. What exactly is the complication? ... surely it's just a saw that can swivel with a clamp. And when people say not accurate, do they mean the inbuilt presets aren't accurate? because I would never expect them to be, and would just be using a square or something else to copy the angle setting.

 

[DTR]

I don't see why it's so difficult for the manufacturers to produce something decent for far less. What exactly is the complication? ... surely it's just a saw that can swivel with a clamp. And when people say not accurate, do they mean the inbuilt presets aren't accurate? because I would never expect them to be, and would just be using a square or something else to copy the angle setting.

In today's world where every tool is expected to have a power cord, I expect there's little demand for a well-built, accurate hand mitre saw.

FWIW, I have a cheapo saw near identical to the one pictured in the first post (although not Silverline). It's pretty inaccurate, and recently I had to repair it after the blade tensioning screw stripped its thread.

 

[transatlantic]

I don't see why it's so difficult for the manufacturers to produce something decent for far less. What exactly is the complication? ... surely it's just a saw that can swivel with a clamp. And when people say not accurate, do they mean the inbuilt presets aren't accurate? because I would never expect them to be, and would just be using a square or something else to copy the angle setting.

In today's world where every tool is expected to have a power cord, I expect there's little demand for a well-built, accurate hand mitre saw.

FWIW, I have a cheapo saw near identical to the one pictured in the first post (although not Silverline). It's pretty inaccurate, and recently I had to repair it after the blade tensioning screw stripped its thread.

inaccurate in what way? slop? preset angles?

 

[Rob Platt]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nobex-202-Mit ... SwrhlXTr5O
all the best
rob

 

[Corset]

How about a millers fall or a Stanley 246 I have a few ( maybe 15 depends if the wife is viewing) and the are cheap and very accurate. Plus they are cool.
Owen

 

[chippy1970]

I just put a new blade in my Nobex and replaced the broken handle with an mdf one. I must have had this over 20 years.

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[woodenstx]

I want an accurate "manual" saw like this too as I dont have the space for a mains version (mainly storage as opposed to use), for cutting architrave mostly.
looks like ebay for a vintage one it is.

 

[marcros]

dont underestimate the storage space that these require!

 

[DTR]

FWIW, I have a cheapo saw near identical to the one pictured in the first post (although not Silverline). It's pretty inaccurate, and recently I had to repair it after the blade tensioning screw stripped its thread.

inaccurate in what way? slop? preset angles?

A bit of both