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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:41 pm
by Wills gardens
have a big decking job on soon and instead of using a circular saw i want t buy a cheap(ish) compound saw any thoughts on this?
http://www.wickes.co.uk/2000W-Sliding-Compound-Mitre-Saw/invt/200364
for the money it doesnt seem bad and with the trusty 3 year wickes guarantee?
Should save me a bunch of time and i can price it into the job
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:56 pm
by GB_Groundworks
we've got a big bosch dual bevel sliding saw and its great if you've got enough room but all week me and joiner have been using my £85 b & q one i bought one weekend to fit some skirting as it was half price, its oneof those silly ones with lasers 10" blade but as worked sterlingly all week, and was 500 cheaper than the bosch and a damm sight easier to move around.
only thing is will it have the depth and length of cut to cut your joists?
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:01 pm
by Wills gardens
think so 2''x5'' joists and then 5'' deck boards
The old man has one of the double bevel boschs but we dont share tools 
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:02 pm
by lutonlagerlout
we call those "chop saws"
be careful. my old m8 stroudy is 2 fingers down due to a lapse in concentration whilst using 1 of them
LLL
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:54 pm
by Wills gardens
yeah u gotta pay attention when using them for sure 
Picked it up today inbetween snow storms and its not bad, laser is 1mm out but a bit of ''hammering'' soon fixed that and now it is perfect, set the back rail up square with the hammer and 3 different squares and its spot on, good bit of kit for the money and the stock blade seems to have lasted so far of ripping up firewood on it
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:16 pm
by Mikey_C
I call it a "whirling dervish", which I think is a cricketing term. but yes if the blade is a spinning the fingers stay away. I've got a Ebauer one brought off ebay with a table saw, akward to move round site but very useful when you get there! Did borrow the brother in laws 10" Bosch, but he wanted it back after a year or so, ha ha