Sliding Mitre Saw advice

[pdtnc]

I'm thinking about getting a Sliding Mitre Saw, I'd like one that has a firm depth-stop so I can make fairly accurate Half lap joints with it.

I was thinking along the lines of 'erbauer erb238msw 255mm-sliding-mitre-saw-230v' but am unsure if it has a depth stop and also unsure if its does have one... is it any good??

Cheers

 

[Peter T]

Festool Kapex 120 has one and it works well.

 

[pdtnc]

It also costs a shed load of money, ideally I'm not going to spend more than £120-£150.

thanks

 

[Steve Maskery]

I'm not sure you are going to get a "good" machine in that price bracket. Not new, anyway.
The two machines that consistently get good reviews are the Bosch GSM10 (I have that and it is good) and the Makita (I think). Never used it but I gather owners are generally happy.
Your best bet would be to be on the lookout for a S/H one of these.
S

 

[pdtnc]

Thanks.
both out of my price range, I might have to suck it and see.

 

[No skills]

I have an old Erbauer 10" sliding saw at work, don't know the model number - prolly not the same as its 5 years old now. It has a depth stop for 'trenching' cuts - the depth stops on a lot of these saws are only a hinged bit of metal with a tapped hole and threaded insert.

FWIW

 

[No skills]

Have a look at figure 26 on the pdf manual...

 

[pdtnc]

Thanks, I hadn't spotted that when I looked through the PDF the first time, to quote it says "The depth of cut can be preset for even and
repetitive shallow cuts."

 

[pdtnc]

I ended up getting it

Bought a sliding mitre saw, now I can easily do a lap joint and notch out for other timber by pdtnc, on Flickr

The Depth Stop works reasonably well and the timber only needs a light sand to finish a lap joint

It helped me finish this off:

Bought a sliding mitre saw, now I can easily do a lap joint and notch out for other timber by pdtnc, on Flickr

Both doors on the pig house by pdtnc, on Flickr

 

[No skills]

Good show.