Andy, These saws go from as little as about a hundred and fifty bucks to in excess of eight hundred, maybe a thousand in some cases. The cheaper ones only drop down into the wood so the width of cut is limited to usually about 8 inches, sometimes less. That is at 90 degrees.
The more expensive ones are on a slide so you can pull the saw along the track then push it down into the wood and then holding it down, slide it forward through the cut. These are absolutely superior but, a lot more money. Personally I do not consider Sears the best tool provider. They are a lot better than many of the discount box stores and they can be a very useful place to get a look at tools and for moderate use or even careful use probably adequate but somehow I manage to destroy their tools fairly consistently. I openly admit that I am less than respectful some of the time. Probably most of their tools are made by a major manufacturer but I wonder if the specifications are as strict as the top line of those manufacturers. Having said all that, Sears tools are also a way to get a decent tool which you can replace later if you find you get a lot of use out of it but again, putting both purchase prices together will probably get you the best of the best first time out. Have a look at www.northerntool.com or www.harborfreight .com pretty good sources in the U.S. If you get a chance please try to look at other equipment. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew J. LaPointe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:15 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] compound saws.. > Thank you for all the responses that you sent me on the compound saws. I > will look at Sears for one that will suit my needs. Andy > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.5/425 - Release Date: 22/08/2006 > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
