What did it cost, if I may ask? I may have seen something like this for about $89 from McMaster. On Sat, 12 Jan 2008, Peawee wrote:
> hi, I have one sort of a fancy one. I got it from Lowes. Its has a miter > that swivels like a power miter saw. They also have places where they lock > into certain angles that are more popular. It came with a saw that sits on 4 > long rods. This way the saw stays in the exact same space. The four rods > will let the saw raise up to about 5 inches with out coming off them. This > way you can cut 4 by 4 with ease. It will also cut up to a 6 inch wide > boards. The back fence will support up to 4 inch thick boards. It can also > be mounted to a saw horse so you can handle long boards and make it more > stable. It also will take different blades so you can have different ones > for cutting in different type of materials. from wood to metal. I think it > is made by Stanley but not sure. Just thought I would share this. > > Peawee > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 4:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] miter boxes > > They are fine as a guide. Although you can get away without one, you need to > use a back saw with a miter box because it is stiffer and won't flex when > cutting. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Shane Hecker > To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:53 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] miter boxes > > What do you think of the miter boxes? Has anyone used them? Just wondering > as my mother's husband got me one. > > Shane > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.0/1218 - Release Date: 1/10/2008 > 1:32 PM > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.0/1218 - Release Date: 1/10/2008 > 1:32 PM > > > > > 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 > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.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 > > > >
