Dan, got it, I'm going to try and find some place where all three, chop, compound miter and sliding compound miter saws are available. Now I understand why blade size is so important.
Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -----Original Message----- From: "Dan Rossi"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 1/15/08 9:20:08 PM To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Chop saws was: miter boxes Bill, Just imagine a circ saw on a hinge. It moves up and down. So, you could only cut a 12 inch board if you had a really large saw, on your basic mitre saw. If you had a sliding mitre, it might cut a six or eight inch board, but you could then drag it forward another couple of inches after you brought the saw all the way down. You cannot really rip on these things since you cant feed wood through it. You just lay the board down and cross cut it. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081
