Radial Arm Mitre Saw

The second one will do a longer cut for a given blade size, as the blade is drawn across the work, whereas the first only pivots into the work

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Ok, I see that, but what is "Radial Arm" about the first and not the second?

Thanks

Its a pity you didnt want one when this guy was selling them,he must have sold a minium of 300 If you're not in a hurry just yet give it till the weekend to see if he's jst aquiring new stock,£70 will get you a good saw and is well worth it and to be honest SIP and Nu-Tool are not exactly good saws...NuTool stuff has lost its shelf life not many people stocking this brand anymore.

Which it is not ;-)

What is pictured is a sliding compound mitre saw (SCMS) - same as the sip below.

A Radial arm saw looks like this:

Not much - the SIP will probably be the better tool and you might have a fighting chance of getting spares for it.

General info on mitre saws:

The idea of a radial arm saw is... Only the cutting head block moves in a radius the cutting surface stays put,whereas the Sliding mitre saw the whole cutting head block and the work surface move in a radius.

Looks like a standard chopsaw. And how do you get a 300mm cut from a

If the bearings are any good, this would be a handy little saw, but this has always been the weakness with anything that travels in a groove. It's either too tight to move freely or too slopppy to be accurate.

My DeWalt RAS (24 years old) will do a compound cut, but then it's the 'old' DeWalt.

Personally I'd steer clear of NuTool.

Only thing I've got from them is a pillar drill and it looks exactly the same as other brands. It's been ok and was incredible value at the time.