Years ago (20 or 30), I bought a mitre saw, I find it really quite good and reasonably accurate. This one:
And yet it gets terrible reviews. Now, I've found a review that explains why: "I have to say that the quality and accuracy is poor, now that many of its components are plastic, the original were all cast ally and it was a good piece of kit"
I paid more £££s for mine all those years ago, so something has to give.
I don't think Silverline actually make anything. Just hoover up surplus production. So what looks like a similar tool could come from a different maker some years down the line.
I have the Wickes equivalent, I think mine is all cast and it is not too bad. I'm not sure that having the "guides" in plastic is necessarily a disaster, you need a certain amount of "touch" to get accuracy with these. The guides are there to help guide *you*, not to prevent you from forcing the saw to cut at an angle to the vertical.
Looks much like mine. A bit of Silicone polish helps with the slider friction.
First job was to fix it to a bit of chipboard so it could be safely gripped in a bench vice. Currently cramped to a fairly rigid table.
A bit of joist, in my case! Another +1 for the silicone spray.
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