The Difference

Richard Clements responds:

>
>Charlie Self wrote:
>the compound cost more so it must be better right ;)
>
>> David Liles asks:
>>
>>>As some of you know, I'm a newbie to this hobby.
>>>I am thinking of buying a miter saw, but I don't know what the difference
>>>between a compound miter saw and a plain miter saw is!?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> A miter saw cuts in one plane. A compound miter saw cuts in two planes.
>> You can bevel as you miter.

Let's get these quotes straight. I did NOT say the compound miter saw was
better than the miter saw because it costs more. It does a second job in
addition to the first, and has more engineering and manufacturing cost
involved, so it's quite possible that the $200 CMS is not quite as good as the
$150 MS.

And let's not forget, today we've got the $50 MS and the $75 CMS, both of which
are better than stepping barefoot in a wet cow pat...but not by much.

Charlie Self
"A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers." H. L. Mencken

Charlie Self wrote:
[snip]
both of which
> are better than stepping barefoot in a wet cow pat...but not by much.
>
"If you haven't knocked it, don't try it." (Old Swedish saying) :-)