Why Choose a Manual Miter Saw Over Electric?
Why Choose a Manual Miter Saw Over Electric? Thursday August 21, 2008 Fine woodworkers have a need for miter boxes and miter saws, but can the ordinary weekend DIY home renovator benefit from them, too? After all, it seems that electric miter saws, or “chop saws,” are a regular feature of all shops now. Well, truth be told, many renovators find themselves pulling out their el cheapo plastic miter box and saw almost as often as the electric ones. For one thing, you can cut very small items that you would not be able to cut with the electric chop saw. For another, they don’t require electricity (and they are light), so you can carry them all around the house. Still, I would say that for anything thi