Looks like Bridge City have some competion!

Dieter Schmidt, who I know some galoots have had
positive dealings with, has been having a
"quiet chat" with ECE.

Here's the (very shiny) result:
http://www.fine-tools.com/G301015.htm

Here's the main page, with a few more details:
http://www.fine-tools.com/divhob.htm#zield15

The REAL reason I was looking round his site,
is that my local auction (yes, it's BugBear's
Thursday auction time) has a 1906 mitre saw,
in the Ulmia style.

I was looking for information.

Here's the photo of an old Ulmia.
http://www.fine-tools.com/ulm300b.jpg
The one in the auction is more sophisticated with the "modern"
double vertical guides.
In fact it's got most of the features of:
http://www.fine-tools.com/G352_1.htm
Except that the angle setting is via a full-size quadrant,
like the old Ulmia. Sadly it's very woodwormed,
and estimated 50-75 GBP, which eliminates from being
suitable for a user(it's wormed) bottom feeder (it ain't cheap)

It's made by Laupheimer, if that means anything to anybody,
and has a 27" blade. It's big.

	BugBear