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The day I realized my mitre saw was cutting everything wrong
I spent like 6 months building shelves and picture frames that never fit quite right. I kept shimming and sanding edges just to get things to close up. Last week I was working on a simple box for a client and something felt off again. I checked the saw blade with a square and it was off by almost 2 degrees. All that time wasted because I never thought to verify the tool setup. Has anyone else dealt with a tool being out of whack from the factory?
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rowanw9111d ago
Oh man, I gotta push back a little here. A 2 degree error on a mitre saw is pretty noticeable, like you'd see gaps big enough to stick a credit card through. I check my saw setup every few jobs with a digital angle gauge, it takes 30 seconds. Blaming the factory for something that should be part of basic tool maintenance feels like a stretch. Did you ever check it when you first bought it? That's usually step one for any new saw.
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white.keith10d ago
Ha, fair enough. I guess I'm just the guy who finds out his saw is off by 2 degrees after he's already cut a whole stack of trim.
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ross.kim10d ago
Wait, you actually check it with a gauge or just eyeball it?
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