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mitre saw help!
hulkster:
um yeah, my circular saw is like from the 70's or something. it was my stepdads and its old. yours is all fancy compared to mine. how much was your saw?
FractalWalk:
--- Quote from: hulkster081 on February 23, 2004, 09:38:40 am ---i just read the side of the miter saw, and it is spelled "miter" so ive been wrong the whole time!
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Either spelling is acceptable. "Mitre" is the British spelling and "Miter" is American version. "Mitre" is the way I see it most often, so I would say that you've been right all along. ;)
hulkster:
okay i was thinking some more...dangerous i know....and i need a new saw. however, i was looking at home depot.com and saw that the circular saws (the cheapest one) is only 50 bucks! thats pretty good, plus it comes with all the angles and stuff i need. however, i remember measuring the angles that my side boards need to be and remember that one is like 50 degrees. and i know that if i get a circular saw it will only cut at 45 degrees. would i be better off getting a cheap table saw instead? they have one at homedepot for 100 bucks. heres the link...is this too cheap a table saw? and will it cover my needs of a sharper angled cut? Link to Ryobi Table Saw
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FractalWalk:
To make a 50 degree cut, you could set the angle to 40 degrees and cut on the opposite side of the board.
However, I'm a big fan of the table saw for this kind of work. It's very precise and way easier than using a circular saw. I got a cheap one for $80 after rebate at Lowe's and it was well worth the money.
Bottom line: You can do what you want with the circular but the table saw makes life a whole lot easier. Sort of a time and precision vs money decision.
JustMichael:
Hulkster081, the links doesn't work here. What is the internet catalog # or even the name of the saw? Most table saws will easily go from 0 to 45 degrees. For cuts greater than this you might need a "tenoning jig". This is a device that fits into the the groove on a table saw and can slide forward and back and you clamp your piece of wood to the jig in a vertical position.