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mitre saw help!
hulkster:
okay, one of my moms friends had a mitre saw and let me borrow it. ive never used one before and am trying to figure out something. look at the pic there, and tell me how to make the blade go up higher so i can cut that board at an angle. its for the sides of my cp box which have to be at an angle. the board is 5" tall, and i cant figure out how to get the blade up higher so i can make the cut.
dmsuchy:
Thats a small saw, the blade won't go higher and there is no adjustment. I can't see well, but is it a compound miter saw? If so you could adjust the angle of the axis of the saw to 45 degrees and cut the board easily. If it's a standard "chop block" saw then you won't be able to make your miters on it. Try your cicular saw at a 45 degree adjustment and cut your miters that way.
patrickl:
Your supposed to put the board flat on the table I guess. Doesn't that work?
Paul Olson:
You can't. Set the board on it's side and cut it that way. You may have to flip the board around and reverse the angle to finish the cut. I can't tell from the picture if that saw will let you angle the blade, if not you may have to cut it by hand. Hope that made sense.
Paul
Jakobud:
You are using the wrong kind of tool to make that kind of cut. You need a table saw.
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