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FractalWalk:
I forgot to mention, that you will have to restore the other (front) angle back to 0.

hulkster:
well i can turn that lever, but i dont know how to move the saw at an angle.  im afraid to do too much to this thing for fear of messing it up.  anyway, it looks like that i need to remove that pin, which i did, so the whole thing can tilt one way or the other.  so i removed the pin, but the saw isnt budging, do i need to push or pull harder?

FractalWalk:
I'm not familiar with that saw, but my guess is that it is just stuck. Most mitre saws should move freely once the restraining pin or screws are loosend/removed. Try a liitle penetrating oil and apply a little leverage.  

You should be able to freely set the angle on the back to whatever you want. Then set the front angle to 0 and lay the board flat.

hulkster:
okay, i just thought of this.....this isnt going to work.  if i angle the blade, it will be uneven on the board itself.   look at the pic.  the first board (on the left) is what i want...thats looking at the end of the board.  and the one on the right, isnt that what it will look like if the blade is angled?

FractalWalk:
I see. You want to bevel the long edge of the board. You're not going to be able to do that with the mitre because your board is longer than the blade diameter.  You need a table saw or a circular saw.

The only way to even attempt this cut with a mitre saw is to lay the baord flat with the long axis perpendicular to the mitre fence. Then angle the blade in the back to whatever angle and set the front angle to 0. This will give you the proper cut but only up to the diameter of the blade. Then it might be possible to flip the board over and turn it around around and try to make a second cut that matches up to your first cut. This will only work if the length of the cut is less than twice the diameter of your saw blade and you are very (VERY) accurate in lining it up.

I wouldn't try it with a mitre.

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