The Dude
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- Oct 19, 2010
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- Portland, OR
I'm trying to make an angle template for cutting small angle adjustments (5-9 degrees off of center to the left or right on the rotating base) on a miter saw. The problem is that the fences on all miter saws are not a continuous straight fence (they start moving forwards slightly as you go off-center). If the piece is long enough to cover the entire fence length (on both sides of the blade), then you're good. But if you're just trimming the end or cutting only a bit off the end, then the angle you set the blade to doesn't match the angle of cut you'll get. I was going to make some laser-cut templates that would work "better than the current method" (especially when just trimming the end) but it when you're shortening the length and cutting at an angle (or even just wanting to cut at 90 degrees) that the main problem is.
I attached two diagrams that hopefully show the problem. Tried a Google search and couldn't find anything. The angles they need to cut are 5, 7, 7.5, 8 and 9 degrees (off of center). The "gauge" I show is triangular but, if I go with this method, I would make them more like a parallelogram (one and on one end, a different angle on the other). They could be flipped depending on which side your cutting on.
Just trying to find out if there's a better way. The main benefit of the templates is that they would be "fixed" for these angles (avoids adjustments).
Thanks,
The Dude
I attached two diagrams that hopefully show the problem. Tried a Google search and couldn't find anything. The angles they need to cut are 5, 7, 7.5, 8 and 9 degrees (off of center). The "gauge" I show is triangular but, if I go with this method, I would make them more like a parallelogram (one and on one end, a different angle on the other). They could be flipped depending on which side your cutting on.
Just trying to find out if there's a better way. The main benefit of the templates is that they would be "fixed" for these angles (avoids adjustments).
Thanks,
The Dude