It's pretty hard to clamp a piece that's only a half-inch long, especially
with a compound cut... Trying to rig up some sort of zero clearance back
and side base for the saw might be productive, though. But I probably
wouldn't have thought about it till reading this thread.

Just my $0.02.

Clint

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"Todd the wood junkie" wrote in message
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I was doing a 45/45 compound cut when out of nowhere the saw mangled
the piece I was working on and stopped with a grind. After I looked at
the damage to the piece (and doing a finger count), I also noticed the
saw blade had bent the rear blade guard, broken the vacuum attachment,
and ripped into the aluminum side frame of the saw itself. The force
had to have been tremendous. I put on a fresh blade and noticed that
it wobbled. I fear the shaft is also bent.

I took the saw today to the dewalt dealer and it is still under their 3
yr warrenty so I think I am covered.

Has this ever happend to anyone? There were no nails in the wood
(common ash), and didn't think I was doing anything out of the ordinary
in the cut. I have only had a CMS for a year and a half, and don't
consider myself an expert in it's usage so any advice is welcome.


whew... Like others have stated, if the waste piece is not where it
should be after the cut, it probably flew up and did the damage. The
smaller the waste the more likely it will move around after the cut is
complete. When the waste piece is situated between the blade and fence,
the acute angle side of the set up, a kick back type situation is more
likely.

It sounds like a perfect situation for a clamp. And if that is not
possible, stand clear of the potential projectile. He should be grateful
that this little peice just damaged his saw. It could have been much
worse.