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Do All Sliding Miter Saws Do This? 45° Cut vs. Blade Guard
Is this a "feature" (read: bad design) of my Bosch CM10GD miter saw or do all sliding saws have the following issue? This is just a curiosity question, not
something that would make me return the saw. I was testing the saw and tried to make a 45° cut in a board that measures exactly 1 1/8" thick by 7 1/8" wide. I positioned the board so that the cut would begin about 5/8" from the end of the board. This was just a random positioning, but in real life I might even use less so as to end up with minimal waste. Obviously, with a board of that width I had to use the sliding feature of the saw. The cut was going fine until the bottom opening of the blade guard got caught on the corner of the waste piece and stopped the saw from sliding in any farther. Had I anticipated that problem, I would have used the hold down clamp and had a free hand to lift the guard slightly so that it wouldn't have gotten caught. Is this common to all sliding miters or are there blade guard designs that avoid catching the waste end of the board? |
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Do All Sliding Miter Saws Do This? 45° Cut vs. Blade Guard
On 2/4/2017 4:56 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Is this a "feature" (read: bad design) of my Bosch CM10GD miter saw or do all sliding saws have the following issue? This is just a curiosity question, not something that would make me return the saw. I was testing the saw and tried to make a 45° cut in a board that measures exactly 1 1/8" thick by 7 1/8" wide. I positioned the board so that the cut would begin about 5/8" from the end of the board. This was just a random positioning, but in real life I might even use less so as to end up with minimal waste. Obviously, with a board of that width I had to use the sliding feature of the saw. The cut was going fine until the bottom opening of the blade guard got caught on the corner of the waste piece and stopped the saw from sliding in any farther. Had I anticipated that problem, I would have used the hold down clamp and had a free hand to lift the guard slightly so that it wouldn't have gotten caught. Is this common to all sliding miters or are there blade guard designs that avoid catching the waste end of the board? 3 Yes, it is a common problem and is not particular to sliding compound miter saws. I had that issue more than once with my older Delta 12" non slider compound miter saw, especially when making a bevel cut. |
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Do All Sliding Miter Saws Do This? 45° Cut vs. Blade Guard
On Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 6:16:36 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
On 2/4/2017 4:56 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote: Is this a "feature" (read: bad design) of my Bosch CM10GD miter saw or do all sliding saws have the following issue? This is just a curiosity question, not something that would make me return the saw. I was testing the saw and tried to make a 45° cut in a board that measures exactly 1 1/8" thick by 7 1/8" wide. I positioned the board so that the cut would begin about 5/8" from the end of the board. This was just a random positioning, but in real life I might even use less so as to end up with minimal waste. Obviously, with a board of that width I had to use the sliding feature of the saw. The cut was going fine until the bottom opening of the blade guard got caught on the corner of the waste piece and stopped the saw from sliding in any farther. Had I anticipated that problem, I would have used the hold down clamp and had a free hand to lift the guard slightly so that it wouldn't have gotten caught. Is this common to all sliding miters or are there blade guard designs that avoid catching the waste end of the board? 3 Yes, it is a common problem and is not particular to sliding compound miter saws. I had that issue more than once with my older Delta 12" non slider compound miter saw, especially when making a bevel cut. Thanks. I thought so. |
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Do All Sliding Miter Saws Do This? 45° Cut vs. Blade Guard
On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 17:16:17 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:
On 2/4/2017 4:56 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote: Is this a "feature" (read: bad design) of my Bosch CM10GD miter saw or do all sliding saws have the following issue? This is just a curiosity question, not something that would make me return the saw. I was testing the saw and tried to make a 45° cut in a board that measures exactly 1 1/8" thick by 7 1/8" wide. I positioned the board so that the cut would begin about 5/8" from the end of the board. This was just a random positioning, but in real life I might even use less so as to end up with minimal waste. Obviously, with a board of that width I had to use the sliding feature of the saw. The cut was going fine until the bottom opening of the blade guard got caught on the corner of the waste piece and stopped the saw from sliding in any farther. Had I anticipated that problem, I would have used the hold down clamp and had a free hand to lift the guard slightly so that it wouldn't have gotten caught. Is this common to all sliding miters or are there blade guard designs that avoid catching the waste end of the board? 3 Yes, it is a common problem and is not particular to sliding compound miter saws. I had that issue more than once with my older Delta 12" non slider compound miter saw, especially when making a bevel cut. Common problem with circular saws, too. |
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Do All Sliding Miter Saws Do This? 45° Cut vs. Blade Guard
"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message
... On 2/4/2017 4:56 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote: Is this a "feature" (read: bad design) of my Bosch CM10GD miter saw or do all sliding saws have the following issue? This is just a curiosity question, not something that would make me return the saw. I was testing the saw and tried to make a 45° cut in a board that measures exactly 1 1/8" thick by 7 1/8" wide. I positioned the board so that the cut would begin about 5/8" from the end of the board. This was just a random positioning, but in real life I might even use less so as to end up with minimal waste. Obviously, with a board of that width I had to use the sliding feature of the saw. The cut was going fine until the bottom opening of the blade guard got caught on the corner of the waste piece and stopped the saw from sliding in any farther. Had I anticipated that problem, I would have used the hold down clamp and had a free hand to lift the guard slightly so that it wouldn't have gotten caught. Is this common to all sliding miters or are there blade guard designs that avoid catching the waste end of the board? 3 Just about every retractable blade safety gets in the way on some type of job or another. Even using my circular saw there are some cuts where the blade guard just always hangs up. |
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Do All Sliding Miter Saws Do This? 45° Cut vs. Blade Guard
On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 6:19:02 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote:
"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... On 2/4/2017 4:56 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote: Is this a "feature" (read: bad design) of my Bosch CM10GD miter saw or do all sliding saws have the following issue? This is just a curiosity question, not something that would make me return the saw. I was testing the saw and tried to make a 45° cut in a board that measures exactly 1 1/8" thick by 7 1/8" wide. I positioned the board so that the cut would begin about 5/8" from the end of the board. This was just a random positioning, but in real life I might even use less so as to end up with minimal waste. Obviously, with a board of that width I had to use the sliding feature of the saw. The cut was going fine until the bottom opening of the blade guard got caught on the corner of the waste piece and stopped the saw from sliding in any farther. Had I anticipated that problem, I would have used the hold down clamp and had a free hand to lift the guard slightly so that it wouldn't have gotten caught. Is this common to all sliding miters or are there blade guard designs that avoid catching the waste end of the board? 3 Just about every retractable blade safety gets in the way on some type of job or another. Even using my circular saw there are some cuts where the blade guard just always hangs up. Especially those pesky plunge cuts.. ;-) |
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Do All Sliding Miter Saws Do This? 45° Cut vs. Blade Guard
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
... On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 6:19:02 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote: "Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... On 2/4/2017 4:56 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote: Is this a "feature" (read: bad design) of my Bosch CM10GD miter saw or do all sliding saws have the following issue? This is just a curiosity question, not something that would make me return the saw. I was testing the saw and tried to make a 45° cut in a board that measures exactly 1 1/8" thick by 7 1/8" wide. I positioned the board so that the cut would begin about 5/8" from the end of the board. This was just a random positioning, but in real life I might even use less so as to end up with minimal waste. Obviously, with a board of that width I had to use the sliding feature of the saw. The cut was going fine until the bottom opening of the blade guard got caught on the corner of the waste piece and stopped the saw from sliding in any farther. Had I anticipated that problem, I would have used the hold down clamp and had a free hand to lift the guard slightly so that it wouldn't have gotten caught. Is this common to all sliding miters or are there blade guard designs that avoid catching the waste end of the board? 3 Just about every retractable blade safety gets in the way on some type of job or another. Even using my circular saw there are some cuts where the blade guard just always hangs up. *** Especially those pesky plunge cuts.. ;-) *** LOL. IRL. |
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