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That comment about not trusting miter saw detents changed my whole approach
I heard a guy on a job site say miter saw detents are always off by at least half a degree, so I checked mine with a digital angle gauge and he was right. Now I zero out manually every time, has anyone else found theirs that far off?
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green.jessica27d ago
Right, because the real issue is clearly my "calibration method" and not the fact that detents are basically factory guesses. I checked my old rigid against my speed square and a digital angle finder, and the 45 was off by 0.6 degrees. But sure, my saw just needs a good "talkin' to" and a square that costs more than the saw to be perfect.
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grayw3227d ago
My 10 year old dewalt slider is dead nuts on every detent I've tested with a machinist square. You probably just have a cheaper saw or one that took a hit during shipping. Maybe check your calibration method before trashing the whole concept.
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