Advice Sought: Squaring my POS sliding mitre saw

Uhhhh? POS? Why didja buy it?
After that blast….Good blade (muy importante), table adjust ( as in stops), a good square for set-up ( I use a drafting square for most). Even some crappy MSs can be made to work well with proper set-up.
Are the bearings shot? Lot’s of “wiggle” at full extension of the arm?
Bill (Who’s blocked by Poopiecat for some unknown reason).

-- bill@magraphics.us

It obviously does not SLIDE in a straight line.

Good luck!

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Loosen your back rail and square it to the blade.

-- Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

Bill,

You’ve never bought spur of the moment and regretted it later?

;)

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Maybe this will help you Milo.

To check that your miter saw is cutting true, take a board that is near the cutting capacity of the saw in width, and say 18”+ long. With the saw set to 0° cutting near the center of the board make a cross cut. Now flip one of the pieces you just cut over, placing the side that was closest to you to the fence. Butt the cut together and check for a gap. If there is no gap your saw is cutting true. If there is a gap, adjust saw until a tight joint is achieved. Same technique applies for the bevel settings of a saw.

-- Darrell, making more sawdust than I know what to do with

Again, look at post 3. IMO, Thats all thats needed to adjust.
Lay a square against the teeth of the blade and move the fence until it is aligned with the perpendicular side of the square.

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I adjust mine like Darrell and Jim. I loosen one end of the fence and leave on end tight. Tap the loose end with a hammer. And draw a line along the fence on the base to see if it’s moving and how much.

-- "Actions speak louder than words but not nearly as often." - Mark Twain

I’ll see if I can do that Jim. Took me a while to figure out what your were telling me, then, light bulb!.

Hope that rail doesn’t move with the fence though… :(

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What rail?
There’s a stationary fence that back up the wood to be cut.you should be able to loosen the screws and square perpendicular to the blade.

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Take a day off from woodworking. Go fishing. Use saw for boat anchor. “Lose” anchor. Find new saw.

-- Don't rollerskate in a buffalo herd

Can’t tell what brand it is, but that back “rail” looks like the one on my Makita SCMS. Mine has two bolts (one at each end) that allow it to be squared to the blade.

Set the saw to 0* and lock it in the down position. Use a square (a speed square should work fine) to align the back “rail” to the blade and tighten the bolts. Piece of cake and shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes.

-- Adversity doesn't build character...................it reveals it.

“You’ve never bought spur of the moment and regretted it later?”

Yep! Though I didn’t “buy” my first wife.

I also bought some MinWax stuff, but that’s another story.

Bill

-- bill@magraphics.us

This is a true POS guys. The back fence does NOT move independent of the table. Yeah!

But see that knob in the first picture, on the right, behind the fence? It locks the table in place, even the 2 degrees I need to make it square. yeah! I think I found my solution. Now to get some scrap and test until I get it right.

THANKS GANG! You guys are the best.

Milo

p.s. Howie, strongly considering your ideas…. ;)

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What does POS stand for?
Sorry, I don’t know what it means :P

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