welcome back to the shop everybody it's so good to have you here with me today today's a big day
because we're covering the miter saw and in this video we're gonna be talking about the different
types of saws and their parts we're gonna be covering some safety items as well as some
maintenance and then we're gonna wrap this whole video up with covering the five most common types
of cuts that this all can make thanks for joining me there are three Sol's in the market today the
first one I'm gonna cover is the one I have right here this is the sliding compound miter saw now
this saw kind of does it all it cross cuts it miters it bevels and it also slides giving me
the ability to cut wider boards from there is the compound saw which basically is this
saw without the sliding option it's still cross cuts miters and bevels and that's pretty much
the most common saw out there in the market from there is the conventional saw and this
saw only cross cuts in only miters the two most common sizes of saws on the market are the 10 and
the 12 inch saw now the 10 of the 12 represent basically the diameter of the saw blade itself
so generally speaking the 12-inch saw can cut bigger wider boards so now that we've covered
all these saws and what they can do the question is do you really need a saw that does it all no of
course not most people would be completely happy and satisfied with a 10-inch compound miter saw
but I do however recommend that you do not buy a conventional saw for a few more bucks you can get
a compound saw and you'll be very very glad that you did moving on to the parts of the miter saw
we first have the saw blade fence the table scale indicator side-handle logo guard handle motor and
dust port let's talk a little bit about safety be sure to read and understand the manuals that come
with your saw and second make sure that you're wearing safety glasses and using some sort of
dust collection system or the bag that comes with a saw these saws love to spray sawdust and chunks
of wood everywhere trust me catching a pizza oak in the eye is not a joyous thing and then lastly
be sure to support your workpiece on either end if it's longer than the salt table itself so let's
talk quickly about maintenance these saws really don't require a lot from you but one of the first
things you want to do is actually get the saw and verify that the positive stops are accurate
meaning that when you set it to a 45 degree that the scale itself and the cut is actually
45 degrees and you're gonna want to check this more often especially if you're traveling with
this unit because if it gets banged around the scale can get off and your measurements can get
off now the manual does a fantastic job of helping you make those adjustments the other thing that
some of these solves require some lubricant so be sure to be doing that on a regular basis if
you saw it needs it and as well as keeping a sharp blade keeping a sharp blade is definitely part of
the maintenance and it makes all the difference in the quality board and the safety while using
it lastly periodically remove sawdust and wood chips from around all the moving parts so that
the saw could move freely and work safely all right so let's move on to the five most common
types of cuts I'm gonna show you each one then I'm gonna give you some tips and tricks along the
way here you can see four different types of cuts the cross cut the miter cut the bevel cut and the
compound cut and the fifth type of cut that we're going to talk about is a repetitive cut one that
you do often now that type of cut or setup can be used with almost any cut that this miter saw can
do more on that in a few minutes starting with the most simple cut the crosscut it's a simple cup of
one that you're gonna be using this software often the basic motion is to lay your workpiece flat
tight to the fence use the clamp that comes with a saw if you have it or use your hands just make
sure you keep your hands free from the rotation of the blade once you ready start the saw allow
the blade to get up to full speed and then lower the saw into the material from a safety standpoint
you should always wait for the blade to come to a full stop before removing your workpiece the
first trick I want to mention to you is actually helping you to cut boards that are wider than what
your saw can actually cut meaning when you have a board like this one where it's just a little
bit wider than what you can get through all you need to do is lift the board slowly keeping a
tight to the fence then which allows you then to cut off that remaining bit the other tip I
want to mention to you also is that how to cut bowed the thing to remember is always cut with
a boat side facing you like this which it allows the center of the boards that actually be tight to
the fence if it's the other way around then the center board is not tight leaving a gap between
the workpiece and the fence which creates some serious problems when trying to cut it remember
the board always needs to be tight to the fence in order to be safe next is the miter cut the
miter cut is used for door and window casing or picture frames really any material that needs to
come together at an angle for this example we are joining two pieces together at a 45 to make a 90
swing your miter handle block it at 45 degrees place your board tight to the fence and table
start the saw and make your cut the tip that I have for cutting miters is a little technique that
I like to call like sneaking up to the line so when you're cutting a 45 degree angle it
sometimes can be hard to tell where the blade is going to end up once the cut is done is it going
to hit your markers are going to be off so what I do is I make a cut stay away from the line just
a little bit so that once the cuts done I can see where it is and then I can slowly sneak up to the
line so I don't over cut next up is the bevel cut the bevel cut is used for baseboard or really any
other materials that need to come together at a particular angle here we have a piece of baseboard
and we're kind of in both at a 45 degree bevel so that they will come together in an inside corner
to make the bevel cut you first have to loosen the bevel handle and tip the head to 45 degrees once
tighten though place the board down tight to the fence and slowly make your cut bevel cuts can be
tricky especially when the board gets really wide so the tip I have for you to make sure that your
cuts stay really ninety degrees to your board is to make sure that they're clamped down tight now
when you're making the bevel cut is such a steep angle and if the board's wide enough it wants to
actually push the board away from you as you're cutting so in order to make really good bevel cuts
on white boards be sure that you're clamping the board down securely next is the most complicated
of all these cuts which is the compound cut the compound cut includes miter and a bevel all in
one and you see this most often Bowling for this cut you need to adjust your mitre angle and then
your bevel angle hold the material type and make the cut and last but not least the repetitive
cut like I said in the beginning of the video the miter saw is a master of making quick repetitive
cuts but in order to do them quickly you have to eliminate the one thing that takes the most
time to make the cut and that is measuring each piece for example if I need to make 20 pieces
at 4 inches it would be well worth my time not to measure each one but to set up a stop block
measure from the blade to the edge of a block 4 inches clamp that wood in place and now all
you have to do is slide your board tight to the stop block and make your cut a tip I to offer on
this one is to make a small 45-degree cut at the bottom of this stop block so the sawdust does not
build up and affect your measurements by holding the wood away from your stop lock well that's a
wrap for today's video I think we covered a lot today we talked about the different types of saws
sizes and their parts we talked about safety we talked about maintenance and we just covered the
five most common types of cuts as well as some tips and tricks of live punch so I encourage you
to go back rewatch the video now but this time do it with your miter saw so we could be making
the cuts together thanks for watching today if you have any comments or questions leave
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