Yesterday, at a Home Depot, I saw a diagram pasted on the bed of a large DeWalt miter saw, I forget what sized blade, that showed a 14 inch max cut with an arrow ending at the fence. In the same diagram it had an arrow going beyond the fence, right thru the split in the fence, to show a 16 inch max cut. It indicated that the whole fence could be removed, not just the sliding extension but the whole fence, and there would somehow be another fence underneath to make the extra 2 inches available. No one at HD could show me how this worked, nor could they find an instruction manual. Since the fence set up looked exactly the same as the one on my own 10 inch blade DeWalt, I was wondering if I could do the same. Of course I can’t find my instruction book either. There are several sets of bolts that look like they might hold the fence down but I am hesitant to start unbolting things and ruin a perfectly square set up.
Anybody know how this works?
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remove the fence?
"Anybody know how this works?"
Dangerously? ;-)
Sounds to me like an over-zealous marketing person editing the documentation.
editing the documentation.
Not too sure what this means. This was not something added by HD but was a decal that came with the saw. I don't think it would be allowed by the seemingly over-zealous lawyers at DeWalt if it were dangerous. The other day I saw a warning on a screwdriver, a hand held one piece nonelectric old fashioned screwdriver that said "do not use without eye protection."
I honestly think it is some feature on this saw that could be safe and useful if I could figure it out. The downside would be a shorter and non adjustable fence in order to get a 2 inch wider cut. This is all speculation on my part.
I think you're correct - lawyers usually trump marketeers (apparent from the screwdriver safety warning). But, he might have been on vacation? ;-)
Seriously, based on DeWalt's reputation, I'd agree - that there is a safe replacement for the adjustable fence that provides the added capacity. But, it's always fun to poke fun at marketing departments.
poke fun at marketing departments
You bet. And movie trailers and TV promos too. And lawyers. Except your own, that is.
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