Miter Saws - Page 5 of 7

This chopsaw stop block has worked wonderfully for me. It speeds up my crosscut work significantly, and I never use a tape measure at the saw anymore. A special feature…

A fence stop for a radial-arm saw should be quick to set, reset and remove. It should be inexpensive to make, immovable when locked and unaffected by packed sawdust. The…

In Methods of Work, Fine Woodworking #86, Steven Springston describes a method of sawing picture-frame miters using complementary angles. Although Mr. Springston's method will produce a perfect 90¡ angle, if…

Before I developed this fixture for cutting thin strips, I found that I ruined about as many strips as I kept. The rotation of the blade tends to lift the…

It's very frustrating to crosscut a piece of work on a radial-arm saw and find that the saw's capacity is short by an inch or two. However, there is an…

Use the miter-saw fence and a steady hold for accurate joints

When I had to cut hundreds of 8-in.-long blocks, I set up my radial-arm saw with an auxiliary Masonite table and a floating stop block, as shown. I slide stock…

Miter saws have evolved from basic tools that could make simple miter cuts in relatively small stock into much more complicated machines that are indispensable to all kinds of carpenters…

A dual-action slide enables a 7-1/2 in. blade to cut wide boards

Makita’s 12 in. compound miter saw features a pivoting fence and 8-in. cutting capacity.