Adjusting Miter Saws For Accurate & Square Cuts
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- Adjusting your miter saws is one of the most important things you can do to improve the quality of your projects. Older miter saws and even newer ones often need calibration in order for them to cut accurate and square cuts. Today's video walks you through adjusting two different miter saws, one with a single fence system (Hitachi C10FSH), and one with a two fence system (Dewalt DW718).
0:00 Intro
0:19 Two Types of Fences
1:20 Checking Fence & Table
3:04 Two Types of Detents
3:53 Adjusting MITERS on a DOUBLE fence saw
8:12 Adjusting MITERS on a SINGLE fence saw
10:02 Adjusting BEVELS on a DOUBLE fence saw
13:13 Adjusting BEVELS on a SINGLE fence saw
15:29 Four Things to Keep in Mind
17:22 Outro
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Easily the best and most comprehensive tutorial available. Highly recommended if you are new to using mitre saws or just need to have a refresher. Thank you for helping me achieve better results mate.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment.
This is incredibly helpful. Easy to follow, detailed, professional. Well done!
Best , most thorough and easiest to understand tutorial on all of you tube for mitre saw calibration ....in my opinion. Well spoken and interesting....thumbs up 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
This was the best tutorial I’ve watched!! Just saved me from throwing away a newish saw! I’ve had it for a year and I thought it came out of the box cutting bad but figured there was nothing I could do.
Glad it helped!
I have watched your video several times now and it’s been very helpful in letting me know how to tune a DeWalt sliding Mitre saw my nephew has. It just goes to show that while you expect the new saw you bought to be accurate it’s always a good idea to check and make sure it is. When I get my new garage built I’ll be buying a new 12” Mitre saw and I’ve saved your instructional video to refer to in the future. You explained what to do step by step slowly and simply and it was easy to follow. Well done and as I did in a reply to a comment on thumbs I give you only thumbs up👍👍👍👍👍
Finally and shocking! A video title that actually was accurate! No need to search for hours folks, already done it! Simple and helpful! ! Thanks
Thanks for the comment!
One of the best videos on this subject. Easy to understand and made it easy to perform the calibration process. Thanks!
Totally agree with you Jonnycakes, great video, going to use these steps on my own miter saw.
Superb tutorial. No lost time, clear images, clear teminology, very good advices and very good warnings. You're a pro. Thanks.
Thank you for your kindness!
Hi my name is Kevin from Aus as I am a mechanical engineer for over 50 years I enjoyed watching you aline your saws you gave a good discretion of wat you were doing in detail , in my case I use a dial gauge to line up my saws blades congratulations to you well done Kevin
Purchased a Dewalt Miter-saw and noticed the cuts were not square. I knew it needed adjusted but really didn’t know how. Now I do. Great Video!! I’m a a fan and subscriber.. Thank You!!!
I’ve tried a lot of sliding miter saws. No matter how well calibrated, they are flimsy aluminum and plastic things that can easily be pulled or pushed off the line by your own arm pulling on the saw handle. So I just bought myself a 500 pound DeWalt radial arm saw made in 1953, and calibrated that massive and well built iron monster. It never strays off the line.
NICE
Appreciate the video, helped me sort out a long standing problem in a few minutes. Sometimes you just need to take a step back and let someone show you what to do.
Great, glad you got it worked out Scott!
This has to be the best video on TH-cam for calibrating a miter saw.
Wow, thank you so much for the comment.
Outstanding instructional video demonstrating clarity and specificity (not an easy combination). Just calibrated my new DWS779, something I hadn't done on my previous saws but now realize the importance, especially when working with molding.
Glad you found the video helpful brother! Thanks for the comment.
Thank you so much for this video, very educational. As a new woodworker I didn't realize how many different adjustments a miter saw had to get it dialed in.
Glad it was helpful!
I really enjoyed this video. I now know how to calibrate my 1-fence miter saw. Btw- I never would have guessed you were British, I understood you 100% of the time! I can't stand to listen to instructional videos by foreigners because I often get lost on their pronounciation of words but NOT you! Thank You So much from an American, for this video and your clear speech!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great Video. Taking the time to calibrate and set your tools up makes a huge difference.
Yes it does!
Thank you so much for this information. I thought I'd lost my touch for cutting trim when I got my new Ryobi miter saw, but turns out the fence or locks may need adjustment. Have to check everything out and adjust as needed.
Hope that helps you out Mike.
Thank you so much for this video. I have a 10” sliding Ridgid and when I was making some picture frames I noticed it was off by just a little. Now I know to adjust it and im not afraid to touch it. Thank you again!
Great! Let me know Bekim if you have questions once you get into it.
Newbie woodworker, no experience with tools and learning as I go. Please can I take you home for a week?! I’m so impressed, you explained so clearly and didn’t talk too fast. I didn’t have to keep stopping so that my tiny brain could absorb what you said and you used words I understood. Thank you so so much. Subbed.
Thank you for the comment!
Excellent!! This is exactly what I was looking for!😊 Thank you
Thanks for this. My butcher block projects had become very annoying. Didn't wanna start diving into machine without some precedent. Good video.
I was noticing my miter saw wasn't cutting square. This video came out just in time before my next project. Thanks man!
Hope it helps buddy!
Well done, thanks. Simple , cut and dried, no fluff.
Crazy how detailed this is.
Do the best I can. :)
NOO DOUBT :
BEST EXPLANATION
STRAIGHT TO THE POINT
SMOOTH AND EASY
UNDERSTANDABLE
QUICK FIX
QUICK ADJUSTING
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Wow, This is the best tutorial on setting up your mitre saw ive ever seen. Thank You so much for your help.Great Job.
Thank you so much for the comment. If you want to support my work, please drop some more comments on my other videos! :)
I think you are the best one to make us understand where we did a mistake 😂.
Thank you for this Chanel 👍👍
You're welcome 😊
Wow!!!!! A very informative video. I need to calibrate my mitre saw. Will have a go at it. I saved the video to watch it again. I'll be needing to. Thank you.
Thank you, I was doing my head in working out what was wrong with my mitres on an old cheap drop saw, so I went ahead and purchased a 600 usd metabo 305 and it was out of square straight out of the box, brought a magnetic level box and will be calibrating the saw soon, no more strange skirting and trim cuts, no more wasted timber.
Nice, thanks for the comment.
Helpful video thanks, I spent yesterday afternoon trying to calibrate mine… those digital tools look the way to go so I will give them a shot for precision!
Thank you for the class on adjusting the miter saw, now I'm going to adjust mine. Thank you again.
Glad to help. Thank you for the comment.
Simple easy to follow and helped me figure out where i was making a mistake calibrating my mitre saw! Good stuff Thank You!
dude your channel basically solved all my problems in my shop and im not talking about this video only.i'm glad i came your page.
That is awesome bro! I'm grateful to have you here.
Awesome instructions. Many thanks. Nothing so annoying as buying a pretty expensive miter saw and still not having accurate cuts. No problem anymore thanks to these instructions.
I can't imagine it's personal, or it.. really
It is really one of the best videos related to the subject which is really easy to understand and enjoy lessoning and watching it. thank you and God bless you.
Awe, thank you for the blessing!
That's the perfect video, no waffle, no unecessary chat, just straight facts & the various ways to adjust the saw. Thanks very much. I can now see where my mitre saw has been giving me problems & how I can sort it out. Brilliant.
Excellent video. I have a Scheppach sliding mitre saw that i just couldnt set correctly ......until now. Thank you
Glad it helped!
Awesome video, best in class. I also learnt a bit about my miter saw too! .Great details and Thumbs up Thank you!
Great explanation.My Metabo is checked regularly.Stay safe.
Just found this. Excellent instructional. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Thank you for commenting... it really helps me stay connected to people who watch my content.
Excellent video! Great job!👍
Awesome explanation on how to caibrate. This helped me a great deal! Thanks!
Great to hear!
Excellent teaching video, you explain well, TY
Excellent video with very clear explanations. Thank you very much.
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Thanks a lot for this video. Had a saw shipped to me and it arrived a bit out of alignment. This video helped me get it good as gold!
Great to hear!
Wow. So happy I found your channel. Your information has made such a difference. Thank you
Much appreciated! If you want to support my work, please drop some more comments on my other videos! This helps to wake up the YT algorithms. :)
Absolutely excellent tutorial. Many thanks indeed.
Thank you for commenting
Sometimes I wonder what is going on in a person's life that they're so miserable they feel the need to give thumbs down on certain videos. Great instructional!
I hear you. Unfortunately, a lot of people are really struggling in this life. Thanks for watching buddy!
If i don't like the video then i just skip and move on unless it is really bad and nasty stuff is presented i would not give a thumbs down which obviously is not the case here
Thumbs up from me 👍👍
Because they’re mean-spirited.
You will always find those people...ignore them ...don't entr their shite into your brain...
Excellent job explaining. 👍👍👍
Thank you very much for the lesson!
Excellent video. Thank you for the easy step-by-step instructions!
Thank you. I've never used on until today
Did it work ok for you?
Great video.
I needed help to adjust my saw.
Excellent video, very well presented and explained.
Superb video. Thank you.
Fantastic tutorial!
This is a world class instructional 👍🏾👍🏾
Wow, thank you.
Explaining the measures in metric as well is awesome, good video. thanks!
Very useful. thank you. I will use this tomorrow I think. Cheers.
Love this video. So much detail on how to adjust everything. All the information is useful without being patronising. That's my afternoon sorted out. Off to the garage for me. Thank you.
This is the perfect tune up video! Thank you. Can you make one for the Makita Track Saw?
Thank you. Great job explaining everything.👍
Thank you for commenting!
Great timing, I need this for my new mitre saw. Thank you
Hope it helps!
@@TrainingHandsAcademy Hi Josh, just want to tell you after following this instruction video, my mitre saw cut perfectly square. Man, I'm so happy. All of your videos are very useful for newbie woodworker like me, keep it coming!! Thank you thank you and thank you :)
@@TheBonbenk I'm really glad to hear that your saw is cutting perfectly! Thank you for taking the time to tell me!
Great video! Touching a variety of miter saws unlike others that use one type. Thanks!
You bet!
Very nice and clean
I love the way you explained 👍
Thanks for liking
Great vidi. You're a good teacher 👍. Thanks.
AWESOME! THIS was next LEVEL! TY so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
VERY HELPFUL, thank you!
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Short and sweet and to the point. Well done, thank you.
This was a fantastic video. I'm going to go home and check mine now too
Excellent tutorial...Thank you!!
Thanks for coming back to watch David!
Really great video. Thank you
Great Video and very informative , Thank You !
I just bought my first and messed up door molding. Thank you all the info wow great. 🙏🙏
If you're messing up that means your learning! :) Keep it up Brent! :)
@@TrainingHandsAcademy I watched many videos on how to properly setup a miter saw and i have to say i learned the most from you. you explain very clearly how and what to look for which is 100% Perfect thank you.
Today i ordered the digital angle tool and i seen my fence was a bit out as you should slide the saw out with the square along side and near the end the blade was going over the square. My saw is a brand new Stanley SM18 slider, and I cut a bunch of moldings to go around the doors and they all have a taper on them, or a bevel.
I never had a Miter saw before LOL so just started cutting happy days and then OOPPS!!!
I only cut the sides and never paid attention and they are all glued now on each side of the doors plastic moldings so now learned a lot have to order the small planer to cut them down so the top now cut level will fit on . If that makes any sense HAHAHA
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@@brentthailand5742 You are very kind, thank you!
Excellent guidance!
Thank you for watching!
Love the content... always have great info, subscriber for life
Thank you Terry!
Thanks, I was thinking that was the right way and it is. Perfect combination of good information in a short to the point video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this video, I have a Kobalt 7.5 inch sliding miter saw , unfortunately it fell off my tailgate, nothing broke , but hugely out of adjustment. now l know how to hopefully readjust it.Gord
MIND Boggling awesomeness!! Wished I knew this oh,… 40+ years ago! LOL.
Wow, very helpful!!!
Thanks for teaching
It's my pleasure
Wow, that was excellent!!
U are a wonderful Teacher.
Much appreciated! If you want to support my work, please drop some more comments on my other videos! This helps to wake up the YT algorithms. :)
Very informative video! Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Very very nice lesson. I had a lil' hard time calibrating my miter-saw though. Also a different brand and ... I'm as amateur can be, så perhaps that should be included in the overall equation😄
Cheers for that really helpful and clear instructional video. I’ve been meaning to sort my saw for a while, it’s way out.
Very well spoken.
amazing video. Thank you!
Very interesting your videos I learning about all, because I’m beginning, thanks
Good tutorial; thanks!
Really helpful video - thank you
Thank you for the comment
Thank you 👍🏼
Very precise and easy to understand explanation. Thank you, great video.👍
Awesome info
Good stuff, just what I needed. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you, very helpful
Thank you for this video
Great video.