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[amazon fields=”B0000223I4″ value=”thumb” image_size=”large” image=”1″ tracking_id=”woodworkboss-20″ image_class=”ais450″] Makita LS1040 Review Welcome to our Makita LS1040 review – The winner of our “best 10-inch miter saw” award. Pros plus-circle Powerful 15 amp, 4,600 RPM motor plus-circle Non-sliding arm makes for rock solid stability plus-circle Great fence Cons exclamation-circle Dust collection isn’t the best exclamation-circle No option… Continue reading Makita LS1040 Review

How To Set Up A Miter Saw After purchasing a new miter saw, you shouldn’t just set it up and start working. The very first thing you’ve gotta do is make sure she’s cutting square and accurate – without doing this, you really can’t rely on the miter saw to make accurate cuts. This isn’t something… Continue reading How To Set Up A Miter Saw

How To Change Blade On Miter Saw The blade is the heart of a miter saw, and if you’re not using a good blade or if it’s been worn down after much use, then the quality of your results from the saw will suffer massively. That’s why saw blades should be changed fairly regularly. This… Continue reading How To Change Blade On Miter Saw

Types of Miter Saws A miter saw sits on a fixed base, with a blade mounted to an arm that can be pivoted horizontally from 0 degrees to -45 or +45 degrees. As the name suggests, it’s perfect for making miter cuts. When it comes to choose the best miter saw, there’s three different types… Continue reading Types of Miter Saws

Basic Features of a Miter Saw We’ll be breaking down the basic features of miter saws in this article – covering those features that are important, but not quite significant enough to merit their own article. These are the motor, handle, fence, blade, dust collection, stand, and laser guide. We also have separate articles for… Continue reading Basic Features of a Miter Saw

Miter Saws: Do You Need Standard or Compound? As with almost any decision when it comes to buying a miter saw, whether to get a standard miter saw or a compound miter saw will depend on how you’ll be using it. We’ll quickly explain the differences between these types, and then talk about what to… Continue reading Miter Saws: Do You Need Standard or Compound?