Category: Saws

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?

Miter Saw Safety: Steps For Safe Saw Use Even if you’ve never worked with or spent time around power tools, you can probably already tell that they’re super dangerous. Especially with saws – miter saws, table saws, circular saws. These are powerful beasts that will chop your fingers off (or worse) if you mistreat them.… Continue reading Miter Saw Safety Features

What To Know About Miter Saw Blades One of these saws would be pretty much a useless hunk of machinery without a blade – so needless to say, it’s important that you know what to look for in a good blade. You might call the blade the heart of the miter saw.. and of any… Continue reading What To Know About Miter Saw Blades

What To Look For In A Sliding Miter Saw On a non-sliding miter saw, the blade is attached to an arm, which is attached to a single point on the base of the saw. The arm can’t extend up or down, only pivot up and down in a fixed arc from it’s pivot point attachment… Continue reading What To Look For In A Sliding Miter Saw