Will a SCMS hold it's position if you tune it dead nuts to 90 degrees and leave it there, or will it creep? I'm getting the sense that the ideal situation would be to have a separate SCMS (CMS, MS) for 45s and
Does Starrett make a SCMS?
JP
Jay Pique wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
Are you doing finish trim, like baseboards, window casings and crown, where you need to handle long lengths? If not, a shop-built sled on a well tuned table saw, with a dedicated angle, works very well. Actually safer for small pieces, and better backing, resulting in less tear-out.
If, on the other hand, you are routinely handling pieces to 16', that's a different matter altogether. For trim work, I've been happy with the accuracy of my DeWalt 12"CMS (not slider). Disclaimer: it stays put in my shop, and doesn't routinely bounce around in the back of a pickup truck. I would honestly say that most, if not all of the error accumulated using that saw is due to my lack of patience and/or experience.
Large detents at standard angles, at least on the table dimension. I don't routinely lay the blade over.
Patriarch, who really IS going to finish the bathroom trim by the weekend. I promise.
IME, you are worried about a non-existant problem. Good sliders are dead accurate at 45 and 90, and they hold it forever, as near as I can tell. I keep hearing about how an SCMS should be less than perfectly accurate; in my experience, it just doesn't happen. Neither my Hitachi nor my PC has ever been less than perfect at 90 or 45 degrees, even after repeatedly switching back and forth between 45 and 90 many, many times over the years. And it's really easy to tell; cut 2 pieces on the same side of the saw and put the ends together. If you are cutting flat, square stock, and you don't have a dead solid seam with no gaps, and if you can't adjust the problem away or the problem comes back after you tune it, you need a better saw.
If they did, it would cost $347,000 for sure.
But maaaaan would that thing be accurate. It would cut a much more 45 degree angle than any of the others for sure.
In related news, has anyone ever used anything like this -
JP
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That's good to hear. I like the idea of putting a really good "glue line" rip blade on the TS and leaving it. Then just using the chopper with a good zero-clearance fence for 90s and miters. It'll save time for sure.
JP
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