left tilt saw and measuring

Kevin · 2008-02-25T17:50:30+00:00

Have any of you with left tilt saws found the fact that the flange reference is on the left side vs right side a problem?I guess this would be an issue with using dado blades or when switching from regular kerf to thin kerf. You'd have to dial in the fence for each blade. In the case of dadoes maybe you just reference the left cutting edge---mmm.. but that's actually going to be an 1/8" off assuming your using a regular kerf blade or 3/32nd for a thin kerf. That starts to get ugly.I guess the tilting might also need to be taken into account, though I'm not sure it makes any difference if it's right vs left tilt. I don't do enough beveled cuts to remember if on my right tilt saw if either the short or long edge of the cut is referenced to my fence reading.It kinda seems to me with a right side extension table and fence measurements, a right tilt saw is best (from a consistency of measure perspective).

Feb 25, 2008 41 Replies

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DonkeyHody 18 years ago

Be nice, Edwin. He already has issues, and now you want to give him fence envy.

DonkeyHody "If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." - Abraham Maslow

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Tanus 18 years ago

LOL.

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