What is the average width of a 10" saw blade? I find that when cutting for my mitre saw I have to add about a 1/16" of an inch to the cut so that I don't undersize my cuts. But I'm wondering if it might in fact be 3/32" or even 1/8". I've measured it before, but at such small distances it can be easy to get the measure wrong, especially when dealing with a blade that has many cutouts and irregular surfaces.
Is it common to compensate for the cut, or is it a matter of being smarter than the tool and adjusting where I align the cut mark? On a compound mitre saw the center is typically missing so that the blade can enter at an angle, so the cut mark is off to one side as well as the laser guides. Or again, is that variable depending upon the tool? For instance my table saw is an
1/8" wide so to cut a flush I have to add an 1/8" to the measurement just to compensate for what it will remove.