Mitre Saws

Mitre Saw Stands 

The original mitre saw was a manual metal frame saw that housed a saw suspended on rollers in a metal guide, that allowed making accurate crosscuts and mitre cuts. These saws are still available and are fine for the woodworking shop that only handles small jobs and fine work such as picture framing.

Todays woodworking shop would find a mitre saw almost indispensable. A woodworking power tool  used to make a quick, accurate crosscut in a workpiece. The basic miter saws only cut straight or horizontal angles up to 45 degrees in both directions, while  compound models,  because the motor tilts, can also do bevelled edges. While generally used to cut wood some plastics and light metals can also be cut with the tool. . Most miter saws are relatively small and portable, with common blade sizes ranging from eight to 12 inches.

The miter saw makes cuts by dropping  a spinning circular saw blade down onto a workpiece in a controlled motion. Sliding saws allow you to slide the blade forward for cutting larger and oversize pieces. The woodwork is typically held against a fence, which provides a precise cutting angle between the blade and the longest workpiece edge. In the standard cutting position, this angle is fixed at 90°.

 Features of various models of miter saw and radial arm saws.

  A compound mitre saw  allows the angle of the cutting blade to be changed relative to the horizontal plane. This key feature is the ability of the motor and blade to tilt in either direction, thus  allows the saw to be used for bevel cutting, making it a much more versatile piece of equipment than the typical compound saw.  

Radial arm saws are versatile, which makes them an essential bench saw for many workshops. They allow you to do a wide variety of cuts including crosscutting, ripping stock and dado work. In addition, they tilt for cutting miters and bevels.

Laser guides in mitre saws allow precise visual indication of the saw cut to be performed. Some models have a single line that sits on one side of the kerf and others have dual lines that indicate the kerf width.

Safety clamps allow the work to be cut to be directly clamped in position for cutting. Ideal for awkward and small work pieces.

Dust bags on mitre saws allow the sawdust to be drawn away from the work area.

Saw blade guards are an essential item on any power saw, as a with a mitre saw they have self-retracting blade guards, which automatically retract when the saw is lowered onto a workpiece and re-cover the blade when the saw is lifted.

 Quality Miter  saws such as DeWalt Mitre Saws are durable, light and portable allowing easy transport for project, make them an essential power tool for any woodwork enthusiast.