Get the most out of that horrid miter gauge that came with your tablesaw
Get the most out of that horrid miter gauge that came with your tablesaw
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Those cheapie miter gauges that come with affordable table saws can leave much to be desired. In this video I’ll show you how you can still get great results with it.
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Worst miter gauge is on the Bosch GTS 10 XC2 Just purchased it and it was the last item I unpacked and assembled. The slots are also 16mm industry standard is 19mm.
I was quite happy with the Bosch until I unpacked the miter gauge. £605 wasted the table that comes with it is very strong and stable.
Seems so much easier cutting without the annoying blade guard in place.
Thanks for this great video! I just got a table saw for an early Christmas present and I love learning all the different things I can do with it!
Thank you Steve for the best so far (watched 50+?..) concise, condensed, tutorial for safe! precise and easy cutting.
Setting up a wood working shop in a shed here to renovate an old (1901) missionary house. Build with a timber log structure.
Starting any day now.
I saved your video as a “go back to”-reminder to keep me safe and accurate! My children appreciate me being cautious now at old age.
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Anders/Sweden
Thanks for the great content Steve. I’m a hobbyist and appreciate your sensible approach to woodworking. Cheers from Canada!
Squaring using the blade? Seriously?
Wow, that table saw was over ten years ago. Time flies. Thanks for getting me started Steve!
My biggest complaint with the miter gauges on my less expensive tools is that the slot wasn’t the standard 3/4inch so I can’t upgrade to better ones
Excellent, thank you so much.
Crap miter gauges are not just on cheap saws. The sawstop gauges are pure rubbish and most people throw them away.
Your channel is awesome, I love how you don’t talk down to the viewers. Keep up the great work!!
Excellent content! Thanks a bunch.
Holy crap this video was amazing. I have a cheap craftsman miter for my table saw and I did these upgrades and it just makes it so much better.
those tips are so valuable for beginners like me
5:44 If I take just 1 thing away from this video it’s THIS STATEMENT! I had this very bad idea as I begin down the path of working wood.
Lol, fourty year’s in the trade and I only used a mitre gauge once. Waste of time. Make a cradle with a pivoting fence. Much easier, way more accurate and safer.
Even though your videos have some length to them, they are always filled with good information and no dross. Thanks.
I loved the phone, laptop, and desktop images. You rock like the Rock of Ages. Oh, and these were some insightful table saw
tips for using the miter gauge. Thanks
شكرا لك.لقد تعلمت منك الكثير
THANK YOU!!
Love those modern devices you showed. And I didn’t realize you filmed at Bodega Bay.
Thanks to your tips/pointers I know have a Mitre Gauge on my Saw Table that’s actually useful
Informative. Thanks!
Excellent, I learned something NEW today..to use a scrap piece of wood between the Rip Fence and the blade,..I always did it the other way and yes…it IS dangerous!
Thank you for the suggestions. We were cutting laminate and using the guide caused the pieces to bind, and occasionally kick and it actually cause me to be afraid of using the saw. Freehanding caused it to pinch. Wish I would have watched this earlier…
Nice job Steve and happy birthday to Dad
@5:43 😅
4:19 just make sure the board you use is flat and non-twisted, too 😀
Those are some good tips.My table saw is super cheap.Its a Bluehawk table that I got from lowes when it was on sale for around 50 bucks. So my miter gauge moves around in the grove.So its not accurate. I am going to have to try that tape trick.
I wish I would have watched this before I made my last video! My DeWAlt miter guage fits very sloppy so my case miter cuts I made were a little inconsistent.
Don’t forget to align the blade parallel with the miter slot when adjusting your miter gauge in this manner.
3:48 " and not warped " – in reference to finding a piece of " scrap " for the mitre cross-fence. Good luck with that. It’s possible to ensure that any warp is artificially straightened out by adding a flange to the fence to form an L or angle-section. OR alternatively an I section [ two flanges and a connecting web ] would be even stiffer.
5:16 – on stop blocks like this, I always nibble off the bottom inside corner (the part your workpiece is pressed against) to create a little sawdust pocket. That way, you’re not accumulating extra dust in between your workpiece and your stop block. Just clipping off maybe 1/8th of an inch at a 45 degree angle is enough to create that little void and doesn’t remove too much of the stop block as to make it impractical.
My Dad just gifted me a cheap tablesaw. I’ve not used one very much and these videos are full of really good instructions for a noobie table saw user.
An actual video instead of the horrible shorts. Sorry man don’t hate you, but the short format itself.
You deserve 1 million views (at least) on every video you post. WWMM has truly inspired me to get into woodworking. Because you simply make it look fun. Then I get to try things and though they are tougher than you make them seem at first, they really make you learn and grow. Mate you are a legend.
Excellent video. I appreciate all the knowledge that you share with us beginners. Awesome!!
I used a rip fence as a guide on the wrong side, and didn’t need to go to the emergency room. Urgent care stitched me up just fine, and I’ve got a cool scar.
G/day Steve, thanks for all your vids. How quiet is your table saw, I can hardly hear it running. what brand is it?
Excellent stuff Steve!!
Thank you so very much for all your time and effort!
I appreciate the Info. I recently bought a table saw and this should hold me over until I save enough for my miter saw. Thank you.
That ridgid miter gauge is actually dangerous. I love my ridgid table saw but the fatal flaw is the weakass knob that will eventually fail by popping off at the worst possible time causing your piece to rotate and kick back. It happened to me and I was lucky to not be injured.
This is the best table saw video I have seen. Great tips for using the miter gauge, but more importantly, it is an outstanding table saw SAFETY video. Love your work, Steve!
My rigid table had a passable one until the handle separated from the tightening pin. I remember cursing the design that wouldn’t hold tension while I welded up a beefy one directly to the pin.
Really useful video with a lot of nice tips!
Thanks, for all.
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I got the cheap table saw from idil and all my mitre gauge dose is jam up and never runs throw it smooth at all and it really messes up my cuts I would definitely stay away from the idil table saw it’s rubbish and the fence is just as bad
Man that’s a quiet saw!