The rental shop guy in Spokane laughed at my miter saw setup

I brought in my old compound slider to get the blade swapped because I kept getting burn marks on every cut. The guy behind the counter took one look and asked where I learned to set the bevel stops. I told him I followed the manual, and he just pointed at the stop screws, one was backed out so far it was basically a suggestion. Turns out I was running the blade at 2 degrees off for two years, not the saw's fault at all. He fixed it in five minutes and charged me nothing, but I felt like an absolute fool. Now I check the stops on any saw before I even plug it in. Has anyone else had a simple adjustment that was hiding behind a bigger problem like this?

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kai4636d ago

Read somewhere that most saws leave the factory with stops that are close but not dead on, and that manuals barely mention checking them. So you're not the only one who trusted the setup. I've seen guys chase blade issues for months when it was just a loose screw on the fence or table. Good on you for catching it now, most folks just buy a new saw and keep the same problem. That shop guy probably sees this all the time, which is why he laughed. Bet you'll never trust a factory setting again, and that's a good thing.