Newbie Miter Saw Question

whereeaglesdare · Post by **whereeaglesdare** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:47 pm

Hey guys, new here but I have a question. I have a 10" Compound Miter Saw and I need to make a beveled cut on a 20" piece of particle board. The saw fences only allow cuts of 6" at a time.

Any tips or tricks on how I can do this? Thanks.

knottymind · Post by **knottymind** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:52 pm

Sounds like the wrong tool for the job. Plus that's sacreligious to use a good tool on particleboard....ugh! Good luck, however.

Steve

whereeaglesdare · Post by **whereeaglesdare** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:55 pm

knottymind wrote:Sounds like the wrong tool for the job. Plus that's sacreligious to use a good tool on particleboard....ugh! Good luck, however.

Steve

No suggestions?

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:00 pm

I'm in complete agreement with Steve, but if you insist - Cut the bevel on 4 or 5, 6" pieces and put them together with half laps. The number of pieces needed will depend on the length of the half laps.

jb41339 · Post by **jb41339** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:31 am

In complete agreement with Steve. Wrong tool for job. Do you have a hand saw?

Jim in Tucson, AZ

burkhome · Post by **burkhome** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:40 am

whereeaglesdare wrote:Hey guys, new here but I have a question. I have a 10" Compound Miter Saw and I need to make a beveled cut on a 20" piece of particle board. The saw fences only allow cuts of 6" at a time.

Any tips or tricks on how I can do this? Thanks.

Any particular reason you wouldn't use the table saw?

ss50th · Post by **ss50th** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:21 am

whereeaglesdare wrote:Hey guys, new here but I have a question. I have a 10" Compound Miter Saw and I need to make a beveled cut on a 20" piece of particle board. The saw fences only allow cuts of 6" at a time.

Any tips or tricks on how I can do this? Thanks.

Although I don't have excellent skills with woodworking I have dabbled some in mathematics. I believe what you're attempting with that miter saw is impossible. There's no way of getting around having about 8" of uncut wood in the center of the board.

bhurley · Post by **bhurley** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:14 am

I firmly believe that the first power tool anyone should buy is an electric drill - followed by a quality table saw. The second tool would serve your purpose.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:23 am

bhurley wrote:I firmly believe that the first power tool anyone should buy is an electric drill - followed by a quality table saw. The second tool would serve your purpose.

Or Brace and bit(s) and a 'hand saw'. Then you will gain appreciation for what rural electrification did for the 'hinterlands'.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:29 am

I believe that a home owner, even one who does very little wood work, needs to have the electric drill and a small circular saw. With these two power tools one can do a lot of construction. I carry these in my RV; it is surprising just how often they are used for repairs. It is also surprising how many picnic tables you end up building.