Inaccurate Mitre Saw Angles.

[Cosmonaut99]

Hi,

I bought a budget Mitre saw from Homebase some time ago.
(http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wc...ay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=786145).


Today, (having ensured that the fence is square to the blade), I've been trying to cut & make mitre joints. The saw cuts accurately at 0 deg.

However, when I try to perform cuts at the 45 deg setting... it's 2 degrees out (47 deg).
I've tried turning the rotary table position slightly to get 45 deg cuts.. but it's hit & miss. Pretty disappointing.

Has anybody else had this problem with Mitre saws - and if so any suggested solutions (other than binning the saw & buying a more expensive model) ?
(I wondered whether it was possible to adjust the 45deg preset position on the Rotary table)

Thanks,
Andy.

 

[cajar]

You could try placing a shim on the back end of the wood to reduce the angle by 2 degrees and if you like the results make a more permanent shim and proper fixing for it.

 

[big-all]

there may be an adjustment somewhere
as in does the saw "locate " in a ring around the arc or some other method
do you have the manual ??