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Old 05-26-2014, 09:13 AM
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I have a cheap HF one with the standard blade....it works ok.....you get what you pay for...

Setting it up is key to getting it to work as best as its capable....don't use the angle gauge on the tool, use a real angle finder.....make sure you clamp it in good...and if the larger section hangs off , make sure its supported and perpendicular to the blade .... then cut pretty slow, don't force the blade or it flexes..

It will get you pretty close, but may require a little fine tuning sometimes if you want stuff real precise.

If your issue is at the very end of the cut, it probably because you don't have the piece supported on the long end...once the blade is 90% of the way through that piece is going to have a tendency to pivot up if its not 1000% clamped tight...and the clamps on the cheap saws aren't very good....
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