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Perform Miter Cut Test

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How to calibrate your miter saw

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What happens here

To further test the miter angle, place a piece of wood on the miter saw. Plug in the saw and make a cut. Once the cut is complete, unplug the saw again. Take the two pieces of wood you just cut. Flip one of the cut pieces over so its cut edge faces the other cut edge, and press their bottoms tightly together. If there's a gap between the two cut faces, it confirms that your miter saw is not cutting a perfect 90-degree angle.

Goal: Verify the miter saw's 90-degree cutting accuracy with a physical cut

Tools and materials

  • Miter Saw Ridgid — To make the test cut
  • Piece of Wood — To perform the miter cut test

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set to 0, lock in place. Get yourself a good square, up against your fence and on your blade. And as you can see, I have a gap along this back edge. Get yourself a piece of wood and we'll make a cut. Once we have this, you can go ahead and take this side and flip it over. Press your bottoms tight and as you can tell, we have a gap. Next, we want to check our bevel. Grab yourself a smaller square, lay it on your table, slide it up against your blade. As you can see, there are no gaps. Whether it's

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