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Adjusting the Bevel Angle

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Miter saw explained

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What happens here

Next, adjust the bevel angle, which controls the tilt of the saw blade. On the back of the saw, locate the knob or lever that unlocks the bevel mechanism. Once unlocked, the blade assembly can be tilted 45 degrees to the left or right, allowing for angled cuts on the vertical plane. After setting the desired angle, re-lock the mechanism to secure the blade in place.

Goal: Set the bevel angle for specific cuts.

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You can go all the way to 60 or anywhere in between. There There are presets and we'll go over those in a different video. In our case, we're going to stay at zero. Come around to the backside here to our bevel scale. There's a knob or a lever right here that you can use to unlock this. Once you have the saw unlocked, you can go 45° this way or you can go 45° this way. Now, we want to make sure that we're actually at zero before we make our cut. So, take our speed square here, put it on our table, and push it right up to

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