The first step in calibration is to use your precision combination square to scrape off the dirt from the object being measured, and then give it a good bang against the tool 😂
My saw blade is not parallel to the base of the saw, so when I use a straight edge as a fence to guide my saw it binds. Is there an adjustment for that?
Sorry for the question as this video is 2 years old. But should the bevel be loose while you tighten the adjusment screw or should the bevel already be tight when you make the adjusment?
What if you have the opposite issue - the “zero” is too far in the other direction, so I have to adjust the saw to more like 1 degree to get a proper zero. Is there a way to recalibrate that way? Thanks!
I have the same problem as mentioned below. The sole plate is not at right angles to the blade on my de Walt. Marking a long cut on a four foot by 6 inch piece of wood trying to cut it in half by marking from one edge so I know the line was consistent. I then tried to cut this using the fence supplied with the saw. It drifted out by about a sixteenth along the cut. It apperas to be about 1.5 degrees out. Even cutting against a slide or straight edge means the blade is trying to cut to one side all the time. Any clever ideas?
I find that the cheap ass saws (the ones that I end up purchasing because I’m a cheap ass and too stupid to understand that you get what you pay for) don’t tune properly or don’t hold a tune for very long! BUT, this doesn’t mean they can’t be tuned. Persevere sir, and I’m sure you did, sorry for the late reply. My apologies sir. Figure out the bevel and miter and zero it out. And yes, factory zero may not be correct.
@SaskHunting I mean. You're not wrong. But still a bit of a dick about it. I have a cheap ass saw, not because I-m a cheap ass. I grew up poor as shit in The Money Pit, which is why I've learned a lot about DIY, perseverance, and Adapt-improvise-overcome at a very young age. It's helped me through life. But, sometimes life fucks you. So here I am and the cheap ass saw was all I could afford. Trust me. My dad grew up in absolute poverty at a time when Irish weren't considered white people. Which was part of why he grew up in poverty, as his father was a skilled tradesman who worked as a shipwright during the wars. But still made dollars a day. I've had enough of cheapskate shit in my life that I could vomit from being so sick of it. But sometimes the cheapass is the best you can do. And you gotta struggle through cheap ass to get to the next point where tou can catch a breath of air.
Any idea how to loosen the actual bevel scale? Mine is so tight i have to reef it when i go to adjust it, there are scuff marks on the back of the scale from rubbjng
I just got a bunch of 42" strips 2 inches wide at 45 degrees AND THEN CHECKED for 45. Ooooopppps. They were off by a couple degrees. Thanks for this video.
Hello Sir. Excellent tutorial. This was awesome. If I press the engineering square against the blade I am perfect , but if I gently put it against the blade I see day light. Should I press it a little bit against the blade or not ? . Without applying a little pressure I can not get it flush. Second question : I have noticed some blades are a little bit flexible. I basically work with plywood , MDF , Pine , and Poplar therefore for an excellent clean cut what kind of blade do you recommend? I tremendously appreciate your input.
sorry for the late response, my apologies. I don't think these particular saws are necessarily meant to be overly accurate generally speaking. I think as long as the base and the blade are somewhat square this is the intention of the particular tool. if a person wanted to achieve a higher level of accuracy, a table saw would be the next step perhaps. But! if you were using a guide in assisting your circular saw cut, this could be a very accurate method and one would want to ensure an accurate cut by tuning your saw. Now will you get as accurate of a cut with a Makita or a dewalt saw versus a festool? Probably yes, but only once or twice; not over and over again. Also, you have to consider the blade as well, purpose of blade, quality of blade etc.
I have never used those degree marks on the saw unless it's rough work ,if I do fine work I just check the base angle with a set square .Btw I have a 575 dcs and love it .
Sorry for the late reply; this saw can potentially get you to where you want it to be for the price that you paid, BUT! It will not hold it for long!! I have to readjust or at least check, the fence, blade and miter every time I want to use it! Especially if you folded up and transported it:) I needed to learn how the blade tilts at every angle 📐 and then realizing that it doesn’t hold those settings for very long because it’s a job site folding saw...pretty frustrating right!! 😂 At the time when I purchased this saw I didn’t have a garage. I worked out of my basement! 😂 very sad indeed! Would a save for a delta stationary table saw now? Probably not. I do not regret my purchase, but I got what a payed for. I just have to adjust all my settings every time unfortunately. It’s all about space :)
I've been to a few of the large hardware places and have witnessed stock people tossing these power tools around on the carts and shelves and treating them very roughly.... It's no wonder they won't cut straight.... I bought a new one and the base is askew horizontal from the blade as well as vertically.... I can correct the vertical as you've shown in this video but have no idea of how to adjust it horizontally... Even when I try to make a square cut using a jig it just burns the wood...
I bought my sliding compound miter saw to cut baseboards (it’s a shitty saw; but I didn’t know any better and I was on a budget! I just wanted to cut base boards…didn’t know about coping saws; yes I’m a regard…anyways. Then I fucked that up really good, then I decided the build a massive deck! Ha! Didn’t fuck that up! I cut my first 4x4 and it wasn’t square! I couldn’t believe it! Didn’t fit right? Wtf the saw is new?! Can’t be the saw!? Right?! Checked it on my speed square and it wasn’t lining up! Wtf Bought a better square; wtf! Not square! ok what is going on! By the way, this is in 2008. I didn’t even know about RUclips yet! Ha! Then a learned that I have to tune my saws. It’s a pain in the ass if you have a less expensive saw, BUT!! You can tune that shitty saw pretty fine! Unfortunately you will have to tune that shitty saw EVERY time you go to use it!!! Don’t forget that ha! In fact I will be doing this tomorrow when I go to build my daughters dresser! Ha
The bevel thing you're doing won't work if the shoe itself is distorted. You need to remove the blade and check that the entire width of the bottom of the shoe is straight from side to side. My saw's is not (I bought it used), and so I'm looking at buying a brand new saw.
Yup, I have the DW369 😂, now I believe there is a better model than mine that has a metal base. Mine isn’t metal. If I were to drop mine; I would be screwed I think. It all depends if your store wants to run with the cheaper model or the slightly more expensive and more durable saw or the less expensive one with a plastic base…I took what was there at the time;)
Just went out to see if my saw (Ridgid) was true. It was not, and the adjustment screw was already backed out to the maximum. In other words, it cannot be trued to exactly 90 degrees. I’ll remove and reinstall the blade tomorrow but it’s a brand new Diablo, never touched wood, and the saw has been used only about 10 times since it was new. Very disappointed.
@@SaskHunting how to fix problem like misalignment of blade and the base plate of my BOSCH GKS 235 use a combination square slide it up and down i have noticed that there is a 2mm gap on the other end of the blade
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Thank you so much, I was trying to figure out why all of my cuts were crooked until I saw you video... Have a good day sir!
I've discovered that my blade is not parallel with the shoe, but I see no way to adjust that. Is that a problem?
The first step in calibration is to use your precision combination square to scrape off the dirt from the object being measured, and then give it a good bang against the tool 😂
My saw doesn’t have that adjusting screw. Is there any other way to do it?
My saw blade is not parallel to the base of the saw, so when I use a straight edge as a fence to guide my saw it binds. Is there an adjustment for that?
Sorry for the question as this video is 2 years old. But should the bevel be loose while you tighten the adjusment screw or should the bevel already be tight when you make the adjusment?
What if you have the opposite issue - the “zero” is too far in the other direction, so I have to adjust the saw to more like 1 degree to get a proper zero. Is there a way to recalibrate that way? Thanks!
Is there a way to move the plate left to right? Mines come out of alingment and makes everything cut off the line!
Not that I can see, the base is secured from the pivot of the depth swivel.
I have the same problem as mentioned below. The sole plate is not at right angles to the blade on my de Walt. Marking a long cut on a four foot by 6 inch piece of wood trying to cut it in half by marking from one edge so I know the line was consistent. I then tried to cut this using the fence supplied with the saw. It drifted out by about a sixteenth along the cut. It apperas to be about 1.5 degrees out. Even cutting against a slide or straight edge means the blade is trying to cut to one side all the time. Any clever ideas?
I find that the cheap ass saws (the ones that I end up purchasing because I’m a cheap ass and too stupid to understand that you get what you pay for) don’t tune properly or don’t hold a tune for very long!
BUT, this doesn’t mean they can’t be tuned.
Persevere sir, and I’m sure you did, sorry for the late reply. My apologies sir.
Figure out the bevel and miter and zero it out. And yes, factory zero may not be correct.
@SaskHunting I mean. You're not wrong. But still a bit of a dick about it. I have a cheap ass saw, not because I-m a cheap ass. I grew up poor as shit in The Money Pit, which is why I've learned a lot about DIY, perseverance, and Adapt-improvise-overcome at a very young age. It's helped me through life. But, sometimes life fucks you. So here I am and the cheap ass saw was all I could afford. Trust me. My dad grew up in absolute poverty at a time when Irish weren't considered white people. Which was part of why he grew up in poverty, as his father was a skilled tradesman who worked as a shipwright during the wars. But still made dollars a day. I've had enough of cheapskate shit in my life that I could vomit from being so sick of it. But sometimes the cheapass is the best you can do. And you gotta struggle through cheap ass to get to the next point where tou can catch a breath of air.
Sir really I learned something amazing
From you today thank you so much 🙏
Glad to hear:)
Any idea how to loosen the actual bevel scale? Mine is so tight i have to reef it when i go to adjust it, there are scuff marks on the back of the scale from rubbjng
I just got a bunch of 42" strips 2 inches wide at 45 degrees AND THEN CHECKED for 45. Ooooopppps. They were off by a couple degrees. Thanks for this video.
Hello Sir. Excellent tutorial. This was awesome. If I press the engineering square against the blade I am perfect , but if I gently put it against the blade I see day light. Should I press it a little bit against the blade or not ? . Without applying a little pressure I can not get it flush.
Second question : I have noticed some blades are a little bit flexible. I basically work with plywood , MDF , Pine , and Poplar therefore for an excellent clean cut what kind of blade do you recommend? I tremendously appreciate your input.
sorry for the late response, my apologies. I don't think these particular saws are necessarily meant to be overly accurate generally speaking.
I think as long as the base and the blade are somewhat square this is the intention of the particular tool. if a person wanted to achieve a higher level of accuracy, a table saw would be the next step perhaps. But! if you were using a guide in assisting your circular saw cut, this could be a very accurate method and one would want to ensure an accurate cut by tuning your saw. Now will you get as accurate of a cut with a Makita or a dewalt saw versus a festool?
Probably yes, but only once or twice; not over and over again.
Also, you have to consider the blade as well, purpose of blade, quality of blade etc.
The Dewalt blade with my 570 is not perfectly flat either….I think, if it binds a little and gets hot, that distorts the blade a little, permanently.
@contessa.adella
Not the most optimal of blades, that’s for sure 👍
Thanks for vid, I had to make adjustments to my new dewalt dsc575 but the 45 is still not true.
Can you help me out with this?
Thanks
Glen
What adjustment did you make because mine isn't square at all
I have never used those degree marks on the saw unless it's rough work ,if I do fine work I just check the base angle with a set square .Btw I have a 575 dcs and love it .
@@oisinkirk9249 There is a screw on the base to adjust for square just like the video.
Sorry for the late reply; this saw can potentially get you to where you want it to be for the price that you paid, BUT! It will not hold it for long!!
I have to readjust or at least check, the fence, blade and miter every time I want to use it! Especially if you folded up and transported it:)
I needed to learn how the blade tilts at every angle 📐 and then realizing that it doesn’t hold those settings for very long because it’s a job site folding saw...pretty frustrating right!! 😂
At the time when I purchased this saw I didn’t have a garage. I worked out of my basement! 😂 very sad indeed!
Would a save for a delta stationary table saw now? Probably not. I do not regret my purchase, but I got what a payed for.
I just have to adjust all my settings every time unfortunately. It’s all about space :)
How can I get the blade aligned with the 0 guide line?
Nvm I got it figured out lol
How to square the shoe?
CLEAN YOUR DAMN ROOM
Same problem. Micro-adjustmt Thank You !
Thanks :)
I've been to a few of the large hardware places and have witnessed stock people tossing these power tools around on the carts and shelves and treating them very roughly.... It's no wonder they won't cut straight.... I bought a new one and the base is askew horizontal from the blade as well as vertically.... I can correct the vertical as you've shown in this video but have no idea of how to adjust it horizontally... Even when I try to make a square cut using a jig it just burns the wood...
I bought my sliding compound miter saw to cut baseboards (it’s a shitty saw; but I didn’t know any better and I was on a budget! I just wanted to cut base boards…didn’t know about coping saws; yes I’m a regard…anyways. Then I fucked that up really good, then I decided the build a massive deck! Ha! Didn’t fuck that up!
I cut my first 4x4 and it wasn’t square! I couldn’t believe it! Didn’t fit right? Wtf the saw is new?!
Can’t be the saw!? Right?!
Checked it on my speed square and it wasn’t lining up! Wtf
Bought a better square; wtf! Not square! ok what is going on!
By the way, this is in 2008. I didn’t even know about RUclips yet! Ha!
Then a learned that I have to tune my saws.
It’s a pain in the ass if you have a less expensive saw, BUT!! You can tune that shitty saw pretty fine! Unfortunately you will have to tune that shitty saw EVERY time you go to use it!!!
Don’t forget that ha!
In fact I will be doing this tomorrow when I go to build my daughters dresser! Ha
Zero on my Dewalt was a little off.
Great. That is really going to help me
Hi, I just checked to see if blade was aligned properly on my skilsaw. Repositioned to "0" and tightened, now it's square. Thanks!!!
The bevel thing you're doing won't work if the shoe itself is distorted. You need to remove the blade and check that the entire width of the bottom of the shoe is straight from side to side. My saw's is not (I bought it used), and so I'm looking at buying a brand new saw.
Great video cheers.
Thank you sir
Those combination squares are NOTORIOUS for being "off square." Use a dedicated square like a machinists square
So true sir, just used what ever I had at the time for a mobile saw:)
Is that a DW369?...i just bought a brand new 16 year old DW 367 on ebay.😂
Yup, I have the DW369 😂, now I believe there is a better model than mine that has a metal base. Mine isn’t metal. If I were to drop mine; I would be screwed I think. It all depends if your store wants to run with the cheaper model or the slightly more expensive and more durable saw or the less expensive one with a plastic base…I took what was there at the time;)
Now I will have to check my saw.
thanks, didn't know there was a way to fix that problem. I
You are the man!
I was kind of an AVE ending 😆
I have a Skil worm drive saw with no adjustinf screws Waste of tine
Thanks for watching sir;)
Alright...alright
Just went out to see if my saw (Ridgid) was true. It was not, and the adjustment screw was already backed out to the maximum. In other words, it cannot be trued to exactly 90 degrees. I’ll remove and reinstall the blade tomorrow but it’s a brand new Diablo, never touched wood, and the saw has been used only about 10 times since it was new. Very disappointed.
Feel your pain sir, how did everything work out for you?
Did you fix the problem ? I have the same problem.
@@SaskHunting how to fix problem like misalignment of blade and the base plate of my BOSCH GKS 235 use a combination square slide it up and down i have noticed that there is a 2mm gap on the other end of the blade
WRONG!
First thing you do is unplug the saw lol 😂