I had a 10" Dewalt compound miter saw for around 12 years (light duty). It still works great ruclips.net/user/postUgkxPeGkHOMe05FySypTOvYumxMn-xi39oRe but I wanted something bigger. My only complaint about the 10" was the location of the motor, and this version fixes that issue. The XPS system works well. My only request for future versions is a dust collection port (or adapter) that fits large shop vac hoses (or standard PVC pipe fittings) a little better. But that's not a complaint, just a request.
Ridgid 10" Compound Miter Saw purchased in 2000. Still going strong...in fact I made some miter cuts with it just now. Plenty of adjustability to keep is dead accurate. I'm a Ridgid fan for life. Speaking of which, most newer Ridgid power tools have a lifetime warranty if you register them (which is easy). Not a paid endorsement, just a customer satisfied with quality products in a world of junk.
With Ryan's ruclips.net/user/postUgkxy_pn55PK60wAV3X_C_RoLS_67mNonoCE plan, I was like one taken by the hand and led step by step from start to finish. Thank you very much Ryan!
This is, by far, the simplest explanation and instruction I’ve seen on this formula. It’s easy to understand and apply. Thank you and God bless you abundantly.
I was working on a wainscotting project and had a hard angle which I could not remember on how to cut it. I spent literally an hour searching RUclips and finally came across this video. I was finally able to cut 66 degrees perfectly. Thank you for this awesome video.
Finally! I’m so glad I found this video. You explained this in a way beginners like me can understand. I had searched all over during weeks and could find nothing. Thank you thank you thank you.
You explained this very well. I went from being baffled at making extended cuts to full comprehension. Good job. Been racking my brain for some cuts I was going to make.
I would imagine a Dewalt folks had figured this type of cuts before even putting this miter saw together. Now you and the folks who had watch your videos had just hacked the the system. Thanks and always a subsciber.
Man.....I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A SOLID VIDEO EXPLAINING THIS AND I COULDNT FIND ANYTHING!!! THANK YOU MAN FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO, YOU SAVED MY PROJECT!
Thanks for the video!!! I was having a tough time and my cuts were not coming out good and was ready to throw the whole project into the burn barrel but your video saved the day! thanks again!
Thanks Mate I just figured out the same thing you were teaching but instead of using 180 use 90 for anything less than 90 and 180 for anything more than 90 so if less use 90 - 50 = 40 / 2 = 20. Tested it works great just simplifies the math cheers
This explanation is excellent. This formula works on BOTH obtuse and acute angles as stated at the end. The use of the formula using 180 minus the measured angle to get the angle to "bend" THEN dividing it to get the half cuts is the correct way round as well. The only angle that is ever just divided by 2 is 90deg because it's the only one that you "bend" 90 to "get" 90. Brilliant.
Yeah! I watched it earlier. Coincidentally, I watched another RUclipsr's video just before it that had the same theme. When you do it like that you are just dividing by 2 and not using the 180 minus measured angle first. However, I find this way a bit confusing. Doing it the first way you are making an angle by cutting out an angle. So, for example, if you have a 120 angle you want to "bend" a straight piece from straight (180 deg) to the 120 by bending it 60 deg. Therefore you cut a 60 deg V by cutting 30 and 30 and "bending" together. Doing it that way I can picture what's actually occurring with the material being used. The way you do in in the other video you have to change what is already on the saw. Before I used a miter saw I was measuring and cutting by hand so I knew nothing of the fact that the saw marked the 90 as 0. I got the angle by using a sliding bevel and measured the the angle using a speed square. I then halved it, readjusted the sliding bevel to that and marked up and cut. It seems like if you had to cut a 30 you are cutting a 60 but rather than the reference being across the material it would be along it. Either way is valid but I can't picture what's happening using this other method. However, it is really useful to see another perspective on it, and to see what is happening from a different angle. Thanks.
Thanks for the great explanation, I've been trying to figure out how to cut the pieces for a phone stand & I believe I now have it figured out thanks to your video.
This has hands down been the most useful video for me on RUclips . Have been trying to work out how to cut wainscoting up stairs and how I get the correct angle. Thank you so much!
Chris, thank you for sharing this with us. Obtuse angles seem easy to cut, but now once I`ve `re-programmed` my thought process after seeing this video, the job becomes so easy. Thanks once again!
Holy shit this is genius!! Its been driving me nuts for the last 3 days and even tried making some crazy ass jig for my table saw. You, my friend, are a life saver.
I have to do a lot of miter cuts on square tubing for a stair handrail I’m building with crazy designs on it and this video is exactly what I was looking for the past two days! You saved me lol
wow! you didnt go off on a personal tangent for 5 minutes and you didnt shoot it with a potato! nice work very well explained! interesting that your saw doesnt at least go to 45 though as I would think it is such a common cut. mine goes over 45 both ways.
Thank you for this!!! I was trying to figure this out in my head. I have to make a 60 degree cut in 2 x 4's on an old 10" miter saw that goes only to 45 degrees in either direction. I was just about to go out and buy a new miter saw that went to 60 degrees. You just saved me about $300.
This was really well done! I've been installing trim for the first time and this information was exactly what I needed. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and share it!
Second or Third time watching this wonderful video----about to cut my own angles using this method, wanted to refresh my learning so far! Very, very well presented and Saw&Wood makes this soooooooo simple!
Was trying to learn how to make a flag case but struggled on the how to cut the angles. Thank you for this video. I foresee me using this alot down the road.
I was today years old when I learned this! I kept seeing make a jig for angles, blah blah blah. But no one ever showed the logic and math behind it, let alone knew how to explain it. Very well explained. It's a very "duh" concept. But dang... It takes the right way to explain it and apply it to make it stick.
Thank you for your time and knowledge. Short and to the point. I love it. I really appreciate you writing out the formula, it was a huge help. Thank you!
Thanks for this. You help me solve my angle problem on a ball return ramp for my skeet ball project. Was going to give it up cause the cut i was trying were not safe. Thanks again for this video
Hey thanks for the great tip! I'm working on installing some crown molding, and the combination of it have 38/52 angles on the back vs 45/45 AND me wanting to cope cut the inside corners, created a problematic situation. I needed to cut the coped piece vertically nested (non-compound cut), but a 45 degree angle miter cut wasn't acute (right word?) enough of an angle to fit properly. Lesser angles gave me an even bigger gap, so I figured I might need about 52 degrees or so, that seemed to make sense given the spring angle (new term for me) of the molding. BUT my old Dewalt saw stops at 48 degrees each way. I used your technique to solve the problem. I stacked 3 2x4's, on their flat sides, screwed them together to make a thick 3.5" x 4.5" block, then cut that at a 45 degree angle. I then clamped it to my fence with some shortie rail clamps. This gave me a new "fence" with a lot of surface area to hold my trim against while cutting. Then set my miter to 7 degrees to achieve a 52 degree cut. Worked like a charm!! Thanks again for getting me out of a jam.
Great explanation, the simplest way I like to think of it is; it's all about referencing. A compound saw blade is 90 degrees to the fence in real life because the blade is perpendicular to the fence. But as you said on the saw 90 degrees is referenced at 0 degrees. So if you are making an acute angle cut (less than 90) subtract that angle from 90 degrees...for example 60 degree cut from 90 which would be 30 degrees on the saw...but if you are cutting a obtuse angle (greater than 90) subtract that angle from 180... for example a 95 degree cut from 180 is 85. If you needed one cut or segment at the above angle we could use your trick in the vid to get an 85 degree cut. But if you need two segments or cuts to measure 85 degrees you will have to bisect the angle @ 42.5 which any miter saw can cut... remember it's about referencing simply converting from 0 reference to 90 degree..that's really all you need to understand.
Thanks for watching I agree with most everything you said except if you need an 85 degree angle the miter cuts on the saw would not be 42.5 they would be 47.5 and not every miter saw can cut that. You see if you set your miter saw to 42.5 and cut 2 pieces that would make a 95 degree angle. Please watch this video I made it will clear everything up ruclips.net/video/v3eiMpnBg0c/видео.html
The jig is just another fence, this setup is great for cutting trim when making wall panels going up a staircase.. I made a longer one to support more of what I was cutting but the end result is the same.. Thanks for the video all tips and tricks are welcome and gratefully received.. 👍🏻
Sir , Never mind I figured it out after I sent my remark asking where ya got 180 from to start the math problem but I figured it out as soon as I hit send it came to me , I must be tied or just getting old , 90+90 =180 duh ! Thanks and God Bless! Kyle
I had a 10" Dewalt compound miter saw for around 12 years (light duty). It still works great ruclips.net/user/postUgkxPeGkHOMe05FySypTOvYumxMn-xi39oRe but I wanted something bigger. My only complaint about the 10" was the location of the motor, and this version fixes that issue. The XPS system works well. My only request for future versions is a dust collection port (or adapter) that fits large shop vac hoses (or standard PVC pipe fittings) a little better. But that's not a complaint, just a request.
Ridgid 10" Compound Miter Saw purchased in 2000. Still going strong...in fact I made some miter cuts with it just now. Plenty of adjustability to keep is dead accurate. I'm a Ridgid fan for life. Speaking of which, most newer Ridgid power tools have a lifetime warranty if you register them (which is easy). Not a paid endorsement, just a customer satisfied with quality products in a world of junk.
With Ryan's ruclips.net/user/postUgkxy_pn55PK60wAV3X_C_RoLS_67mNonoCE plan, I was like one taken by the hand and led step by step from start to finish. Thank you very much Ryan!
Wow!!! You just blew my mind!!! Thank you !!!!! I’ve been trying to figure this out for 3 days! God Bless You!
This is, by far, the simplest explanation and instruction I’ve seen on this formula. It’s easy to understand and apply. Thank you and God bless you abundantly.
I was working on a wainscotting project and had a hard angle which I could not remember on how to cut it. I spent literally an hour searching RUclips and finally came across this video. I was finally able to cut 66 degrees perfectly. Thank you for this awesome video.
Finally! I’m so glad I found this video. You explained this in a way beginners like me can understand. I had searched all over during weeks and could find nothing. Thank you thank you thank you.
You explained this very well. I went from being baffled at making extended cuts to full comprehension. Good job. Been racking my brain for some cuts I was going to make.
This guy is a great teacher!
Thanks brother, i appreciate the people who take time out to teach this stuff. This was a big help.
I would imagine a Dewalt folks had figured this type of cuts before even putting this miter saw together. Now you and the folks who had watch your videos had just hacked the the system. Thanks and always a subsciber.
Learn something new everyday. This is the BEST explanation I've seen of anything ever! Thank you! You have saved many a headache.
Man.....I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A SOLID VIDEO EXPLAINING THIS AND I COULDNT FIND ANYTHING!!! THANK YOU MAN FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO, YOU SAVED MY PROJECT!
Great explaination in Charles Barkley's voice!
This is a tuurable comment :)
To be honest I can clearly hear Larry Bird's Indiana accent here ;)
I was thinking John C Reilly.
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I’d just like to thank you so much for putting out this video. I really appreciate it. It got me over a hump. Thanks again.
Brilliant explanation. Managed to cut a 48 and 53 degree cut. Thank you for the video. Saved me a lot of head scratching
brillaint explanation, i've wanted to buy a mitre saw but no idea how you go past 45 degree angles until watching this!
Great and simple way to do that. Your video is still helpful 3 years later. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the video!!! I was having a tough time and my cuts were not coming out good and was ready to throw the whole project into the burn barrel but your video saved the day! thanks again!
Thank you!! Worked better than advertised! I don’t fear 54 degrees anymore.
I just went from being lost to feeling pretty confident making cuts greater than 45°. Thank you.
Thanks Mate
I just figured out the same thing you were teaching but instead of using 180 use 90 for anything less than 90 and 180 for anything more than 90 so if less use
90 - 50 = 40 / 2 = 20. Tested it works great just simplifies the math cheers
To make it a little bit easier. You can also use: 90 - (the angle on the angle finder / 2) = the angle you set on the miter saw.
But only for acute angles. For obtuse (greater than 90), you need to subtract from 180
This explanation is excellent. This formula works on BOTH obtuse and acute angles as stated at the end. The use of the formula using 180 minus the measured angle to get the angle to "bend" THEN dividing it to get the half cuts is the correct way round as well. The only angle that is ever just divided by 2 is 90deg because it's the only one that you "bend" 90 to "get" 90. Brilliant.
Please watch this video. Completely different way. ruclips.net/video/v3eiMpnBg0c/видео.html
Yeah! I watched it earlier. Coincidentally, I watched another RUclipsr's video just before it that had the same theme. When you do it like that you are just dividing by 2 and not using the 180 minus measured angle first.
However, I find this way a bit confusing.
Doing it the first way you are making an angle by cutting out an angle. So, for example, if you have a 120 angle you want to "bend" a straight piece from straight (180 deg) to the 120 by bending it 60 deg. Therefore you cut a 60 deg V by cutting 30 and 30 and "bending" together. Doing it that way I can picture what's actually occurring with the material being used.
The way you do in in the other video you have to change what is already on the saw. Before I used a miter saw I was measuring and cutting by hand so I knew nothing of the fact that the saw marked the 90 as 0. I got the angle by using a sliding bevel and measured the the angle using a speed square. I then halved it, readjusted the sliding bevel to that and marked up and cut.
It seems like if you had to cut a 30 you are cutting a 60 but rather than the reference being across the material it would be along it.
Either way is valid but I can't picture what's happening using this other method.
However, it is really useful to see another perspective on it, and to see what is happening from a different angle.
Thanks.
I like the short and well-explained video like this, the title is the solution I'm looking for!
Big thumps up.
Thanks for the great explanation, I've been trying to figure out how to cut the pieces for a phone stand & I believe I now have it figured out thanks to your video.
Great lesson! I just could t catch on to all of this after watching numerous videos until now it’s finally sinking in.
This has hands down been the most useful video for me on RUclips . Have been trying to work out how to cut wainscoting up stairs and how I get the correct angle. Thank you so much!
No problem...Thanks for watching
Best explanation I've seen on angles. Thanks for the knowledge.
I was struggling all night how to solve this problem. Found your video and boom! Problem solved. Thanks!
EXCELLENT video, covers everything you need to cut angles above 45degrees. Thank you for such an informative video!
Chris, thank you for sharing this with us. Obtuse angles seem easy to cut, but now once I`ve `re-programmed` my thought process after seeing this video, the job becomes so easy. Thanks once again!
Holy shit this is genius!! Its been driving me nuts for the last 3 days and even tried making some crazy ass jig for my table saw. You, my friend, are a life saver.
SonofGod82 glad it helped my friend!
Great tip for intermediate carpentry trying to grasp fast easy jigs on site, thanks a bunch!
I have to do a lot of miter cuts on square tubing for a stair handrail I’m building with crazy designs on it and this video is exactly what I was looking for the past two days! You saved me lol
Great video, thank you for your detailed explanation. This video and the one you refer to for 90 degrees and over 90, changed my trim cutting life!
wow! you didnt go off on a personal tangent for 5 minutes and you didnt shoot it with a potato! nice work very well explained! interesting that your saw doesnt at least go to 45 though as I would think it is such a common cut. mine goes over 45 both ways.
This really clears up the issue! Merry Christmas and thank you!
Thank you for this!!! I was trying to figure this out in my head. I have to make a 60 degree cut in 2 x 4's on an old 10" miter saw that goes only to 45 degrees in either direction. I was just about to go out and buy a new miter saw that went to 60 degrees. You just saved me about $300.
That's great! Really helped me out cutting some base boards in my old home! Thank you so much.
Thank you SO much! This solved a problem I was working on for a couple of months!
3 years later and this video is still the best explanation 👌 thanks man
You're welcome!
Wow! Genius - I thought I would never figure out how to make small angle cuts. Thank you!!
Christina Fritz you’re welcome ! Glad it helped
Great video. You made it seem simply for DIY. Thanks Again
This was really well done! I've been installing trim for the first time and this information was exactly what I needed. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and share it!
Best one I’ve seen yet...Backed with math and very easy to follow..BROVO SIR BRAVO
Thank you!
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Sawdust and Wood great video , new subscriber here 👍
Really it was well explained (including for me, who are not a good English speaker). Thanks and Regards from Argentina
that is a very informative video i like what you do and you are a easy to follow teacher, keep on making these videos.
Thanks
Extremely helpful video, thanks for taking the time to help us greenhorns!
You just saved me a lot of time and trouble there, buddy! Thanks!
Second or Third time watching this wonderful video----about to cut my own angles using this method, wanted to refresh my learning so far! Very, very well presented and Saw&Wood makes this soooooooo simple!
Excellent video I've learnt something new today, many thanks for sharing
Was trying to learn how to make a flag case but struggled on the how to cut the angles. Thank you for this video. I foresee me using this alot down the road.
thank you that was very helpful. i lost half a day today getting it wrong. this solved it
This is exactly what I needed - cut 55deg on my 45deg saw :) Thank You mate!
Thanks for this video. I was frustrated because I couldn't get my angles right .
Excellent video and well presented with clarity!
EXCELLENT video!! Thanks for the great tip! This worked out great for me.
Brilliant, just brilliant! Thank you SO much for such clear instruction. It actually is simple once you explained it!
I was today years old when I learned this! I kept seeing make a jig for angles, blah blah blah. But no one ever showed the logic and math behind it, let alone knew how to explain it. Very well explained. It's a very "duh" concept. But dang... It takes the right way to explain it and apply it to make it stick.
I'm glad it helped!
Best video I’ve seen all year. Keep it up!
Excellent tutorial 😄👍 Thanks
This is exactly what I needed to see/hear. Thank you sir!!!
Very clear and easy to understand. Good job!
Good gravy is this technique simply brilliant----exceptionally well presented and thanks for sharing your expertise!
you're welcome!
needed a cut to put hand rail on stairs this is very useful thank you so much saved loads of cuts and time working out
Thats awesome! Good luck
great tip thank you for sharing had triangle window to trim out what a pain this explains just how to do it easy
Your welcome, thanks for watching!
Thank you for your time and knowledge. Short and to the point. I love it. I really appreciate you writing out the formula, it was a huge help. Thank you!
Very well explained, cleared up a lot of confusion for me!
rltkktlr glad I could help...now go build that shed!
Just trying to figure this out and you cleared it up perfect. Excellent explanation
Thanks
Thank you for this video. You did an outstanding job on explaining everything simple. 👏
Easiest way to cut greater than 45 and less than 90! You are a genius!
Simple, straight forward, couldn’t do it better.
Thank you very much for the knowledge I appreciate you taking the time.
Very clear explanation.... thank you 👍👍👍
Been puzzling over how the make Christmas stars, and this principle has solved it.
Thanks. Simple and straightforward explanation. I will put this one in the tool box.
Thanks. You answered my question quickly and easily.
Thanks for this. You help me solve my angle problem on a ball return ramp for my skeet ball project. Was going to give it up cause the cut i was trying were not safe. Thanks again for this video
You're welcome
Excellent video informative and straight to the point 🙏👏👌🏻👍🏻
Thanks for taking the time to explain very informative you are a true gentleman
You're welcome
brilliant tips mate, i have a dewalt chopsaw and did not know these angles could be done, love your videos keep em coming !
Thanks
Perfect!! Other videos does not explain this as well, thank you!!!!
Excellent! Was trying to figure this out. Thanks for the help! Much appreciated.
Well I got good at doin this with the circ saw for no good reason apparently. Thanks for the tip it's so simple
Awesome! Now I just have to figure out how to build a jig for the 10 ft board I want to cut =)
Hey thanks for the great tip! I'm working on installing some crown molding, and the combination of it have 38/52 angles on the back vs 45/45 AND me wanting to cope cut the inside corners, created a problematic situation. I needed to cut the coped piece vertically nested (non-compound cut), but a 45 degree angle miter cut wasn't acute (right word?) enough of an angle to fit properly. Lesser angles gave me an even bigger gap, so I figured I might need about 52 degrees or so, that seemed to make sense given the spring angle (new term for me) of the molding. BUT my old Dewalt saw stops at 48 degrees each way. I used your technique to solve the problem. I stacked 3 2x4's, on their flat sides, screwed them together to make a thick 3.5" x 4.5" block, then cut that at a 45 degree angle. I then clamped it to my fence with some shortie rail clamps. This gave me a new "fence" with a lot of surface area to hold my trim against while cutting. Then set my miter to 7 degrees to achieve a 52 degree cut. Worked like a charm!! Thanks again for getting me out of a jam.
Very interesting explanation, learned something today
.Thank you
Kudos on a great technique and easy to follow explanation. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you! I knew there had to be a way and you explained it perfectly!
Just seen this, and learned a great lesson today.
Cheers
Thank You! I was trying to fit OGEE on stair to under wood floor. Angle was aprox 67.5*.
This guy should be a carpentry teacher full time.
Thanks
Wow!!! Awesome!!! Very well described, helped out a lot!!!
Best and first explanation on RUclips --others have copied
Great explanation, the simplest way I like to think of it is; it's all about referencing. A compound saw blade is 90 degrees to the fence in real life because the blade is perpendicular to the fence. But as you said on the saw 90 degrees is referenced at 0 degrees. So if you are making an acute angle cut (less than 90) subtract that angle from 90 degrees...for example 60 degree cut from 90 which would be 30 degrees on the saw...but if you are cutting a obtuse angle (greater than 90) subtract that angle from 180... for example a 95 degree cut from 180 is 85. If you needed one cut or segment at the above angle we could use your trick in the vid to get an 85 degree cut. But if you need two segments or cuts to measure 85 degrees you will have to bisect the angle @ 42.5 which any miter saw can cut... remember it's about referencing simply converting from 0 reference to 90 degree..that's really all you need to understand.
Thanks for watching I agree with most everything you said except if you need an 85 degree angle the miter cuts on the saw would not be 42.5 they would be 47.5 and not every miter saw can cut that. You see if you set your miter saw to 42.5 and cut 2 pieces that would make a 95 degree angle. Please watch this video I made it will clear everything up ruclips.net/video/v3eiMpnBg0c/видео.html
The jig is just another fence, this setup is great for cutting trim when making wall panels going up a staircase.. I made a longer one to support more of what I was cutting but the end result is the same.. Thanks for the video all tips and tricks are welcome and gratefully received.. 👍🏻
You're welcome! thanks for watching
I neededto refresh my memory on how to do this, thanks!
Thank you! This was amazingly helpful!!!
Thank you so much, working on a project for my son and got stuck on this! Really appreciate the help.
This is pure gold information. Thanks!
Sir ,
Never mind I figured it out after I sent my remark asking where ya got 180 from to start the math problem but I figured it out as soon as I hit send it came to me , I must be tied or just getting old , 90+90 =180 duh !
Thanks and God Bless!
Kyle