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Posted by john kabir on December 29th, 2019

 There are three main tasks that a miter saw can easily accomplish. Doing it with another type of saw or tool usually makes things too complicated. Although it is not limited to these objectives, I will dwell on it for the moment. Best Pole Saw 

1. Regular cross-cutting

If you want to cut a board in half, a miter saw will almost always be the best choice (other choices include a hand saw, a circular saw, a radial arm saw, etc.) The reason is threefold:

1. The machine is stable and powerful. It is very unlikely that you will encounter a board that it cannot cross. And because it is stationary and relatively heavy, you can place it on a workbench and not worry about it moving when you put wood in it or when you are going to make a cut.

2. It is very easy to align the cutting line. When you place a board against the fence, you can move the handle down to see where the blade will cut the board. Some even come with laser guides that will show you clearly where the cut is going to be. You don't even have to place the saw against the workpiece.

3. (With a sliding miter saw) You can cut wide planks with a sliding miter saw. I'm talking about a 12 ″ format saw - this allows you to cut a board about 12 ″ wide depending on its thickness.

This task would be difficult to accomplish with as much precision with almost everything except a radial arm saw or a table saw. And these machines don't make much sense to use if you already have a miter saw available. Not to mention that your budget will have to be much larger for one of these machines.

2. Angled cuts

These types of cuts are what would typically be called miter cuts. The angle is made by turning the saw from side to side. The diagram below generally shows how it works (using my rudimentary skills in graphic design):

Most miter saws I have seen can cut about 50 ° to the left and right. Some better ones may have a greater reach, but it will always be limited by the size of the blade and the length of the cut.

This reduction is useful in a number of situations:

1. Any type of cabinetmaking project that has angles. You can do a lot of furniture and carpentry projects using strictly right angles everywhere, but you will end up finding a situation where you will need to miter a few boards together.

A miter joint is a common part of the things that you will build. Even if you want to make a simple frame, you will have to cut the corners into a tab.