Take it back again? Attach a piece of wood to the fence. That will move it forward ridding the issue, but not the problem. It may be one of those Apple glitches.
Miter Saw Leaves 1/8" Sliver on Back of Cut
Greetings and salutations LumberJocks!
Last year, I wrote regarding several issues I was having with my Kobalt 10" Sliding Compound Miter Saw. I have a new one now thanks to Kobalt's no-questions-asked 3 year full warranty. The saw was two years old, I went onto Lowe's and walked out 10 minutes later with a brand new saw completely free of problems… Almost ;-).
This is an issue that mysteriously appeared on the last saw I had as well. I have full clearance for the carriage to retract fully, but the saw always leaves a 1/8" sliver on the bottom back corner. I have already moved the fence as far forward as possible, and I max out the reach quite a bit so an auxiliary fence is t really an option. If any of you have had this problem and overcome the tragedy of not being able to complete the cut, please let me know
This really is a very decent saw, especially for the price. Once dialed in, when you adjust the miter angle and return it to 90 again, it will be square within 2 thousands if an inch. Action is solid, smooth, and power isn't really a concern unless you're cutting 3×12 stock. I made the zero clearance insert, it didn't come with that.
Once this issue is resolved, I should have a perfect saw to work with.
Thanks again everyone, Happy Thanksgiving!
Last year, I wrote regarding several issues I was having with my Kobalt 10" Sliding Compound Miter Saw. I have a new one now thanks to Kobalt's no-questions-asked 3 year full warranty. The saw was two years old, I went onto Lowe's and walked out 10 minutes later with a brand new saw completely free of problems… Almost ;-).
This is an issue that mysteriously appeared on the last saw I had as well. I have full clearance for the carriage to retract fully, but the saw always leaves a 1/8" sliver on the bottom back corner. I have already moved the fence as far forward as possible, and I max out the reach quite a bit so an auxiliary fence is t really an option. If any of you have had this problem and overcome the tragedy of not being able to complete the cut, please let me know
This really is a very decent saw, especially for the price. Once dialed in, when you adjust the miter angle and return it to 90 again, it will be square within 2 thousands if an inch. Action is solid, smooth, and power isn't really a concern unless you're cutting 3×12 stock. I made the zero clearance insert, it didn't come with that.
Once this issue is resolved, I should have a perfect saw to work with.
Thanks again everyone, Happy Thanksgiving!
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DirtyMike: It's a 10" 80 tooth Freud Diablo Blade, and it's awesome ;-)
JBrow: I checked into that before, but never saw it in the manual (thanks for including the page number, it saved a lot of time) and the stop has excess clearance. As you can see in the photo, the frame prohibits any further adjustment as the parts of the frame that support the stop and the depth limiter are making contact before the stop is.
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JBrow: I checked into that before, but never saw it in the manual (thanks for including the page number, it saved a lot of time) and the stop has excess clearance. As you can see in the photo, the frame prohibits any further adjustment as the parts of the frame that support the stop and the depth limiter are making contact before the stop is.
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You were right! I have the 60 tooth stock blade in my table saw. I took it out, and it's the same amount bigger than the amount of material left at the edge of the workpiece. I need the Freud on the miter saw, so guess I'll have to make a 1/8" auxiliary fence. It's still really nice to know what the problem is. Thank you guys! Check out the photo, the Diablo is nearly 1/8" smaller than the stock Kobalt blade. (And yes, they are both overdue for cleaning)
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By better blades, do you mean Forest? If so, you are insanely lucky LOL. It's my goal to upgrade every saw in my shop to Forest blades
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