99% of Beginners Don't Know These Miter Saw Mistakes to Avoid!

Prevent injuries on the miter saw. I'll share with you the woodworking tips and tricks that I have learned over the years. I'll also share some tools that will help make your miter saw safer to use.

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[aball]

I've been woodworking for almost 50 years and this was a great selection of tips. Watch it, listen to him and do what he does or doesn't. Slow down, take your time and after 50 years you will still be able to count to 10 on your fingers.
Thanks Matt!

[gtwolfe]

I run a fabrication shop for a large commercial furniture installation company. Out miter saw station has had a DeWalt DWS780 in it since they were introduced in 2011. Truly a workhorse saw. But for my own tools I wanted to get past that issue of having to stand off the wall to allow the slide tubes clearance. While I have lots of Festool equipment I just couldn't justify the Kapex cost; so enter the Bosch Glide. It is an absolute beast of a saw (in many ways. Big, heavy, and for some reason a grip handle sized for pro football players) and after 1 year of use on everything from making jewelry boxes to framing out a large storage shed, I feel you cannot go wrong with that saw. A few hundred dollars more than the DeWalt, but once you adjust the glide drag to your preference and get it squared, it is an absolute pleasure to run. Very informative video for beginners and intermediate users. And of all the things covered, I'd have to say what I correct in the field more than any other poor practice is slamming into the cut before the saw spins up to speed and lifting out of the cut with the blade still turning. Our installers cut a lot of large aluminum extrusion and not letting the blade stop has probably damaged more trim than all other causes combined. Solid content 👍

[wallydavis]

I wish I would’ve seen this video earlier recently. I tried to cut a 45° angle on a very short piece of 2 x 4 end and it grabbed it kicked back, throwing my hand into the frame of the miter, saw cutting and pinning my finger there even with gloves on. I was in a remote part of Wisconsin just wanted to get to urgent care to have them look at it, but they wanted to send out paramedics and when they looked at my finger thought that I might lose it and called for a helicopter to meet us at the nearest airport. By the time we got to the airport, the blood flow had improved and decided to have my wife drive the two hours to a trauma one hospital instead of the $40, 000 helicopter ride. turns out the tendons and blood flow is good now, but I damaged my nerve and the surgeon said I should regain feeling within the next eight weeks.
I really appreciate you doing this video

[wikusvandeventer]

Matt. This is exactly what I was waiting for. Show more of these. Does and don't. Safety is the key in woodworking. Simple mistakes and safety on all the machines. Thank you so much for these videos to teach and learn us❤

[Citadel]

3:09 One thing I found out the hard way - not only does your fence need to be square to the blade but each side needs to be lined up with the other. Both sides of my fence were square to the blade but one side was slightly forward and as result....bad cuts 😕 Just put a straight edge to your fence to make sure.

[RJSDZNS]

I made the miter station from your plans and added a hood to mine with a dust collector 3 inch port . Takes care of most of my dust then I vacuum out what doesn't get thrown into the collection hole. Great video as always Matt.

[angelomanzara]

thanks for the video, i just bought a new mitre saw and the tips you put in here will help me out a lot.

[rohlfing]

Great tips. A DeWalt miter saw (not a slider) is one of the most used tools in our shop where I'm teaching inner city kids about carpentry and woodworking. Besides the warning about baggy sleeves, I'm constantly reminding the students to tuck in their hoodie strings, or take them off. Some of the students are wearing hoodies 12 months out of the year, the risk is significant.

[RobKwalheim]

Thanks man. I watched this all the way through because once in a while I like to be reminded about what I'm doing. I'm a long time high school woodshop teacher and ALL the safety tips you mention are what I teach my students. The only thing slightly different is that I tell my students to always roll up their sleeves, (if wearing long sleeves), when working on any power tool. Two other things that I'm adamant about is always using eye protection and those with hair length below their shoulders to always have it tied back. I have shop coats, aprons and hearing protection for students to use but I don't enforce them. They are available though. Thanks for posting.

[FixItFrench]

Great video! I actually really like these type of videos where you show what not to do, and then you show the correct way of doing it

[garymiller]

A spectacular collection of tips, Matt. Some are common sense, while others I've never thought of. A thousand thank you's for this video, 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

[harrydoherty]

i’m a fair weather hobbyist. i only use my saws outside but still wear a mask . no saw dust inside my garage. after finishing i use my leaf blower to thoroughly blow all the saw dust off my miter saw or table saw . both saws are on job site rolling stands. powertec for the table saw and ridged for my miter saw. both store vertically.

[rajuncajuntv]

I just picked up a DeWalt779 today, came with a miter stand, thanks for the tips! Was a good watch before I get to work on the coming days/weeks!

[jefffree]

some great tips here ( who hasn't been tempted to to do something that didn't feel right? ) Love The first one about the jig for large angles. 6:40 the zero clearance jig to cut small pieces - I had one shatter and turn into projectiles)

[seahawkb]

AWESOME video.. I have made several of these mistakes.. very well made safety vid..

[Wilkins_Micawber]

The exess angle tip was good, I'll be following that in future.

[davidhole]

This is a great video. I'm a guitar builder and a new Miter saw owner (Dewalt). I was wondering how to safely cut a 15 degree scarf cut on guitar necks (20mm thick long boards). The only way I can think is to set the angle and clamp the material to a block, which is in turn clamped to the fence. This basically leaves the neck material sticking out towards me as the cut is made (I would stand to the side).

[paulmannix]

I always watch this type of video to reinforce the things I think I know.

[warrensmith]

After 10 years without a miter saw, I purchase the Ridgid 10" Cruiser and put a Frued Ultra Finish blade on it. . Added a back zero clearance fence, and Fast Cap's zero cleanse tap . A little black hobby foam to enlarge the dust collection scoop, and a dedicated Small shop vac with an auto start switch and a cardboard box helps contain most of the dust. Even bought the DeWalt Crown stops so I can do crown molding Cruiser as the same 8mm hole on the side. It sits at the end of my M1000 extension to my MFT/3 table. Give me 12' to the left in my shop. I made custom temporary supports for supporting material on both side when needed.

BTW, you can easily make one of those million dollar hold downs with some scraps and rubber door bumpers.