Maximize Your Mitersaw's Capacity - WOOD magazine

[@G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Excellent solution for those of use who have smaller miter saws, and especially for older, non-sliding “chop” saws. Thanks for sharing.

[@gideonnel2654]

Never to old to learn something!

[@rpaasse6453]

How simpel!! And why didn't i think of that. Thank you!

[@tinkmarshino]

I usually just pick up the outside edge a bit to finish the cut.. But this is a good idea for them long board.. thanks

[@norm5785]

Yes

[@n8sot]

Thanks!!!!!!!!

[@americannumber2]

That's a good and expensive piece of scrabe wood

[@johnslaughter5475]

Doesn't this create a slight bevel? Did you also place a piece under the far end so the cut was at a true 90 deg.?

[@Wood]

You do have to support a long workpiece with another surface level to the mitersaw table, yes.

[@bpatriquin123]

Great idea if you have a sliding miter saw… I have an older miter saw that doesn’t slide though. If I raised a piece of 2 by up that high, it’d rub up against the arbor nut

[@Birdlab]

Same here

[@johnslaughter5475]

What I did was, once the saw was down as far as it would go, I'd tip up the forward edge of the piece I was cutting. You need to make sure you keep it straight. I would never try it when cutting at an angle. I recently bought a 10" sliding miter saw and am very happy with it.

[@bpatriquin123]

@@johnslaughter5475 that’s 1 way to do it I guess… I normally just clamp a scrap piece of wood to the fence of the saw and flip the piece I’m cutting 180°

[@johnslaughter5475]

@@bpatriquin123 Yes, a stop block will work quite well.

[@geostanley409]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@ARMYStrongHOOAH17]

I mean....I just flip it over 🤣

[@lucidmoses]

Seems pretty obvious..... Once you show it. :p