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I Have An Electric Compound Mitre Saw. I Need To Cut A 46 Degree Angle, But It Only Goes To 45. What Do I Do?

cut it the opposite direction at 44degrees

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5 Responses to “I Have An Electric Compound Mitre Saw. I Need To Cut A 46 Degree Angle, But It Only Goes To 45. What Do I Do?”

  • teamless:

    The first person is right. Cut it at 44 degrees form the back, then turn it around.
    .

  • Kacky:

    With all due respect to you, and any other answers; even a high end over priced compound miter saw might vary by a single degree/ or More/ on the measurement/ chart/gauge.
    I suggest a couple of things. TEST the issue on SCRAP material for one thing; and depending on WHAT you happen to be mitering; consider that “ONE” degree, may not be “surgically critical.”
    Steven Wolf

  • DIY Doc:

    Crazy question! I don`t know what this saw looks like but here are some suggestions:
    If this is framing, thats close enough. Nail it!
    Set miter to 44, use other piece of board!
    Clamp a shim in between to make it cut 46.
    Borrow somebodies table saw.
    I think you`re putting me on!
    When all else fails ‘RTFM’
    If you don`t know what that means then ‘RTFM’

  • WayMoreP:

    I agree with Mr.Wolf.One degree off on a cut on trim should not be an issue.Is it base,casing,crown or a picture frame?

  • snowman:

    It all comes back to the geometry days: 45 + 45 equals 90 degrees. Put another way, the miter saw cuts two angles simultaneously. If you cut a 46 degree angle, It also creates a 44 degree angle by default (46 +44 = equals 90 degree – right angle). Give ten to the first answer.
    good luck

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