I am a retired trim carpenter and thought I knew all the tricks already. I thought wrong. Thank you for this very informative video, I learned from it. I also enjoyed your style of teaching without the silly jokes and distracting music. Thank You, for being you, and making this video.
Do you like my "Parallel Guided Power Saw?" seen on you tube. Do you wish to join me to manufacture it. On the video you may see some pyramids I cut with my saw, which cannot be easily cut with another saw. The manufacturing company does not want my saw, so we have to start our company to make it.
I really like your content you don’t tell me about your personal history. You don’t waste time you just get to the point. I was in the military for 23 years and I’m used to people just getting right to the point.
I’m a bit of a newbie - but am making 25 shaker style doors for a rental condo I own. I just started building a miter saw station, and this video is so helpful. You address things that I thought I just needed to deal with- no zero clearance, dusty air, risky finger management 😮 !! Thank you for this. Your style is easy to take in and understand at a nice pace.
Wow, a great video. I've never seen the 10 million dollar stick before today, and I just ordered one. Far too many cuts with my hands way to close to the blade. Thanks so much.
I nearly skipped your vdo because I still don't have a mitre saw. Now I'm glad I watched until the end. You are a such a gem, capable, clear and concise. 😊
I am trying to learn, and this is always terrified me. However, my husband is not getting to the things I want him to do and I am the kind of person that wants a job done at least decently well and he really is just a slap it together doesn’t care. I appreciate you putting out these videos. Also, I do have some great ideas on what I can get them for Christmas! Lol.
This is great! ✅Useful tips ✅Clear, concise explanations ✅Demonstrations backing everything up The air quality measurements were particularly convincing!
Awesome video! I'm recently retired and have taken up woodworking and find your videos very instructive without a lot of fluff. Very much appreciated and please keep them coming. Subscribed
Thank you. Great video. I’ve just ordered a 10million dollar stick. I’ve got the Zero strips but never used them. I’m definitely going to build the sled - what a simple but brilliant device. Thanks again. Ken Myerscough, Southport UK
I really enjoyed your exceptionally brilliant tips "...on making your Mitre-Saw better..."! Your delivery is spot on and I am grateful for your video! Well-done!
i’m a fair weather wood working hobbyist. i allways do all my woodworking outside. there’s never a problem with saw dust but i do wear a mask, safety glasses and ear protection. when i’m done i simply use my leaf blower to clear out any saw dust from inside and around my saws. both my miter and table saws are on job site rolling tables. ridgid and a powertec.
Thanks for the concise video - I've been using the zero clearance tape, but I'm going to be building the table and dust hood as well. I'd like to point out that tear out can be further reduced by slowing the cut and not lifting the saw until it comes to a complete stop.
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When cutting small or thin moulding, while your updated fence is perfect, in a pinch, pun, I would use a sacrificial piece behind the moulding to allow more of the saw contact rather than back of saw which tends to throw the piece. Love the shopvac setup.
Very timely video as I'm building a miter station today. My dust collection is going to be a bit of a challenge because under my miter station/bench is my dog run for my dogs. They're kept out of my shop with hog fence on the front of my miter station bench. I love your shroud and how you can slide it out of the way, think I'll need to implement that into mine. Also love the tip on the no clearance tape. Thanks for sharing.
Great tips. I have the new Flex saw. The dust collection is 70% better than any other miter saw I've used. The zero clearance tape. Oh my goodness. That would have saved me an afternoon fighting to that stupid zero clearance block in place properly. Thank you!
Thanks Marie, for another video with excellent tips for the workshop! For small part cutting on the chop saw, I use a long handled windshield ice scraper from the dollar store. True Canadians always have several around. Watched your videos for years, and have been a PA shopper!
Bonjour Marie, another great way to improve your dust collection is to add this Dust chute from Shop Nation. i have one and it works great !! Great video again !!!
This is a great video. I have one more suggestion since you have the Bosch saw. Go grab one of Shop Nation's dust collection upgrades. He has one for the 10" and 12" saws. I have both and have the upgrade on both. It makes a huge difference. It meant I did not need a hood in the shop on the 12", and when I am remote with the 10" and out in the open, dust is not an issue.
Very well presented, Thanks for posting. I see quite a few reviewers of the zero clearance tape say that due to the thickness of the tape, it catches on the wood when sliding wood into place. I've just been using blue painters tape, thin, cheap, easy to replace.
Great tips, really useful. Love your attention to health and safety. I am an older guy and have lost at least 3 friends to lung issues due to unsafe practises. So thanks again. Just one point. SHOES! wear good shoes, not sliders. 😿❤. UK Steve
All are great suggestions. Since you are much younger than most woodworkers - 1/3 my age - if you can afford it buy a rolling miter saw stand to help with the old back. I bought the Bosch stand which is way more expensive than yours though. Miter saws can be dangerous so do all you can.
Such a terrific video packed with so much super useful information. Presentation was clear, and to the point. Learned a lot!!! Thank you for sharing. 😊
Excellent Video! I will look into the iVac switch! Very good points on supporting one’s work, but @ 06:42 DON’T lift up until blade has stopped! This is a pet peeve of mine, and I get pushback ( no pun ) from a lot of people. I have used miter saws for over 20 years, and having small pieces fly out when lifting the head with the blade either coasting down, or even running, is not safe. I get it that this can add extra time to the work process, but at the cost of a bad injury? Stay safe! 👍
Thanks for the video. I would recommend, on your zero clearance jig, that you just CA glue an 1"-2" strip on the bottom side of the jig on both the right and left side flush with the plate. This allows you to just slide your jig off and on without having to fasten it to the miter saw. Works like a champ. I wished I could take credit, but I saw this on @731Woodworks UA-cam channel from a video he did about must-have jigs for the miter saw.
As usual, super helpful info., Marie. Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge. I also really appreciate your no-nonsense and efficient video production (while still being “entertaining”). I always look forward to your releases.
Great tips presented in an easily understandable style. I plan to implement the first 3 immediately. The air quality comparisons were impressive, but dust collection will take me a little longer. From a safety standpoint, I would recommend that you don't wear rings or other jewelry when operating any type of power equipment. No need to tempt fate.
Never thought of using that zero clearance jig but i do put a sacrificial piece of scrap behind small pieces so they don’t go flying, i like the jig idea
The automated switches for dust collectors are a must, IMO. So much more effective than having to remember to turn on the dust collection everytime you use the tool.
Great tips. The only one that I would add, as I found it useful, is the raise up the miter saw above the table about 1 1/2 inches (a 2x4) so that you can vacuum under the saw when necessary.
I just wish my Bosch would stay square! Ive made adjustment after adjustment and it seems fine for the first few cuts then seems to go out after that. Ive followed their directions using 2 or 3 different squares, digital angle reader and all are good at first. I had to rip down a 15" 1x10 for a sign and within those 15" it was off a fat 1/16th.
That vac switch box, love the idea but I like to keep my Bosch (15amps) and my Rigid Vac (12amps) on two different circuits, I wish they made one to do this lol
Boxing in the mitre saw is a great idea! And some great tips here marie, But Could Could you do an ad on video on how to Reduce The Noize Bb level .using a Blade Collar And Db reducing material lined inside the Dust Collection Box?.
Good video. Thank you for the phrase- "That sucks, and not in a good way." I think it is about time that the process of applying negative pressure be celebrated and not maligned and associated as bad as it has always been. I fully intend to add that "and not in a good way" suffix every time I hear someone say "that sucks", which in my shop is about 100 times a day since some of my employees can be idiots. (over and over and over, ugh) This sounds like I am kidding but in fact I am serious since that damaging phrase has annoyed me for many decades. Cool saw tips, will check out your other videos. BTW- when chop saws came out we started using old drapes around ours to help contain the dust. We had used some of that on our big radial arm saws and the difference was HUGE. Yes I have been in the business over 40 yrs and just got around to watching youtube stuff.
Those "Covered Wagon" looking things work real nice on these saws too. But you need an additional 4" port to really make it exceptional. T only real benefit those might have over yours would be if the chips fall better after hitting cloth versus hitting wood at an angle. I doubt it matters much. I have one on mine and it's incredible. Game changer stuff for one of the dirtiest tools in the shop!
You might want to consider full kerf blades. I know the thin kerf blades use less ]over but can get alittle squirrely, especially when they get hot or your miter cutting a hard moulding. Nice clean shop!
Great video! These tips are very useful and I like that you have simple and unique solutions. I learned more than I thought I would. 😃 Thanks for sharing these tips. I plan on using some of these in my shop right away. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏼
I always waching your videos and especially your youtube videos abouts Laser Engraver and Cutter, and I really learn a lot from you. I'm so sorry if only this time I subscibe from your video, Your videos really very informative and help a lot of people from the Philippines.
Hi, love your videos because you describe everything so well, and don't try to be funny. I watch these vids to learn woodworking, if I want to laugh, I'll watch Bill Burr! That being said, I have a question regarding miter saw. I see vids where people go back and forth when cutting on a sliding miter saw. I was taught to push AWAY from yourself and if you pull toward yourself the blade could grab and shoot toward you, causing kickback or draw your hand into the blade. What is the purpose of the back and forth motion? Wouldn't just cutting slower be a safer way? TIA, and keep up the great work!
I am a retired trim carpenter and thought I knew all the tricks already. I thought wrong. Thank you for this very informative video, I learned from it. I also enjoyed your style of teaching without the silly jokes and distracting music. Thank You, for being you, and making this video.
Thanks. I read your first sentence as the video started, which told me to pay close attention.
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Do you like my "Parallel Guided Power Saw?" seen on you tube. Do you wish to join me to manufacture it. On the video you may see some pyramids I cut with my saw, which cannot be easily cut with another saw. The manufacturing company does not want my saw, so we have to start our company to make it.
I really like your content you don’t tell me about your personal history. You don’t waste time you just get to the point. I was in the military for 23 years and I’m used to people just getting right to the point.
One of the best, most useful woodwork channels on UA-cam. Thanks.
I’m a bit of a newbie - but am making 25 shaker style doors for a rental condo I own. I just started building a miter saw station, and this video is so helpful. You address things that I thought I just needed to deal with- no zero clearance, dusty air, risky finger management 😮 !! Thank you for this. Your style is easy to take in and understand at a nice pace.
Wow, a great video. I've never seen the 10 million dollar stick before today, and I just ordered one. Far too many cuts with my hands way to close to the blade. Thanks so much.
Damn... I've been a woodworker, amateur and professional for over 50 years, and I just learned a bunch of new stuff from you! Thanks!
I nearly skipped your vdo because I still don't have a mitre saw. Now I'm glad I watched until the end. You are a such a gem, capable, clear and concise. 😊
Kudos to you.
Excellent tips! I like that you don't necessarily recommend one product but rather a concept, and suggest that the concept be adopted!
I am trying to learn, and this is always terrified me. However, my husband is not getting to the things I want him to do and I am the kind of person that wants a job done at least decently well and he really is just a slap it together doesn’t care.
I appreciate you putting out these videos. Also, I do have some great ideas on what I can get them for Christmas! Lol.
This is great!
✅Useful tips
✅Clear, concise explanations
✅Demonstrations backing everything up
The air quality measurements were particularly convincing!
EXACTLY!!!
Love your channel I am 66 and learning myself. Love your tips and work, love the hold down stick
That ten million dollar stick is awesome, wish I could afford one. All great tips, you got a new subscriber.
I actually 3D printed a zero clearance insert for my Bosch. Most files can be found on shared sites for free. It has made a huge difference.
Thanks for this - I have a 3D printer and never thought to look for this file - found it and printing now :-)
Awesome video! I'm recently retired and have taken up woodworking and find your videos very instructive without a lot of fluff. Very much appreciated and please keep them coming. Subscribed
Thank you. Great video. I’ve just ordered a 10million dollar stick. I’ve got the Zero strips but never used them. I’m definitely going to build the sled - what a simple but brilliant device.
Thanks again.
Ken Myerscough, Southport UK
I really enjoyed your exceptionally brilliant tips "...on making your Mitre-Saw better..."!
Your delivery is spot on and I am grateful for your video!
Well-done!
i’m a fair weather wood working hobbyist. i allways do all my woodworking outside. there’s never a problem with saw dust but i do wear a mask, safety glasses and ear protection. when i’m done i simply use my leaf blower to clear out any saw dust from inside and around my saws. both my miter and table saws are on job site rolling tables. ridgid and a powertec.
I have one of those ten million dollar sticks and use it all the time. Highly recommend
Thank you for making this video. I found a lot of your tips to be very useful for my work shop. Nicely done
Excellent tip for the miter saw. The two I’m going to work on soon are the kerf tape and the sliding doors for dust isolation. Great job, thanks!
Thanks for the concise video - I've been using the zero clearance tape, but I'm going to be building the table and dust hood as well.
I'd like to point out that tear out can be further reduced by slowing the cut and not lifting the saw until it comes to a complete stop.
Absolutely. Great tips.
Seeing you use the eraser on the pencil as a push stick for a small cut was such a great idea. Cant believe I hadnt thought of that.
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An exceptional video! It is well prepared and love the air quality meter used near the end!
When cutting small or thin moulding, while your updated fence is perfect, in a pinch, pun, I would use a sacrificial piece behind the moulding to allow more of the saw contact rather than back of saw which tends to throw the piece. Love the shopvac setup.
Very timely video as I'm building a miter station today. My dust collection is going to be a bit of a challenge because under my miter station/bench is my dog run for my dogs. They're kept out of my shop with hog fence on the front of my miter station bench. I love your shroud and how you can slide it out of the way, think I'll need to implement that into mine. Also love the tip on the no clearance tape. Thanks for sharing.
Great tips. Thanks for the reminder that you can make, instead of buy, many shop aids. I’ve found that building shop aids also improves your skills.
Agreed!
Great tips. I have the new Flex saw. The dust collection is 70% better than any other miter saw I've used. The zero clearance tape. Oh my goodness. That would have saved me an afternoon fighting to that stupid zero clearance block in place properly. Thank you!
Thanks Marie, for another video with excellent tips for the workshop! For small part cutting on the chop saw, I use a long handled windshield ice scraper from the dollar store. True Canadians always have several around. Watched your videos for years, and have been a PA shopper!
Great suggestion about the zero clearance tape. I also use a vacuum switch & dust collector cyclone. Both are big pluses.
Thanks for all the tips, Marie! 😊
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you! You too!
Bonjour Marie, another great way to improve your dust collection is to add this Dust chute from Shop Nation. i have one and it works great !! Great video again !!!
This is a great video. I have one more suggestion since you have the Bosch saw. Go grab one of Shop Nation's dust collection upgrades. He has one for the 10" and 12" saws. I have both and have the upgrade on both. It makes a huge difference. It meant I did not need a hood in the shop on the 12", and when I am remote with the 10" and out in the open, dust is not an issue.
Very well presented, Thanks for posting. I see quite a few reviewers of the zero clearance tape say that due to the thickness of the tape, it catches on the wood when sliding wood into place. I've just been using blue painters tape, thin, cheap, easy to replace.
Great tips, really useful. Love your attention to health and safety. I am an older guy and have lost at least 3 friends to lung issues due to unsafe practises. So thanks again. Just one point. SHOES! wear good shoes, not sliders. 😿❤. UK Steve
Thank you, Marie, These are some great tips. Love and Respect from North London UK
That’s what that wishbone stick is for!
Didn’t think about doing a zero clearance jig. I did add a back support board after adding the yellow tape.
I definitely need one of those 10 million dollar sticks. I also really like that vacuum control. Good job on the video.😊
Thanks for all the great tips Marie! I will be implementing them into my miter saw soon. Always enjoy your video's!!!
Thank you!
On my saw which is the same as yours in video were totally adjustable for zero clearance. 😊
All are great suggestions. Since you are much younger than most woodworkers - 1/3 my age - if you can afford it buy a rolling miter saw stand to help with the old back. I bought the Bosch stand which is way more expensive than yours though. Miter saws can be dangerous so do all you can.
Good tips, thanks for the video, I ordered the 10 million dollar stick straight away.
greetings from Europe - Greece
Always enjoy your videos, and your presentation style. You're an excellent teacher!
Thanks!
I love the sled jig! It solves both the zero-clearance issue while also stability. I think I would also make another one with bevels
Hi I'm Tim , this is the first video I have seen of yours. Good tips, that actually makes a difference!!! Timothy
Such a terrific video packed with so much super useful information. Presentation was clear, and to the point.
Learned a lot!!! Thank you for sharing. 😊
Great post... Good info plus without any bothersome music. Thanks!
Excellent Video! I will look into the iVac switch!
Very good points on supporting one’s work, but @ 06:42 DON’T lift up until blade has stopped! This is a pet peeve of mine, and I get pushback ( no pun ) from a lot of people. I have used miter saws for over 20 years, and having small pieces fly out when lifting the head with the blade either coasting down, or even running, is not safe. I get it that this can add extra time to the work process, but at the cost of a bad injury? Stay safe! 👍
Thanks for the video. I would recommend, on your zero clearance jig, that you just CA glue an 1"-2" strip on the bottom side of the jig on both the right and left side flush with the plate. This allows you to just slide your jig off and on without having to fasten it to the miter saw. Works like a champ. I wished I could take credit, but I saw this on @731Woodworks UA-cam channel from a video he did about must-have jigs for the miter saw.
As usual, super helpful info., Marie. Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge. I also really appreciate your no-nonsense and efficient video production (while still being “entertaining”). I always look forward to your releases.
Great tips presented in an easily understandable style. I plan to implement the first 3 immediately. The air quality comparisons were impressive, but dust collection will take me a little longer.
From a safety standpoint, I would recommend that you don't wear rings or other jewelry when operating any type of power equipment. No need to tempt fate.
Never thought of using that zero clearance jig but i do put a sacrificial piece of scrap behind small pieces so they don’t go flying, i like the jig idea
The automated switches for dust collectors are a must, IMO. So much more effective than having to remember to turn on the dust collection everytime you use the tool.
Great tips. The only one that I would add, as I found it useful, is the raise up the miter saw above the table about 1 1/2 inches (a 2x4) so that you can vacuum under the saw when necessary.
Thanks for another great vid Marie. And for adding the links. I've never seen Zero clearance tape before! It's next on my list.
Excellent tips. All of these suggestions improves safety and good health. Thank you.
Time to upgrade my miter saw!
Excellent curation.
I 3D printed a hold-down stick Work great!
That is awesome!
Thank you so much for this. Never thought of a sled for the miter saw. Great tips!!
You are such an inspiration to me. Thank you for the great, concise tips!! Love your videos!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for your content! So many tips I copied in my new workshop. Keep going like this! Greetings from Germany! :)
Thanx, very helpful video. At least one or two things you named I hadn't done. Keep up the good work.
Very professional video! Learned a lot.
I just wish my Bosch would stay square! Ive made adjustment after adjustment and it seems fine for the first few cuts then seems to go out after that. Ive followed their directions using 2 or 3 different squares, digital angle reader and all are good at first. I had to rip down a 15" 1x10 for a sign and within those 15" it was off a fat 1/16th.
Great video. Great ideas explained in a straight easy to follow way. Thank you.👍
That vac switch box, love the idea but I like to keep my Bosch (15amps) and my Rigid Vac (12amps) on two different circuits, I wish they made one to do this lol
Thank you. I am new beginner. Your ideas are helpful.
great tips, added tape, stick, crosscut jig to my list - thanks
Practical, affordable & very helpful tips!
Boxing in the mitre saw is a great idea! And some great tips here marie, But Could Could you do an ad on video on how to Reduce The Noize Bb level .using a Blade Collar
And Db reducing material lined inside the Dust Collection Box?.
Great tips I’m using them now. Thanks for the info. Love watching your show.
Good video. Thank you for the phrase- "That sucks, and not in a good way." I think it is about time that the process of applying negative pressure be celebrated and not maligned and associated as bad as it has always been. I fully intend to add that "and not in a good way" suffix every time I hear someone say "that sucks", which in my shop is about 100 times a day since some of my employees can be idiots. (over and over and over, ugh)
This sounds like I am kidding but in fact I am serious since that damaging phrase has annoyed me for many decades. Cool saw tips, will check out your other videos.
BTW- when chop saws came out we started using old drapes around ours to help contain the dust. We had used some of that on our big radial arm saws and the difference was HUGE. Yes I have been in the business over 40 yrs and just got around to watching youtube stuff.
That automated set up is 👌🏽
Those "Covered Wagon" looking things work real nice on these saws too. But you need an additional 4" port to really make it exceptional. T only real benefit those might have over yours would be if the chips fall better after hitting cloth versus hitting wood at an angle. I doubt it matters much. I have one on mine and it's incredible. Game changer stuff for one of the dirtiest tools in the shop!
You might want to consider full kerf blades. I know the thin kerf blades use less ]over but can get alittle squirrely, especially when they get hot or your miter cutting a hard moulding. Nice clean shop!
Excellent as always!
A lot of great tricks. Thanks for sharing!
LOL, well done basics. You're very good at this.
Great video! These tips are very useful and I like that you have simple and unique solutions. I learned more than I thought I would. 😃 Thanks for sharing these tips. I plan on using some of these in my shop right away. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏼
That was a really informative video. Essentially viewing. V impressed. Thank you
A Shop Nation dust boot for that saw wood be a great addition. lol
Appreciate your video....going to get a hold down stick for sure!!!
Brilliant
Informative and entertaining. Thank you.
I always waching your videos and especially your youtube videos abouts Laser Engraver and Cutter, and I really learn a lot from you. I'm so sorry if only this time I subscibe from your video, Your videos really very informative and help a lot of people from the Philippines.
No worries! Glad you enjoy the videos.
Great tips, thank you, I have the same mitre saw too, I love it!
Una belleza de sierra pero con la falta de trabajo que casi no hay toca buscar una económica nomas, me gusto mucho los tips , saludos
Thank You for a great tutorial. I will take it all in and do the improvements. Take care and thank you again. 😉
Great video and I learned a lot! I'm going to get to work on some of your tips today. 👍
Some great ideas thank you for sharing
Great video w/ very helpful tips!!!!
learned a lot from this video. Thanks for a great job!
Great tips, Marie.
Bill
Loved your tips, thank you!
Great video thank you
Great upgrade tips, thanks!!
Thanks again for an outstanding video
Very useful tips! You make great videos. Thank you!
Worth the subscription
Nice video and great tips!
Hi, love your videos because you describe everything so well, and don't try to be funny. I watch these vids to learn woodworking, if I want to laugh, I'll watch Bill Burr! That being said, I have a question regarding miter saw. I see vids where people go back and forth when cutting on a sliding miter saw. I was taught to push AWAY from yourself and if you pull toward yourself the blade could grab and shoot toward you, causing kickback or draw your hand into the blade. What is the purpose of the back and forth motion? Wouldn't just cutting slower be a safer way? TIA, and keep up the great work!