Miter Saws ideas

[ClarkOP]

Anyone have thoughts on which miter saw would be the best for segment turning? Which ones have the ability to make "fine" angle adjustments to allow for segment rings with near perfect joints, or is that too much to hope for with a miter saw?

[Angus]

Malcolm Tibbetts uses a miter saw for most of his work. I don't remember which brand but it is a very high end one. The only advantage I see a miter saw having over TS with sled is you can set the miter saw to a comfortable height. When you dpend enough time cutting segments on a TS your back will start to hurt. 

Just an observation "near perfect" is not close enough in segmented turning. When my segments come off the TS they are hit with the disc sander to take off the fuzz. The cut faces never touch the sandpaper.

[robo hippy]

Malcom used a Festool chopsaw. Very expensive. You need a hold down to keep fingers away from the blade since you are working small pieces. He did prefer the chopsaw to the tablesaw. When using the tablesaw, he built a sled that was raised a bit on one side, and angled away from the blade on the other side to make sure the cut off piece didn't fall or vibrate back into the spinning blade. Got to see him once.

robo hippy

[Arlin Eastman]

Clark

Do you have a table saw?   If so I would build the Wedgie sled which makes perfect segments every time.  If you look up Jerry Bennett on Youtube and internet it will show you how to make it and his videos on how it works.

[ClarkOP]

Yes, I have tried using the table saw to cut segment wedges. As a matter of fact I have tried two different style sleds and have even purchased a couple of Seg-Easy Wedgie's.
I have had success with all so far but I am a tool junkie and have been looking at some You Tube videos of using a miter saw to make the segment pieces and it just looks like something I want to try. 
Reviews that I have looked at on the current crop of miter saws available seem to leave a little to be desired in accuracy on cut angle and more importantly on overall tool quality. My thinking was that perhaps someone here on the forum would have the answer that might push me into buying a new tool. LOL
Thanks to those of you that have replied; it's nice to hear your thoughts.

[Splinterz25]

I made my latest Segmented vase w/ an old Makita 10" chop saw; it really depends on the user and the blade.

look here, https://www.forums.woodnet.net/showthrea...id=7332323


Bruce

[tbr]

I started out making segments using a miter saw, but quickly found my table saw to be much more accurate and reproducible. I built a Wedgie Sled as described on  this web site as well as  You Tube videos: 

Web page:
http://www.segeasy.com/wedgies.htm

You Tube Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpFNE1CH...9qKzy4kLRA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yl-qDN1...9qKzy4kLRA

I built the sled, the saw stop and the sloped fence.  The latter is very helpful in the it allows the segments to fall away from the saw blade as they are cut. Otherwise they will pile up and get chipped up by the blade.   I commonly build 12 sided rings, so I use a 30-60-90 drafting triangle to align the fence on the sled. The triangles are easy to find at an art supply stores or office supply stores. If you want 16 or 24 segment rings, you can buy wedgies from Seg-easy.

Using this sled gives me very accurate segments that rarely need correction. I have been using the sled now for over a year and am extremely pleased with it.  Although you certainly can make segments with a miter saw, you will probably find it a lot easier, more accurate, and more reproducible using a table saw and sled.

[Arlin Eastman]

I started out making segments using a miter saw, but quickly found my table saw to be much more accurate and reproducible. I built a Wedgie Sled as described on  this web site as well as  You Tube videos: 

Web page:
http://www.segeasy.com/wedgies.htm

You Tube Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpFNE1CH...9qKzy4kLRA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yl-qDN1...9qKzy4kLRA

I built the sled, the saw stop and the sloped fence.  The latter is very helpful in the it allows the segments to fall away from the saw blade as they are cut. Otherwise they will pile up and get chipped up by the blade.   I commonly build 12 sided rings, so I use a 30-60-90 drafting triangle to align the fence on the sled. The triangles are easy to find at an art supply stores or office supply stores. If you want 16 or 24 segment rings, you can buy wedgies from Seg-easy.

Using this sled gives me very accurate segments that rarely need correction. I have been using the sled now for over a year and am extremely pleased with it.  Although you certainly can make segments with a miter saw, you will probably find it a lot easier, more accurate, and more reproducible using a table saw and sled.

As in sloped fence are you talking about the 0 clearance with the 45* that Jerry made?  I also have to make the stop for us in the future also but would like it so I can use it for other TS cutting also.

[tbr]

Yes I am talking about the zero clearance fence.  I used a piece of MDF and screwed into a extra table saw insert. As for the stop, it works well and I have used for table saw cuts other than segments.

[woodtoolgy]

I use a Milwaukee 12" SCMS..  with the digital readout, it's perfect...