[Woodworkers] Miter Saw Capacity at 45

[Sid Hymes]

A 12" miter saw (I have a DeWalt) will handle 3" stock at a 45*, as will my
12" table saw. My 10" Delta T/S won't, so find yourself a 12" setup and you
should be good to go.

On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 8:17 PM Chuck Steger via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> For those of you who own miter saws (I have a RAS), what is their 45
> degree cutting capacity? My lamp project has my stock at 3” and my TS will
> barely cross cut it so I know it won’t bevel it. The specs on miter saws
> that I see say 45 degree capacity is a 2 x 12. Does that mean only 2”
> thick? Could yours cut a 3” bevel?
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> My options for my lamp project are (1) use the TS to get most of it, and
> then hand saw the rest, (2) use the band saw, (3) hand saw it, or (4) use a
> miter saw. I don’t like the accuracy of 1-3 so was wondering about a miter
> saw. I don’t own one but maybe this is my excuse J
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> Chuck
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