I decided to go the right-hand side so I can do both mitre directions (angling the fence, and tilting the blade) while using the sled. Now on top of the saw, you might recognise a rather interesting contraption – yup, I got to set up the Incra Miter Express from Professional Woodworker Supplies, and even got to make a couple of quick cuts! I was rather indecisive for a while whether to mount it on the left-hand side, the traditional side for miter gauges (and yeah, I keep switching between the US spelling and the Oz spelling – can’t be helped – the product is called a Miter gauge), or because it is a left-tilting saw, it is meant to be run in the right-hand track (so the saw when tilted doesn’t cut into it). Now if only my woodworking was that precise! Not that I’m complaining – I love the accuracy that they have allowed me. However, with a combination of the Deluxe Alignment Kit I got from Carbatec, and a couple of the Wixey Digital gauges (the angle gauge and the height gauge), I think I got it all set up within ridiculous tolerances. There are so many different variables that can affect saw accuracy. It takes some time to really set the saw up properly as I’ve discovered recently.
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