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ALL CUTS ARE WRONG JUST BOUGHT IT FROM INTERNET. BLADE NOT CUTTING SQUARE AND THE DETENT SHOWS 2 DEGREES OUT LEFT AND RIGHT ANY HELP WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THE MODEL IS DW717XPS-GB. CAN SOMEONE POST A PICTURE TUTORIAL
CHEERS
Loosen up the Detent plate screws, get a right angle square and square the table back up and tighten the screws back
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Hi my mitre saw dw718 is cutting off square also but its on the tilt arm it’s ok at 45 or 22.5 its just at zero I need to square it up and tighten the handle but it can get annoying and time consuming after a few cuts having to this
Any help would be great
The easiest way is to read the manual in this case. It provides all the steps to (re)align your saw, both miter and bevel.
See here http://servicenet.dewalt.com/Products/Detail/DW718#, download the manual and look for page 7 🙂
Cheers mr yellow
Ill read that an see how I get on thanks
this is not uncommon on all saws.download the manual and most explain how to adjust .A large builders square is really handy for this and dont loosen the bolts to much,It will take some patiance .good luck
When ever I need help, I turn to YouTube, there’s a video out there for almost any problem.
never go by the numbers you see always go by the square, these things are mass produced and some times the indicator can be off by a step or so or even the indicator needle can be off……….any brand any model……
the ol saying measure twice cut once same as with a mitre saw check before cutting 54 wrong angles
Yep building a deck this summer, moved my miter saw around a few times and did not notice right away that the angle adjustment had moved. I was like what the hell.