Bosch circular saw.

[David]

I have a moderately good bosch saw ( low end proffesional) Its in the garage so i cant currently see the model number.
I am changing the kitchen round and have got to the upstandy bit, which goes around corners. The saw base can be tilted, so i thinks...45degrees...off we go. But the graduated scale lied...more in the 50's
Without cutting masses of samples is there an easy way to check....i dont think i can get a protractor in.
Really surprised at this...bosch are normally sensible.

[Mussels]

Can you make a manual 45 degree cut and hold it against the blade to check?

[Horse]

Off to WH Smith, see if you can get a plastic 45 set square?

[Silly Car]

Fold any piece of paper with a square corner diagonally to create a 45° corner / template.

[David]

Thanks everyone....not worried about measuring an angle...more curious to see if any one else has had a smilar problem...I think it is going to be a matter of measure an cut till its right and then mark the true angle.

[Horse]

Thanks everyone....not worried about measuring an angle...more curious to see if any one else has had a smilar problem...I think it is going to be a matter of measure an cut till its right and then mark the true angle.

Cut once, compare edges, split the difference.

[Silly Car]

Thanks everyone....not worried about measuring an angle...more curious to see if any one else has had a smilar problem...I think it is going to be a matter of measure an cut till its right and then mark the true angle.

Constantly until I bought a good compound mitre saw and spent time tweaking it to get plumb cuts, and making sure the mitre stops were bang on the money.

In terms of using a circular saw to achieve mitres, I found a roofing speed square an absolute godsend, hold it against the workpiece and run the saw base along the side of it. That way you are only worrying about the tilt and not the direction of travel IYSWIM

I have since upgraded to a track saw which will hopefully make material cutting easier.

[iansoady]

I'm far from an expert woodworker but on the odd occasions I use a circular saw I clamp a bit of 2x1 2" from the line I want to cut and run the edge of the saw baseplate along it to guide it in a straight line. The 2" of course is the measurement for my saw - others will vary.

Mitres are a bit beyond me......

[demographic]

Are you talking about the plinth at the bottom of the unit or the deco end panels?
If its the plinth I usually just do a straight cut and put edging strip on the cut edge. Then one goes past the other and no need to mitre.

Oh and yeah, don't trust the angle marks on most ripsaws for perfect accuracy.


Given the choice I usually do the cuts from the back face with a circular saw cos otherwise it spelches out on the good face.

I have a very good (and damn expensive) guiderail saw that greatly reduces that but cutting from the back face is still very slightly better.

[demographic]

Thanks everyone....not worried about measuring an angle...more curious to see if any one else has had a smilar problem...I think it is going to be a matter of measure an cut till its right and then mark the true angle.

Constantly until I bought a good compound mitre saw and spent time tweaking it to get plumb cuts, and making sure the mitre stops were bang on the money.

In terms of using a circular saw to achieve mitres, I found a roofing speed square an absolute godsend, hold it against the workpiece and run the saw base along the side of it. That way you are only worrying about the tilt and not the direction of travel IYSWIM

I have since upgraded to a track saw which will hopefully make material cutting easier.

Yeah, before I got that guiderail saw I used to use a roofing square to run the saw straight.
Put the blade to the start of the cut, hold the roofing square against the baseplate on the workpiece then run the saw along it.
Oh and when choosing a roofing square try to avoid the ones with the painted or printed markings on them.
It wears off and soon you can't read the markings.
The better ones have them cut in and last for ages.

[David]

Thanks again...food for thought. In the meantime i have bowed to pressure and bought a simple block and tenon saw....bet i can still bugger it up....