CSC SYS 50 Cuts Square, but not 45

[Aburk808]

Aloha,

I recently bought a CSC SYS 50 and finally got it tuned up where all my pieces are square, even using the miter gauge! However, I can’t get good miter joints on it when using the locking fence for my taller pieces that I want to use for boxes. It’s not clicking in my head as to why and how I could fix this… because I shouldn’t have to adjust the angle that much to correct my 45s… but maybe I do? Anyone else have experience with this and a work around? Perhaps a nice YouTube video I just haven’t been able to find?

 

[Vondawg]

More and more these toy like tools are expected to be on par with higher level tools and they just aren’t…to make them work as such you need to be handy and inventive and sometimes rely on 3rd party’s to provide the fix

 

[woodferret]

Did you double check that the slider runs parallel to the blade? Because technically you can still get 90 if it's toed towards or away from the miter gauge, but the second you put an angle on the gauge, it's going to drift that degree amount.

 

[Aburk808]

Did you double check that the slider runs parallel to the blade? Because technically you can still get 90 if it's toed towards or away from the miter gauge, but the second you put an angle on the gauge, it's going to drift that degree amount.

I didn’t double check the slider, but I will just to make sure that is all good as well. But I get square cuts just fine from the fence and the gauge. I did find the proper angle to get good miters this morning. Just odd that I can get dead on square cuts when the readout is at “0”, but my “45” readout doesn’t yield good miters. So I guess my problem is somewhat solved… just odd to me.

 

[Aburk808]

More and more these toy like tools are expected to be on par with higher level tools and they just aren’t…to make them work as such you need to be handy and inventive and sometimes rely on 3rd party’s to provide the fix

Agreed, I got this saw for accuracy and I can’t fit a full size saw in my work area. But I spent more time getting this saw good to go than when I would just put the gauge up to the blade to get it at 45… however, I did find the right setting and now it’s going by without frustrations. And now it’s saving me time like how I expected it to. Just odd how I can be square on my miter gauge and fence when the blade is set at “0”, but unable to produce good miters at what should be exactly “45” on the saw. Otherwise, saw is amazing and enjoyable to use