kapex blade guard question

[zapdafish]

I want to cut mitered ends on my drawers, they are about 5inches high. The guard is still covering the blade before it can start to cut. There something I can do to retract the guard without removing it for these cuts?  thanks

 

[morts10n]

Try the "Special cutting position"...even then 5" might be beyond the capacity of the saw...that is why I got the Makita 1019 instead

 

[morts10n]

Kapex specs state that capacity is 4.75" in special position....cut while the parts are laying flat

 

[ChuckM]

Correct. 120mm is the max. cutting height at the special cutting position.

Holding the guard slightly up is pretty simple since the guard has square holes for tying, but I don't think it's a safe practice or advisable to start the saw with the guard up and the blade exposed.

In a mock-up (with the boot removed for illustration) shown below, I was able to position the saw in the normal manner (without raising the guard beforehand) for a chopping (not sliding) cut on a 5" wide stock:

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Maybe your stock is a lot wider than 5"?