Bosch Compound Miter Saw

Miter saws are very important for many woodworking projects, these are used to make accurately angled cuts to make frames and baseboards. Standard miter saws only cut a few angles, more advanced models can be adjusted to the precise degree.

Compound miter saws can also cut beveled edges. You should decide which type you should buy depending on your budget and needs. You might be interested in purchasing a saw with the extra features. Sliding saws are suitable for cutting larger pieces.

Compound Miter Saws

These types of saws can cut at horizontal and straight angled cuts. These saws can be tilted so that you can cut beveled edges. Most standard miter saws do not tilt which means they cannot produce beveled edges.

Modern miter saws are table mounted and use a circular saw which is pushed through the wood. These saws are very long lasting and also fairly portable.

This makes them suitable for people working on sites.

Double bevel saws or dual power compound saws are able to cut straight and horizontal angles, these are similar to a compound saw. These are also able to tilt in both directions which makes them much more usable at producing beveled edges.

These saws are much more versatile when compared to standard compound saws.

Sliding compound saws are basically the same as standard compound saws however they can cut much bigger pieces of wood as the saw can be pulled forward to allow bigger sizes of wood.

The latest revision of compound saw is the dual compound sliding saw. These saws are capable of cutting miters and bevels.

These can tilt in either direction which makes it possible to put bevels on the wood. These can also slide forward for cutting large pieces of wood. These are portable and can be moved from location to location easily.

Your workshop just isn't complete until you've got all the tools and that includes a miter saw. But what is the difference between a compound miter saw, sliding compound miter saw, and just a plain miter saw?

The motor for a miter saw is mounted on an arm that swings and pivots left to right so that you can do angled cuts. A compound miter saw motor not only swings left and right it also tilts so you can do beveled cuts. Because this style of saw can not only go left to right but also up and down it is perfect for doing things such as crown molding flooring, or picture frames. They cost a little more but the benefits are certainly worth it.

A sliding compound miter saw also has a feature which allows it to slide like a radial arm saw does.

This means you can make longer cuts in just one pass. Sometimes as much as 12" depending on the saw.