I just purchased a 12 inch Milwaukee dual bevel sliding compound miter saw, and I am having difficulty with the set up. The blade is twisted so that it is not in line with the sliding travel. I believe this is called the plow. It is off about a degree. I can adjust the miter and bevel,but not the plow. Has anyone else had this experience, and if so what was the resolution? Thanks.
Allen
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Allen
I don't have that saw so this might not help except for the obvious-call Milwaukee and ask. Or, call the supplier if bought locally, maybe they'll just swap it out. I buy all my power tools from the same local shop-no problem with any problem in 38 yrs. I'm one lucky guy.
The blade is not bent? You've tried another blade I take it?
Is it direct drive?..........with the motor, shaft, and blade all in a line? Where this unit bolts to the carriage-is there any adjustment?
Could the adjustible stop (if the blade is tilted at 0 bevel) out of adjustment. On my Hitachi-there's an adjustment bolt that stops the bevel at 0 (90 degrees). If that's off a bit, then the 90 degrees isn't nor does the detent end up at 45 either.
I wish you luck
There's two posters here who might have the same saw.
Fat Roman and Mongo. Try searching the MEMBERS heading up on the top left of the forum page. Give them a shout.