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SawGear has been set up on a chop saw or miter saw and has been homed and is now ready to run.

All miters will be 45° cuts. See also Custom Miter Cutting.

SawGear can be used in Foot Mode or in Metric Mode.

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These buttons, located along the top of the SawGear control, are used to set up your machine for miter cuts.

The most important thing to do in setting up SawGear to miter cut molding and other stock is to correctly enter the width of the material to be cut. The movements that SawGear makes are calculated from the width entered using the [W] key.

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User steps

LCD screen displays

  1. Press [W], enter the width of the molding being cut, and press [Start].

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  1. Make a square trim cut with the exterior edge to fence.

 

  1. Press [X] to set the length of the left stile, enter the interior dimension of the casing, and press [Start].

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SawGear moves to a length based on the width of the stock and the 45° angle of the first miter.

  1. Swing the saw to the left, set it at -45°, make a trim cut from the front to the back fence, and remove the left stile.

  2. Swing the saw to the right, set it at 45°, and trim off the residual miter from the previous cut.

  1. Press [Y] to set the length of the header, enter the interior dimension of the casing, and press [Start].

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SawGear moves to a length accounting for the 45° angle of the two miter cut ends.

  1. Move your piece to the stop, swing the saw to the left, set it at  -45°, make the cut, and remove the piece.

  2. Swing the saw to the right, set it at 45°, and trim off the residual miter from the previous cut.

  1. Press [Z] to set the length of the right stile, enter the interior dimension of the casing, and press [Start].

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SawGear moves to a length based on the width of the stock and the 45° angle of the last miter.

  1. Move your piece to the stop, return the saw to 0°, make the final square cut, and remove the right stile.

SawGear returns to the ready screen and is waiting for your next move.