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Am I the only one who had a miter saw fence come loose mid-cut?
Last Thursday, I was cutting a bunch of 2x4s for a deck frame and my saw's fence shifted a quarter inch on the fifth cut. The board kicked back and nearly took my thumb off. I shut everything down, checked the bolts, and found the main locking knob had stripped its threads inside the cast aluminum. I had to clamp a speed square to the table as a makeshift fence to finish the job. Has anyone else had a fence fail like this, and what's a good fix besides buying a whole new saw?
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spencer_gonzalez17mo ago
Cast aluminum strips out way too easy...
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nathankim4mo ago
Honestly, how much torque are you people cranking down on these things? It's a fence lock, not a wheel lug nut. I've got a 15 year old cast aluminum fence saw and those bolts are still fine. You gotta have some feel for it, you know? A little common sense goes a long way. Maybe back off the gorilla grip and it won't strip.
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paige1667mo ago
My buddy's fence slid on him while he was trimming door casing. He ended up drilling and tapping it for a bigger bolt, said it's been solid since.
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the_mia7mo ago
That stripped thread in cast aluminum is a real weak point, isn't it? While @paige166's friend had success drilling and tapping, have you checked if the saw maker sells just that fence assembly as a spare part? Sometimes you can get the exact piece for way less than a new saw, and it keeps everything original.
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