A Mitre Saw is the perfect choice for fitting laminate flooring, they let you make accurate, perpendicular and bevelled cuts through your flooring as well as making perfect Mitre cuts for those decorative sections. The maximum cut depth on a Mitre Saw depends on the blade size and the clearance around the blade guard. Mark the centreline of a test piece of the material to be used and set the cutter so that this line comes just below the protruding tongue.

PVA Glue Reinforcement: Do not forget to reinforce the structural pieces with PVA glue during assembly to increase its resistance. Precise set-up is essential to get good results with this cutter, and the set-up is specific to the thickness of your workpiece. Axminster Tool Centre Ltd trading as Axminster Tools is a credit broker and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Proper Use: Use it only for its intended purpose, which is to be able to cut small profiles and strips made of soft materials.The blade rotates in a clockwise direction and you cut on the down stroke when simply chopping and cut on the push stroke when using the slide. You can make more elaborate adjustable fence stops, securing them with threaded rod and pronged teenuts. The Multi-material blade of the RAGE5-S will also easily cut through your metal stud, hanging brackets, floor and ceiling tracks. The review cutter is the middle of the range T5596 1/2, catering for material between 16mm and 26mm thick. They can be used on any flat surface, bench mounted, used on a Sawhorse Table or fitted to our Universal Mitre Saw Stand.

With smaller constructions it might be possible to rout a wide board and rip the two matching box sides from it, discarding the outer strips with the breakout on them. In the following example we used 20mm thick hardwood and went through the set-up routine from scratch.Our Sliding Mitre Saws feature ambidextrous handles, bevel and mitre functions, sliding heads for extended crosscuts, and trench-cutting options for unmatched productivity. The rear fence provides a backstop to hold the workpiece securely during cutting when used with a front clamp or top clamp. If you intend on cutting large amounts of metal you might find one of our Chop Saws is better suited to your needs. A zero-clearance auxiliary fence can be made from a piece of 9mm or 12mm MDF taped to the table fence.