![]() Even better, how do you determine the required miter angles for crown molding when it has to run around an oddly shaped room with unusual corner angles? Use a protractor, right? Wrong. Great, right? Well, how do you know if you need to cut a 45°, 46°, or even a 50° miter for a corner that may be a little out-of-square. Today, miter saws are more precise, miter gauges on some saws have 1° increments, we have laser cut readings, and micro-fine adjustment knobs so we can dial in an angle just right. Is your angle 90° or 45°? My saw doesn’t have a setting for 90° so it must be 45°, right? Fast forward to the present day While both could be great carpenters, they wouldn’t understand what or how the other was describing what the other needed. You could never take two guys that hadn’t worked together and put them on a job. Single cut, miter cut, 45°, 90° (are you talking about the actual angle of the corner or the ‘miter’ setting on the saw to cut a piece to fit that angle?)…. It was like each of us spoke a different language. Get two carpenters going about the problem of using a protractor with a miter saw and forget it! You may as well take the day off. Not knowing what miter you needed, a single cut or miter cut could be troublesome. If you weren’t cutting with the saw locked in a detent at 0° or 45° it was a real crapshoot. ![]() chop saw (with a broken or missing miter gauge, I might add) and do my darnedest to intersect my pencil marks through that little plastic viewfinder. I’d draw two parallel lines on either side of the scrap and go back to the monster Hitachi 15-in. Then I’d take scrap material and lay it on top of the final material intersecting the first piece. I can remember temporarily nailing fascia or trim in place, purposefully making it extra-long. If we thought an outside miter looked like it was 45°, we’d cut the first piece 22 1/2-we’d gamble to see if the next mate was going to look good at 22 1/2. Nope, back then, we’d cut a few scraps, then eyeball it, check it, go back and cut it again and again until the scraps looked good, and then we’d know the right miter angle and cut the final material. And we certainly didn’t have a small indestructible “idiot proof” gadget that told us the exact miter for a particular corner, so that when we cut our molding, or even our fascia for decks, the joinery would be perfect. No air-nailers, certainly no cordless drills, no portable table saws, no Festool. It says it all.When I started building, 20-something years ago, we were lucky to have had a ‘chop saw’ on the job site. FREE AND FAST TWO DAY SHIPPING!!!! 100% AUTHENTIC PRODUCT OR YOUR MONEY BACK GUARANTEE! 100% satisfied customers. It is the perfect and essential companion for every miter saw user. It’s also invaluable for home use and do-it-yourselfers. Its ideal for carpenters, plumbers, and all building trades that require the measuring and transferring of angles. The ProSite Protractor saves time and reduces waste. The Single Cut Arrow and outer scale indicate the exact miter saw setting for fitting a single piece to an angle. The Miter Cut Arrow and Inner Scale indicate the exact miter saw setting for an accurate miter joint every time. Upside down or backwards, the reading is always correct. Simply set your saw to the angle that you read on the protractor. ![]() Constructed from durable engineered plastic and economically priced, the 505P-7 eliminates calculations, reduces errors and provides greater accuracy for miter cuts. From the Manufacturer The 505 Prosite Protractor family has been expanded to include the new 505P-7. Starrett 505P-7 Miter Saw Protractor 2 Day Free Shipping! Product Description: Laser engraved dial for accuracy Constructed from durable engineered plastic Direct read from the work to your miter saw with two easy to read scales Product description Legendary Starrett accuracy takes error prone calculations out of the process of setting up miter cuts.
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