Shoutout to the guy who pointed out my miter saw was off by 3 degrees

Ngl, I been cutting crown molding for like 5 years and always had to shim stuff or fill gaps with caulk. Last Tuesday I was on a job in Nashville and this older framer walks by, watches me make a cut, and says 'your saw is out of whack man.' Pulled out his digital angle finder and sure enough it was 3 degrees off. I felt like an idiot. How do you guys check your miter saw accuracy on site? I don't wanna carry a whole tool just for that.

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lopez.karen22d ago

Does that older framer offer lessons on weekends or something cause I swear every time I watch a retiree work they pull out some trick I've never seen before. I just use a scrap piece and make a test cut on some cheap wood to check angles every time I set up on a new site.

nina_jenkins22d ago

Watched my buddy Mike try to dial in a compound miter cut on site once. He did six test cuts on scrap pine before he got it right. Old timer walked over, marked the piece with a pencil, made one cut and it was dead on. Mike just stood there with his mouth open.