Precision Miter Box With Saw - PRECISION MITER BOX WITH SAW. Quick lock automatic settings. Adjusting lever for variable angle cutting. Jorgensen quality

Miter saw for use in various carpentry projects

Five different automatic settings

Solid one-piece aluminum base for extra durability

Fits interchangeable saw blades

1-year limited warranty

Average Customer Review: ( 25 customer reviews )
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Some other issues;

1. The base isn't flat, and this contributes to the above problem (but isn't solely responsible). A straightedge rested across the base shows about a 1mm gap towards the middle of the table.

2. The one work-piece clamp tends to slide back up its mounting stud as the clamp is tightened onto the work.

3. The maximum cut height before the top part of the saw leaves its guide is about 1.5 inches. Any cut on material thicker than this will require the user to hand-hold the saw in a vertical position.

Without the manufacturing defects the saw would have fitted my needs perfectly. The saw delivered to me is basically unusable.

16 of 16 found the following review helpful:

Mine works pretty well...Oct 27, 2000
By Clark Case
I just bought one of these and used it to cut the sides for two jewlery boxes. Both boxes have come out 4-Square. I have not had a problem with the built in clamp, but I did tighten it to the shaft pretty tightly before clamping. I also used an extra clamp on the other side of the piece. The base on the one I got seems to be plenty flat. True, the top of the saw comes out of the guides 1 1/2" up, but the blade does not. It seems to cut fine if you tighten the blade really tight.

20 of 21 found the following review helpful:

...Poorly made...Sep 22, 2002
By Mapman
This is simply NOT a precision tool. It seems that their design and manufacturing is not conducive to consistent accuracy. My unit is also off 2 degrees in the vertical. The blade is allowed to wander between the vertical posts by design. As noted before, there are NO adjustments of any kind outside of the ability to lock down any angle via an allen screw. The clamp is awkward to use, moving it from one side to the other involves unscrewing and re-mounting a rod. Holding the blade above the work requires using tiny wingnuts that are, again, awkward to reach...Buy the Nobex Proman or Champion - get a real tool!

15 of 17 found the following review helpful:

For rough miters ok, but PRECISION should NOT be in the nameMay 05, 2005
By Alpha Chi "AX"
Same problem as others, miters are off enough to make precision cuts a frustrating process unless you are very nearsighted or have lots of wood putty to fill miter gaps. Operating a manual miter takes some finesse. But no matter how you handle this saw, grip it, adjust it, bend it, or stroke it, the saw refuses to cut a true vertical 90, making this a unintended compound saw and the folks at Jorgensen don't even charge extra for this ability, lol. Stanley is worse, and Nobex still reigns supreme. Thank God *someone* can make a decent miter saw! There was a time Jorgensen saws were pretty accurate, but that time has past.

12 of 14 found the following review helpful:

Run... Don't walk!!!Jun 20, 2005
By C. CA MPBELL
Among the problems stated you see those "V" shaped guides that run on the two horizontal tubes... There plastic and they break.

I have had this piece of junk for several years I put it away some time ago. Yesterday I had one small piece of scribe mould to cut on site, dug out this saw and sure enough the front support broke and soon there after the rears let go to.

Looks like a solid accurate saw its NOT!

Don't buy it.

Should be taken off the market Jorgensen has too good a name to have it associated with this kind of junk.

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