So... I've had a Makita 10" SCMS for a number of years, and generally speaking, it's done pretty well. Not the newest toy in town, but it gets the job done - usually. Til now.
Doing some home remodeling, and one of the things I'm getting to learn about is doing baseboard trim. For various reasons, we decided to go with 5-1/4" tall trim. Tall enough that the 10" SCMS can't cut all the way thru with the trim standing up. For the first couple rooms, not a problem. I laid the boards flat, and made my cuts - either flat for butting up against the wall, or 45 degree for coping.
Now... I may have run into a wall... or a corner... something I'm not real sure how to work around. The first rooms had all inside corners. This room (and most of the remaining rooms) have a number of outside corners. No problem, I thought. I'll just lay the board flat and tilt the blade over. Except... the corner(s) are not square (of course). The saw only tilts a maximum of 45 degrees, and I need something a few degrees more. With the head upright, the table will pivot far enough to cut the angle I need... but it can't cut all the way thru the board.
The first board I decided to cut it standing up, and then try cutting it the rest of the way with a hand saw (cheap Marples pull saw - very sharp). Didn't work quite as well as I hoped, and there was a good bit of touch-up with a rasp/file on the backside, but it *did* get the job done. Not looking forward to cutting very many more like that, though.
I thought about maybe using a stop of some sort so I could cut halfways thru one way, then flip the board over and cut the other half... not sure if that's a good idea or borrowing trouble. Likewise, I'm trying to picture if there is someway to work the complimentary angle to the one I need so I could cut the board laying down flat, but I'm not seeing it (then again, it is about bedtime...)
The easy answer would be get a fancy new 12" SCMS... but thats not really in the budget at the moment. I'm sure I can't be the first person to tackle this problem... there has to be some work-arounds or solutions out there, right?