What is the best way to measure and cut a 60 degree angle?
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I am building a picnic table and it calls fot 60 degree cuts on the legs. My cheap miter saw only cuts to 45 degrees. What is the trick to measuring and cutting the 60 degree angle?
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![Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA]()
Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA
on Jun 24, 2018
See if this helps you out!https://www.ehow.com/how_8313546_cut-60-degree-angle-wood.htmlhttps://www.ehow.com/how_5823334_make-45-degrees-miter-saw.htmlhttps://youtu.be/1ulck4ntw3g![]()
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Nancy Nichols Smith
on Jun 24, 2018
What it wants you to do is make a level surface on which to put a cross brace. The easiest way is to attach the legs in the X and then lay a level across the top and mark the cuts to make the top and bottom of the legs level. This will be your 60 degree cut! Do both the top and bottom of each part of the X so that it also sits level on the ground. -
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Laura Cooper
on Jun 24, 2018
You can use a speed framing square to set the angle on your saw -
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William
on Jun 24, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFATCVFwKF8![]()
Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA
on Jun 24, 2018
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