Mountain_Lion

that is brilliant. that would be awesome. two pairs of eyes better than just one. I have the manual.

did that three times already, kind of getting old for me.... :-(

display saws do not have blades installed. i took it back already 3 times and every single one I got as a replacement had even bigger issues. missing parts, older type, wrong parts etc. Other brands are bulkier and not better at all. Sometimes you cant but when the manufacturer says you can, you should be if you paid money for it. I checked the manual (of course) there is nothing in it about this issue.

None of the Display units at the stores have blades attached to them. Which is kind of annoying because you can not see that there is this exact problem with the unit.

Mine is way more to the left. your is more to the center than it is to the left, although it is not centered and it is to the left. Mine is very close to the left kerf plate and if I bevel it it slighly touching the kerf plate. I guess you got lucky. Thank you for posting.

I can see from these pictures that yours is in better postion than mine because you are not as much to the left as mine is. If my saw blade was or had at least one milimeter to the right I would clear it when making bevel cuts at 45 degrees. thanks for pictures. great help but as you can see from my video mine blade is way left.

that would be awesome and appreaciated...

I think it is very simple. DeWalt representative told me it should be centered and said there's not much he can do over the phone and asked me to bring it in. It' s a hussle so I first checked if people like you knew how to fix this. Apparently this is a subject to a debate. So I will take it to DeWalt just to be absolutely sure. Not a big deal. And I do not think allowing the blade to shave off the left kerf a little is a good idea, because there is limited space under the kerf plate and it may be just enough space for saw to clear other parts of the inside only if it is centered. If it is not centered it may actually hit the metal part under the kerf plate. One should never attempt to modify their saws kerf plates this way. I doubt that DeWalt wanted people to shave off even a micrometer of its kerf plate. Everything is done by computers nowadays and everything should be precise. Now if for some reason the kerf plate itself was not simetric and you could see it was wider then it should be, I would then think shaving some off in order to center it would be okay but the way you are saying I can't agree. Thanks!

I absolutely LOVE this saw. Its like owning a lexus but because I am new to this type of equipment I dont know what is acceptable and what is not so I learn by asking questions. It feels expensive and very well put together. I made cuts and I was absolutely stunned how perfect they were. It was as if someone had sanded, polished, and put a coat of gloss over the bevel cut I just made with this saw. I wish I could show you. I absolutely LOVE this miter saw. It definitely is my favorit but you know what? They still have some room to make their product even better. They can package it better. I would include 2 clamps not one as they have. Some DWS780s have minor cosmetic scratches (imagine your laptop having scratching when you buy it). Though this is not a laptop or far from it, I dont think it should have any scratches. Like an automobile you buy. Would you like scratches and visual imperfections on it? Neither this saw should have any but it usually does. The left throat plate on my saw came scratched up and its not a big deal but a little annoyng. I think they have a poor quality control. They may be more concerned with how the saw performs and that is a good and the right thing for them to be concerned but neglecting on little things is wrong. I like the bau house design which Steve Jobs incorporated into Apple's MAcBook laptops. What it means is that no part of the product or the design is less important than the other. i.e. all parts are equally important, YES even those that we do not see, including the internal parts which the operator usually does not see. They too have to be absolutely perfect. So this saw this division of black and decker (who apparently owns DeWalt) has lot more room to grow and improve on their product and they should. If I was them I would hire a japanese quality improvement consulting firm and some expert quality control folks and I wopuld hit it hard right in the very center of it. That's what I would do if I had it my way. But for now I am going to use this saw, carefully, find out as much as I can about it so I can fly this thing and try to make some money out of it and enjoy the process in the meantime! Cheers!

My apologies I am totally on the same page with you. Hopefully the one who said shaving the kerf plate was okay can see the video. Sorry about confusion.

I don't know what feeling froggy means, but I understood your comment as you not believing that it was touching the side and if that is the case than the video should clarify that.

I made this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXDTd37JPF0&feature=em-upload_owner Just so I could show you what I am talking about.

Maybe the kerf plates are not there to provide accuracy for the blade alighnment, yes that may be but again this is guess work and not a definite reason but I know for a fact that they are not there to be sawed out or cut out in case if the blade can not clear it. That would be bizzare. Anyway. Thank you for yourhelp. I am not trying to argue, we're just trying to figure this out. I liked your first post, it made a lot of sense but couldnt agree with your second post that kerf plate can be trimmed. Sorry thats just how I think about it.

absolutely, thank you!

if you can't imagine it I would be more than happy to make a video and post it right here for you and your imagination! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXDTd37JPF0&feature=em-upload_owner