Irwin Industrial Tools 3061002 Chop Saw Laser Guide

Customer Reviews & Comments
I purchased one of these in a kit with a saw blade for my dewalt 12 compount miter saw. I love the laser, it makes it so much easier to line up the blade with pencil marks, but installation wasn't so easy. The laser mounts on the saw shaft, replacing the washer to clamp the blade to the saw. I tried to mount it with the irwin saw blade and discovered the saw blade wasn't as thick as the lenght of saw shaft arbor, so the blade spun independently of the shaft when the laser was mounted to the saw. I switched to a wider kerf blade that was thicker and resolved this problem. With the new blade and laser mounted, I discovered an interference with the laser and the saw blade guard. The laser was too thick, and reached the blade guard. I had to remove the blade guard and grind away part of a washer and spring to provide enough clearance for the laser to fit and rotate. This resolved the interference problem. The laser now works when the blade is rotating, shining a red line right next to the blade cut. I quickly learned how far off to adjust the pencil mark from the laser for perfect cuts. Has worked great for 6 months now. Highly recommend for serious woodworker.