What I know.
Compound miter saw is barely good enough for crown molding. Darn near useless for any cabinet work.
TS miter gauge with sacrificial backer board is better ( Osbourn) but not great. I see some fancier ones out there too.
Grizzly clone of a Lyon trimmer is getting there. Larger stock does tend to slightly move. Hate to put sandpaper on it as that may mess up prefinished stock. It does have some play in the ways. ( Maybe a real Lyon doesn't)
Could be, a better dedicated sled and a fine tooth 8 inch blade is the machine tool answer.
Or is a shooting plane really the only way to get perfection?
I am doing OK with stock less than about an inch and a half. Wider is still showing me that tiny imperfection.
Compound miter saw is barely good enough for crown molding. Darn near useless for any cabinet work.
TS miter gauge with sacrificial backer board is better ( Osbourn) but not great. I see some fancier ones out there too.
Grizzly clone of a Lyon trimmer is getting there. Larger stock does tend to slightly move. Hate to put sandpaper on it as that may mess up prefinished stock. It does have some play in the ways. ( Maybe a real Lyon doesn't)
Could be, a better dedicated sled and a fine tooth 8 inch blade is the machine tool answer.
Or is a shooting plane really the only way to get perfection?
I am doing OK with stock less than about an inch and a half. Wider is still showing me that tiny imperfection.