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    Tool review: Grizzly Pro T31635

    Big miter saw cuts accurately

    Author Headshot By Josh Finn #286-Tools & Shops 2021 Issue
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    Miter saw by Grizzly, T31635, $360
    Compound angle capable. The T31635 performs equally well when cutting miters, bevels, or beveled miters.
    Compound angle capable. The T31635 performs equally well when cutting miters, bevels, or beveled miters.

    The Grizzly PRO T31635 is a double-bevel sliding compound miter saw that’s well made and well thought out. The saw performed very well. My work includes light construction, architectural details, cabinetry, and furniture, and this saw was well-suited for everything I’ve thrown at it. It has enough power to cut through 8/4 maple or a double stack of 2×12 Douglas fir. The saw can also handle compound cuts. Regardless of the configuration, the saw cuts true, leaving joinery-ready surfaces behind. Changing and locking the angle are both very intuitive, and the stops for angles are all accurate.

    The T31635 also has a built-in LED worklight, a laser cut guide, an aluminum crosscut fence with extensions, locking bed extensions with flippable stops, an integrated hold-down, and a 1-1⁄2-in. dust port and bag. It’s important to note that with its impressive crosscut capacity the saw requires almost 4 ft. of clearance front to back.

    —Josh Finn is a furniture maker in the Hudson Valley of New York.

    Big cuts are no problem. For square and plumb cuts, this miter saw can handle boards 4 in. thick by 14 in. wide.
    Big cuts are no problem. For square and plumb cuts, this miter saw can handle boards 4 in. thick by 14 in. wide.

    Hold-down is a helping hand. Use this adjustable hold-down for keeping stock flat to the table and your hands out of the way.
    Hold-down is a helping hand. Use this adjustable hold-down for keeping stock flat to the table and your hands out of the way.

    From Fine Woodworking #286


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