Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Miter Saw Parts

Yesterday, while cutting pieces of wood trim with my miter saw, the blade caught a small chunk that must have slipped into the space below the plastic kerf plate. The saw emitted a loud WANG and bucked slightly.

Not good.

When I inspected the saw, I immediately noticed considerable damage to the plastic kerf plate. I've had the saw for years, but I was hopeful I could find a new plate somewhere on the vast stretches of the internet. For my first attempt, I popped onto Amazon and input the model number of my saw. A dropdown menu immediately appeared, and “Miter Saw Parts” was one of the items listed. When I clicked on it, I was pleasantly surprised to see that my saw's kerf plate was the very first item for sale.

In just a couple of clicks, a new plate was on its way to me. Apparently, busting up your saw's kerf plate is a common occurrence.

As a final note: “kerf” is a pretty cool word, and I’d like to find a poem where I can use it.

Broken Kerf Plate

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—Mitchell Hegman

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