Use a sliding 'T' bevel. This is a slotted blade which slides through a slit in a handle and can be tightened down usually with a wing nut although there are new models which use other clamping methods that lay flat and thus don't get in the way when you set the handle down on a flat surface.
You just lay the handle along one part of the angle, the blade along the other member of the angle and tighten it down then transfer that to the miter saw adjusting it to match the angle held on the sliding 'T' bevel. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: Agent86b To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:38 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Setting an angle Hi all, I am building a pot plant stand for she who must be obeyed. The legs of this stand splay out from the centre. I wish to cut a piece of timber to fit in between the legs to act as a brace. Obviously I need to cut this timber on the same angle as the legs. How do you all work out the angle so as to set the mitre saw to cut the correct shape? Hope I have made myself clear. Thanks for any advice. Max. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
