Irwin Industrial Tools 3061002 Chop Saw Laser Guide

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Irwin Industrial Tools 3061002 Chop Saw Laser Guide. Chop Saw Laser Guide

Product Description

? Retro-Fit your abrasive chop saw into a laser guided power tool ? Projects a laser guide line for faster, more accurate cuts ? Easy to install ? Automatic On/Off with saw blade rotation ? Batteries Included ? Adaptor included

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000JFNKX0
• Item model number: 3061002
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,625 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great devise, December 19, 2006

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greg (brick, nj) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Irwin Industrial Tools 3061002 Chop Saw Laser Guide (Tools & Home Improvement)

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.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great on radial arm saws, September 24, 2007

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J. Abbott "jabbottaz" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Irwin Industrial Tools 3061002 Chop Saw Laser Guide (Tools & Home Improvement)

This laser works great on my 5/8" arbor radial arm saw. Also has a pop out adaptor to fit 1" arbor saws. Makes squaring up the saw a breeze.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT FOR WOOD SAWS!, June 5, 2011

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Trent (Seattle, Wa USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Irwin Industrial Tools 3061002 Chop Saw Laser Guide (Tools & Home Improvement)

I ordered this based upon the "Technical Description" and reviews. Upon receipt the packaging clearly states this is only for use with Abrasive saws and is "not interchangeable with wood cutting saws". I purchased this for use with a wood cutting chop saw, so I am forced to return it. Just posting a review since several other reviews note that this works with wood saws. I believe those reviews are probably for Irwin Industrial Tools 3061001 Miter Saw Laser Guide