How do you make accurate repeat cuts on a miter saw?

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Repeat cuts fail on kerf and on the mark, not on the saw. Zeroing the M1 Caliber against the blade makes the display the finished length rather than the length before the blade takes its sixteenth, and the stock simply slides to the number. On a run of identical pieces nothing is measured or marked after the first setup, so piece forty matches piece one.

What zeroing to the blade does

M1 zeroes against the blade for kerf
Display shows the finished length
Stock slides to the number and cuts
Nothing measured or marked per piece
Piece forty matches piece one

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Clamp the M1 Caliber onto your miter saw and the display reads the length of whatever stock you roll underneath it. Zero the tool against the blade first and it accounts for kerf, so the number you see is the finished length, not the length before the blade takes its sixteenth. Slide to your measurement, cut, reset, repeat.