12" Miter Saw blade bushing (HFT/Northern Tool)

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This is my entry for 'the least useful thing on Thingiverse' - it is just a bushing, but if you like me need it, it could save some time. I purchased a cheap 12" double bevel sliding compound miter saw at HFT, and 2 blades for it which they had conveniently hung on the same display. Upon unboxing the saw to use it however I noticed it had a 5/8" arbor, and all the blades were 1" arbor. Rather than risk trying to manually center the blade and having it look like an old truck tire bouncing down a dirt road I figured I'd print up a bushing to use until the "proper" metal bushing I ordered arrived. This bushing fit perfectly first try (shocking), it holds onto the arbor snugly, and the blade fits over it easily making the whole blade-change process a breeze (ok, maybe not, but certainly easier.) The print tolerances were set for my 0.4 nozzle, I printed out of HTPLA at 100% concentric infill, and things seem to be doing fine after 100+ cuts (no sign of any wear or degredation.)