Owner's Manual

TYPES OF CUTS
See Figure25.
There aresixbas;ccuts:1) the crosscut, 2) the rip cut, 3)
the miter cut, 4}the bevelcross cut, 5) the beveldp cut,
and 6) the compound(bevel}mitercut. Altother cuts are
combinationsof thesebasic six,Operating proceduresfor
making each kind of cutare givenlater inthissection.
_k WARNING: Alwaysmake surethe blade guard
and anti-kickback p_wIs are in place and work'rng
proparty when makingthese cutsto avoidpossible
iniury.
Crosscuts are straight90° cuts rr_ds acrossthe grain of
the workpiaos.The wood is fed into the outat a 90° angle
to the blade, and the blade isvertical.
Rip cuts are made withthe grain of thewood. To avoid
kickbackwhilemaking a rip cut, make sure one side of
the wood ridesfirmly againstthe ripfence.
Miter cutsare madewith the wood at any angleto ths
blade otherthan 90°. The blade is verticaLMiter cuts
tend to "creep" away from the miterfence during cutting.
This can be controlledby holdingthe workplace astutely
againstthe miter fence.
_" WARNING; Always use a pushstick when cutting
small pieces of wood, and atsoto finishthe cut when
rippinga long narrowpiece of wood, to preventyour
handsfrom ge'_t.ingo{ossto the blade.
Bevel cuts are made with an angled blade. Bevel cross
cuts are acrossthe wood grain,and bevelrip Gutsarewith
the grain.The rip fence must always be on the left sideof
the bladefor bevelrip cuts.
Compound (or bevel} miter cuts aremade with an angled
bladeon wood thatisangled to the blade, Be thoroughly
familiarwith making crosscuts, rip cuts, bevelcuts, and
miter cuts beforetryinga compound mitercuL
CUTTING TIPS
Dado and rabbet cutsare non-throughcutswhich can
be either ripoutsor cross cuts.Carefullyread and un-
derstandall sections of this operator'smanual beforeat-
tempting any operation.
A WARNING= Do not usebtadasrated lessthan the
speed of thistool Fa_urato heed thiswarning could
resultinpersonal in}ury,
• The kerr (thecut madeby the bladein thewood) willbe
wider than the bladeto avoidoverheatingor binding.
Make a(iowancefor the keff when measuringwood.
• Make surethe kerfismade on the waste side of the
measuring line.
RIPCUT
MITERCUT
COMPOUND(BEVEL)MITERCUT
Fig. 25
• Cut the wood with the finish side up.
• Knockout any looasknots witf_a hammer before
makingthe cut.
• AlwaysprovideproW supportfor the wood as it
comes out ofthe saw.
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