APPLICATIONS
Recommended Materials and Applications
The following materials can be cut with the slide compound miter saw. There are many types of saw blades available. Always use the proper blade for the particular material and application.
Wood
solid wood, plywood, particle board, MDF (medium density fiber- board), HDF (high density fiberboard), melamine laminated particle board, formica laminates, hardboard (masonite).
Plastics
PVC, CPVC, ABS, solid surfacing materials (such as Corian®), and other plastic materials.
Nonferrous Metals
aluminum, brass, copper, and other
WARNING!
Do not cut stone, brick, concrete, or ferrous metals (iron, steel, stainless steel, or alloys of these metals) with this saw .
Do not use abrasive wheels with this saw.
Dust created by cutting these materials and/or using abra- sive
Cutting
Cutting Round (Cylindrical) Materials
"V" shaped blocks can be used to support round materials like closet rod and plastic pipe.
Aluminum Sash and Other Channel Type and Materials (Fig. 10)
Aluminum sash material can be supported with blocks to prevent it from deforming while it is being cut (Fig. 10).
Fig. 10
Clamp
Fence | Wood support block |
Aluminum material
Wood support block
Base
Cutting Compound Miters (Fig. 11)
The chart below identifies miter and bevel settings for various types of crown molding for 90° corners. Note that these are ideal settings and may vary because many moldings have slightly different spring angles and some walls are not perfectly square. Fig. 11 illustrates the relation- ship between the spring angle, the ceiling, the wall and the molding.
Type of Crown | Miter | Bevel |
(spring angle) | (angle of table) | (tilt of blade) |
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30° | 26.6° | 37.8° |
35° | 29.8° | 35.4° |
38° | 31.6° | 33.9° |
40° | 32.7° | 32.8° |
45° | 35.3° | 30° |
52° | 38.2° | 25.8° |
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* Wood is positioned flat on the miter saw table.
Fig. 11 | Ceiling |
Wall
Spring
angle
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