! WARNING
Saw Operations
Special Cuts
FIG. 30
Cutting bowed material and round material are only examples of special cuts.
| Cutting Bowed Material | 3 | |
! | WARNING | If workpiece 1 is bowed or warped, clamp | 2 |
it 2 with the outside bowed face toward the |
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fence 3. Always make certain that there is no gap between the | 1 | ||
workpiece, fence and table along the line of cut 4. Bent or | |||
warped workpieces can twist or rock and may cause binding |
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on the spinning saw blade while cutting (Figure 30). |
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Cutting Round or Irregularly Shaped Material
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For round material 5 such as dowel rods or tubing, always use a clamp 6 or a fixture designed to clamp the workpiece firmly against
the fence 7 and table. Rods have a tendency to roll while being cut, causing the blade to “bite” and pull the work with your hand into the blade (Figure 31).
FIG. 31
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