Delta 36-585 instruction manual Cutting Aluminum, Cutting Bowed Material, Right Wrong

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CUTTING ALUMINUM

You can easily cut aluminum extrusions (for making aluminum screens and storm windows) with your compound miter saw. When cutting aluminum extrusions (or other sections that can be cut with a saw blade), position the material so that the blade is cutting through the smallest cross-section (Fig. 39). The wrong way to cut aluminum angles is illustrated in Fig. 40. Apply a stick wax (available at most mill supply houses) to the blade before cutting aluminum stock. The wax provides proper lubrication and keeps chips from adhering to the blade.

Never apply lubricant to the blade while the machine is running.

CUTTING BOWED MATERIAL

Fig. 38

BLADE

FENCE

RIGHT

Fig. 39

When cutting flat pieces, first check to see if the material is bowed. If it is, make sure the material is positioned on the table as shown in Fig. 41.

FENCE

BLADE

If the material is positioned the wrong way as shown in Fig. 42, the workpiece will pinch the blade near the completion of the cut.

RIGHT

Fig. 41

WRONG

Fig. 40

WRONG

Fig. 42

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