! WARNING
Saw Operations
Special Cuts
Cutting Bowed Material
If workpiece is bowed or warped, clamp it with the outside bowed face toward the fence. Always make certain that there
is no gap between the workpiece, fence and table along the line of cut. Bent or warped workpieces can twist or rock and may cause binding on the spinning saw blade while cutting (Figure 35).
Workpiece
Clamp
No Gap at
This Point
Bowed
Material
Figure 35. Bowed Material
Cutting Round or Irregularly
Shaped Material
! WARNING | For round material such as dowel |
| rods or tubing, always use a clamp |
|
or a fixture designed to clamp the workpiece firmly against the fence 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 36).
Workpiece
Clamp
Fence
Round Material
Figure 36. Round Material
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