Bosch Power Tools CM10GD manual Special Cuts, Cutting Bowed Material

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Saw Operations

Special Cuts

Cutting bowed material and round material are only two examples of 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 (see Figure 62).

Clamp

Fence

Bowed Material	No Gap at
	This Point

figure 62. Bowed Material

Cutting Round or Irregularly

Shaped Material

For round material such as dowel rods or tubing,	Clamp
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 (see Figure 63).
	Fence

Round

Material

figure 63. Round Material

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