TYPES OF CUTS
See Figure25.
There aresix bas;ccuts:1) the crosscut,2) the rip cut, 3)
the miter cut, 4}the bevel cross cut,5) the beveldpcut,
and6) the compound (bevel}mitercut. Alt other cutsare
combinationsof thesebasic six, Operatingproceduresfor
making each kindof cut are given later in thissection.
_k WARNING: Alwaysmake surethe blade guard
andanti-kickback p_wIs are in place and work'rng
propartywhen making these cutsto avoid possible
iniury.
Crosscuts are straight90° cuts rr_ds acrossthe grain of
theworkpiaos. The wood is fed into the outat a 90° angle
to the blade, andthe blade is vertical.
Rip cuts aremade with the grain of the wood. To avoid
kickbackwhilemaking a rip cut, make sure one side of
thewood rides firmly againstthe rip fence.
Mitercuts are made with the wood at any angle to ths
bladeother than 90°. The blade is verticaLMiter cuts
tendto "creep" awayfrom the miter fence during cutting.
Thiscan be controlled by holdingtheworkplace astutely
againstthe miter fence.
_" WARNING; Always useapushstick when cutting
smallpieces of wood, and atso to finishthe cutwhen
rippinga long narrowpiece of wood, to preventyour
handsfrom ge'_t.ingo{osstothe blade.
Bevelcuts are made with an angled blade. Bevel cross
cuts areacross the wood grain,and bevelrip Gutsare with
the grain.Therip fence must always be on the left sideof
theblade for bevelrip cuts.
Compound (or bevel} miter cuts are made withan angled
bladeon wood that is angled to the blade, Be thoroughly
familiarwith making crosscuts, rip cuts, bevel cuts, and
miter cutsbefore tryinga compound miter cuL
CUTTING TIPS
Dadoand rabbet cuts are non-throughcutswhich can
beeither rip outs or cross cuts.Carefully read and un-
derstandall sectionsof this operator'smanual before at-
temptingany operation.
AWARNING= Donot use btadasrated lessthan the
speedof this tool Fa_urato heed thiswarning could
resultinpersonal in}ury,
•Thekerr (the cut madeby the blade in the wood) willbe
widerthan the blade to avoid overheatingor binding.
Make a(iowancefor the keff when measuring wood.
•Make surethe kerf ismade on the waste side of the
measuring line.
RIPCUT
MITERCUT
COMPOUND(BEVEL)MITERCUT
Fig.25
•Cutthe wood with the finish sideup.
•Knockout any looas knots witf_a hammer before
makingthe cut.
•AlwaysprovideproWsupportfor the wood as it
comes outof the saw.
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