basic saw operations
OPERATION No. 2 - MITER CROSSCUT
Miter crosscutting is the process of sawing a board at any angle other than a 90 ° (square} cut. The 45 ° miter angle is
a popular one, since two boards cut to 45 ° can be
assembled to form a 90 ° corner for producing a square or
rectangular | frame. | The | radial | arm | is set | to | the | desired | angle | |
of | cut; yoke | and | bevel | settings | indexed | at | 0 ° | (and | locked) | |
as | if] square | crosscutting. | The | board | being | cut | Ts held | firmly | ||
against the fence (guide} and the carriage pulled forward along the radial arm to perform the desired cut. As in
"Operation No. 1", the carriage should be returned to full
rear position and the saw blade allowed to come to a complete stop before removing the boards from saw table.
OPERATION No. 3 - BEVEL CROSSCUT
Bevel crosscutting is the process of sawing at 90 ° (square} across the board with the saw blade set at an angle other than 90 ° to the saw table. The radial arm and yoke are indexed at 0 ° and locked, but the bevel is set to the desired
angle of cut. The board is held firmly against the fence and the carriage pulled forward along the radial arm to produce
the cut. The carriage should be returned to full rearward position and the saw blade allowed to come to a complete stop before removing the boards from saw table.
OPERATION No. 4 -- COMPOUND
CROSSCUT
Compound crosscutting is the combination of miter and bevel crosscuts. The radia! arm and bevel are set to produce the desired cut; the yoke is indexed at 0 ° and locked. The
board is held firmly against the fence and the carriage
pulled forward along the radial arm to produce the cut.
Again, the carriage should be returned to full rearward position and the saw blade allowed to come to a complete stop before removing boards from saw table.
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