! WARNING

Saw Operations

Special Cuts

FIG. 33

Cutting bowed material and round material are only examples of special cuts.

 

Cutting Bowed Material

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!

WARNING

If workpiece 1 is bowed or warped, clamp

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it 2 with the outside bowed face toward the

 

fence 3. Always make certain that there is no gap between the

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workpiece, fence and table along the line of cut 4. Bent or

warped workpieces can twist or rock and may cause binding

 

on the spinning saw blade while cutting (Figure 33).

 

Cutting Round or Irregularly Shaped Material

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For round material 5 such as dowel rods or tubing, always use a clamp 6 or a fixture designed to clamp the workpiece firmly against

the fence 7 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 34).

FIG. 35

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Skil 3800 manual Special Cuts, Cutting Bowed Material, Cutting Round or Irregularly Shaped Material