M1113 18" Wood/Metal Bandsaw
Crosscutting
"Crosscutting" means cutting across the grain of wood. For plywood or metal, crosscutting simply means cutting across the width of the workpiece.
To make a 90˚ crosscut, do these steps:
1.Move the fence out of the way, adjust the blade guide assembly to to less than 1" above the workpiece, and make sure the miter gauge is set to 90°.
2.Mark the workpiece on the edge where you want to begin the cut, place the workpiece evenly against the miter gauge, and align the mark with the blade.
3.After all safety precautions have been met, turn the bandsaw ON. Slowly feed the workpiece into the blade and continue the cut until the blade is all the way through the workpiece. Figure 41 shows a typi- cal crosscutting operation.
Resawing
"Resawing" (Figure 42) is cutting a workpiece into two or more thinner workpieces. Use the widest blade pos- sible when
To resaw a workpiece, do these steps:
1.Verify that the bandsaw is setup properly and that the table is perpendicular to the blade.
2.Use the widest blade your bandsaw will accept.
Note: The blade must also be sharp and clean.
3.Adjust the fence to the desired width of cut, and lock it in place. (Support the ends of the board if necessary.)
4.Turn the bandsaw ON.
5.Using push paddles and a push stick, maintain workpiece pressure against the fence and table, and slowly feed the workpiece into the moving blade until the blade is completely through the workpiece (see Figure 42).
Figure 41. Typical crosscutting operation.
Because of its unpredicatable nature, use extreme caution if cutting warped stock. The difference between accept- able and unacceptable warped stock varies from machine to machine. If you are in doubt,
NOTICE
The scale on the front rail will NOT be accurate when using the resaw fence.
Figure 42. Typical resawing operation.
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