Woodstock W1762 Miter Cuts, Blade Tilt & Bevel Cuts, To perform a miter cut, do these steps

W1761/W1762 12" Table Saw with Riving Knife

Miter Cuts

A miter is an angled crosscut. Miters are usually cut in the same manner as crosscuts, using the miter gauge and a predetermined mark on the workpiece.

To perform a miter cut, do these steps:

1.DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM POWER!

2.Ensure that the blade guard and splitter or riving knife is installed.

3.Determine the angle of your cut. If the angle needs to be very precise, use a protractor to set the miter gauge to the blade.

Figure 46. Example of marking miter line.

4.Place the face of the miter gauge against the edge of the workpiece and place the bar across the face of the workpiece. Use the bar as a guide to mark your cut as shown in Figure 46.

5.Place the miter gauge back into the slot and hold the workpiece firm against the miter gauge body. Slide the miter gauge near the blade and adjust the workpiece so the blade will cut on the waste side of the line.

6.Proceed to make the cut in the same manner as described in the Crosscutting instructions on Page 32.

Blade Tilt & Bevel Cuts

When the blade tilt stop bolts are properly adjusted

(Page 49), the blade tilt handwheel allows the operator to tilt the blade to the left, anywhere between 0° and 45°. This is used most often when cutting bevels, com- pound miters or chamfers. Figure 47 shows an example of the blade when tilted to 45°.

Figure 47. Blade tilted to 45° for bevel

cutting on a typical table saw.

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OPERATIONS