Crosscuts; Bevel Cuts; Quality Of Cut - DeWalt DW717 Manual De Instrucciones

tightened. This will p revent thesaw from sliding a long its
rails astheworkpiece isengaged.
NOTE: A lthough this sawwill cut woodandmany
non-ferrous materials, wewilllimit o urdiscussion tothe
cutting ofwood only. T hesame guidelines apply tothe
othermaterials. DONOTCUT FERROUS (IRON AND
STEEL) MATERIALS ORMASONRY WITH THIS SAW.
Donotuseanyabrasive b lades.
CROSSCUTS
Cutting o f multiple p ieces is notrecommended butcan
bedone safely b yensuring thateach piece isheld firmly
against thetable and fence. When thesawcomes u pto
speed ( about 1second) lower thearm smoothly and slowly
tocutthrough t hewood. Let t heblade come toafullstop
before r aising a rm.
Acrosscut is made bycutting wood across t hegrain at
anyangle. Astraight crosscut is made w iththemiter a rm
atthezero degree p osition. Setandlock themiter a rmat
zero, h old thewood firmly onthetable andagainst the
fence. With therail l ock knob t ightened, turn onthe sawby
squeezing thetrigger switch s hown i nFigure 4 .
When t hesawcomes u ptospeed ( about 1second) lower
thearm smoothly and slowly t ocutthrough thewood. Let
theblade c ome toafull s top before r aising a rm.
Whencuttinganything largerthan4.4" (111.8 m m)
[3"(76.2 mm)45 ° miter] u sean out-down-back motion
with theraillockknob loosened. Pull thesawout, t oward
you, l ower thesawhead down t oward t heworkpiece, and
slowly push thesawbackto complete thecut.Donot
allow thesawto contact thetopoftheworkpiece while
pulling o ut. T he saw may runtoward you, p ossibly causing
personal injury o rdamage totheworkpiece.
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CAUTION: Always use a work clamp to maintain
control and reduce the risk of workpiece damage and
personal injury.
NOTE: The rail lock knob shown in Figure 4 must be loose
to allow the saw to slide along its rails.
Miter crosscuts are made with the miter arm at some angle
other than zero. This angle is often 45 ° for making corners,
but can be set anywhere from left or right. Make the cut as
described above.
When cutting wider workpieces wider than a 2 x 6 that are
shorter in length, always place the longer side against the
fence (Fig. 12).
To cut through an existing pencil line on a piece of wood,
match the angle as close as possible. Cut the wood a little
too long and measure from the pencil line to the cut edge
to determine which direction to adjust the miter angle and
recut. This will take some practice, but it is a commonly
used technique.
BEVEL CUTS
A bevel cut is a crosscut made with the saw blade at an
angle to the wood. In order to set the bevel, loosen the
bevel lock handle, lift the bevel latch lever, Figure 4, and
move the saw to the left or right as desired. (It is necessary
FIG. 11
FIG. 12
to move the fence to allow clearance). Once the desired
bevel angle has been set, tighten the bevel clamp handle
firmly.
Bevel angles can be set from 48 ° right to 48 ° left and can
be cut with the miter arm set between 50° right or 60° left.
At some extreme angles, the right or left side fence might
have to be removed. To remove the left or right fence,
unscrew the fence adjustment knob several turns and
slide the fence out.
QUALITY OF CUT
The smoothness of any cut depends on a number of variables.
Things like material being cut, blade type, blade sharpness
and rate of cut all contribute to the quality of the cut.
When smoothest cuts are desired for molding and other
precision work, a sharp (60 tooth carbide) blade and a
FIG. 13A
PROPER CUT
FIG. 13B
IMPROPER CUTS
slower, even cutting rate will produce the desired results.
Ensure that material does not creep while cutting, clamp it
securely in place. Always let the blade come to a full stop
before raising arm.
If small fibers of wood still split out at the rear of the
workpiece, stick a piece of masking tape on the wood
where the cut will be made. Saw through the tape and
carefully remove tape when finished.
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