Saw Operations
Special Cuts
Cutting bowed material and round material are only examples
of special cuts.
Cutting Bowed Material
If workpiece 1 is bowed or warped, clamp
!
WARNING
it 2 with the outside bowed face toward the
fence 3. Always make certain that there is no gap between the
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
(Figure 32).
Cutting Round or Irregularly Shaped Material
For round material 5 such as dowel
!
WARNING
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 33).
Cutting thin wide Material
If workpiece 10 is thin and wide and it need to be cut in a
vertical position, clamp the workpiece against fence 9 with a
"C" clamp 8 as shown in (Figure 34).
blade
while
cutting
FIG. 32
4
3
2
FIG. 33
7
FIG. 34
8
9
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1
5
6
10