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a hammer. Never saw into a loose knot or nail.
• Always use the rip fence when rip cutting and
the miter gauge when cross cutting. This helps
prevent twisting the wood in the cut. Never
use both for the same operation.
• Always use clean, sharp, and properly-set
blades. Never make cuts with dull blades.
• To avoid pinching the blade, support the
work properly before beginning a cut.
• When making a cut, use steady, even pres-
sure. Never force cuts.
• Do not cut wet or warped lumber.
• Always hold your workpiece firmly with both
hands or with push sticks. Keep your body in a
balanced position to be ready to resist kickback
should it occur. Never stand directly in line with
the blade.
• Use the right type of blade for the cut being
Made cutting aids
Push sticks are devices used for safely pushing a
workpiece through the blade instead of using
your hands. They can be made in various sizes
and shapes from scrap wood to use in a specific
project. The stick must be narrower than the
workpiece, with a 90° notch in one end and
shaping for a grip on the other end.
A push block has a handle fastened by recessed
screws from the underside. Use it on non-
through cuts.
Push Sticks
Types of cuts
There are six basic cuts: 1) the cross cut, 2)
the rip cut, 3) the miter cut, 4) the bevel cross
cut, 5) the bevel rip cut, and 6) the compound
(bevel) miter cut. All other cuts are combina-
tions of these basic six. Operating procedures
for making each kind of cut are given later in
this section.
WARNING: Always make sure the blade
guard and anti-kickback pawls are in place and
Push Blocks
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working properly when making these cuts to
avoid possible injury.
Cross cuts are straight 90° cuts made across the
grain of the workpiece. The wood is fed into
the cut at a 90° angle to the blade, and the
blade is vertical.
Rip cuts are made with the grain of the wood.
To avoid kickback while making a rip cut, make
sure one side of the wood rides firmly against
the rip fence.
Miter cuts are made with the wood at any
angle to the blade other than 90°. The blade
is vertical. Miter cuts tend to "creep" during
cutting. This can be controlled by holding the
workpiece securely against the miter gauge.
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WARNING: Always use a push stick with
small pieces of wood, and also to finish the cut
when ripping a long narrow piece of wood, to
prevent your hands from getting close to the
blade.
Bevel cuts are made with an angled blade.
Bevel cross cuts are across the wood grain, and
U se r' s m a nu a l
Cross cut
Rip Cut
Miter Cut
Bevel Cross Cut
Bevel rip Cut
Compound (Bevel) miter cut
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