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GENERAL CUTTING OPERATIONS
Your machine can cut:
1. standard 2 x 4’s lying flat or on edge at 45° right and
left miter angles (Figs. 33 and 34).
2. standard 2 x 6’s in the 90° straight cut-off position in
one pass (Fig. 35).
3. standard 4 x 4’s in one pass (Fig. 36).
4. crown molding and other bevel-type cuts (Fig. 37).
5. various sizes of plastic pipe (Fig. 38).
Fig. 33
Fig. 36
Fig. 37
Fig. 38
Fig. 35
Fig. 34
RIGHT
WRONG
FENCE
BLADE
FENCE
BLADE
Fig. 39 Fig. 39A
CUTTING ALUMINUM
You can easily cut aluminum extrusions (for making aluminum screens and storm windows) with your compound miter
saw. When cutting aluminum extrusions (or other sections that can be cut with a saw blade), position the material so that
the blade is cutting through the smallest cross-section (Fig. 39). The wrong way to cut aluminum angles is illustrated
in Fig. 39A. Apply a stick wax (available at most mill supply houses) to the blade before cutting aluminum stock. The
wax provides proper lubrication and keeps chips from adhering to the blade.
Never apply lubricant to the blade while the machine is running.