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Mitering
WARNING: Miter angles greater
FIG. 40
than 45˚ may force the blade guard
assembly into the saw blade causing
damage to the blade guard assembly
and personal injury. Before starting
the motor, test the operation by
feeding the work piece into the blade
guard assembly. If the blade guard
assembly contacts the blade, place
the work piece under the blade guard
assembly, not touching the blade,
before starting the motor.
CAUTION: Certain work piece
shapes, such as molding may not lift
the blade guard assembly properly. Feed the work piece slowly to start the cut. If the blade
guard assembly contacts the blade, place the work piece under the blade guard assembly,
not touching the blade, before starting the motor.
This operation is the same as crosscutting except the miter gauge is locked at an angle
other than 0°. Hold the work piece FIRMLY against the miter gauge and feed the work piece
slowly into the blade (to prevent the work piece from moving). See Figure 40.
Miter Gauge Operation
To set your miter gauge, loosen the lock handle and move the miter gauge to the desired
angle.
Compound Mitering
This is a combination of bevel crosscutting and mitering. Follow the instructions for both
bevel crosscutting and mitering.
Featherboard Construction
Featherboards are used to keep the work in contact with the fence and table, and help
prevent kickbacks. Dimensions for making a typical featherboard are shown in Fig. 41.
Make the featherboard from a straight piece of wood that is free of knots and cracks. Clamp
the featherboard to the fence and table so that the leading edge of the featherboard will
support the workpiece until the cut is complete (Fig. 42). An 8" (203 mm) high flat board
can be clamped to the rip fence and the featherboard can be clamped to the 8" (203 mm)
high board.
60º
FIG. 41
24" (610 mm)
5" (127 mm)
3/4"
(20 mm)
THE KERF
SHOULD BE
ABOUT 1/4"
(6.4 mm) APART
4"
(102 mm)
WARNING: NEVER use a length stop on the free end of the work piece when crosscutting.
In short, the cut-off piece in any through-sawing (cutting completely through the work piece)
operation must never be confined — it must be allowed to move away from saw blade to
prevent contact with blade resulting in a thrown work piece and possibly injury.
WARNING: Use caution when starting the cut to prevent binding of the guard against the
work piece resulting in damage to saw and possible injury.
CAUTION: When using a block as a cut-off gauge, the block must be at least 3/4"
(19 mm) thick and is very important that the rear end of the block be positioned so the work
piece is clear of the block before it enters the blade to prevent contact with blade resulting
in a thrown work piece and possibly injury.
1. Remove the rip fence and place the miter gauge in the desired slot.
2. Adjust the blade height so that the blade is about 1/8" (3.2 mm) higher than the top of
the work piece.
3. Hold the work piece firmly against the
FIG. 38
miter gauge with the path of the blade in
line with the desired cut location. Keep
the work piece an inch or so in front of
the blade. KEEP BOTH HANDS AWAY
FROM THE BLADE AND THE PATH OF
THE BLADE (Fig. 38).
4. Start the saw motor and allow the blade
to come up to speed.
5. While using both hands to keep the work
piece against the face of the miter gauge,
and holding the work piece flat against
the table, slowly push the work piece
through the blade. See Figure 38.
6. Never try to pull the work piece with the blade turning. Turn the switch off, allow the blade
to stop, and carefully slide the work piece out.
CAUTION: Never touch or hold onto the “free” or “cut off” end of the work piece.
Bevel Crosscutting
This operation is the same as
FIG. 39
crosscutting except that the bevel angle
is set to an angle other than 0°. For
proper hand position, refer to
Figure 39.
WARNING: Before connecting the
table saw to the power source or
operating the saw, always inspect the
blade guard assembly and riving knife
for proper alignment and clearance
with saw blade. Check alignment after
each change of bevel angle.