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Fig. 63
Fig. 64
Fig. 65
B
A
B
C
A
COMPOUND MITER CUTTING
Compound miter cutting is performed in the same
manner as miter cutting except the saw blade is also
tilted to cut a bevel. The settings and operation are
similar to miter cutting except that the blade is first tilted
to the desired angle on the bevel scale before it is
clamped in place. Fig. 64, shows a compound miter
cutting operation on the radial saw.
RIPPING
Ripping involves making a lengthwise cut through a
board along the grain. When ripping, the track arm (B)
Fig. 65 and 66, are clamped at “0” on the miter scale.
The yoke is then positioned and clamped so that the
blade is parallel to the fence in either the inboard or
outboard position.When feeding the material, one edge
rides against the fence while the flat side of the board
rests on the table. The guard should be lowered on the
infeed side until it almost touches the workpiece, as
shown in Figs. 65 and 66, to act as a holddown. The
splitter and anti-kickback fingers (A) Fig. 65, should be
adjusted accordingly. The operator’s hands should
always be well away from and to the side of the blade.
When ripping narrow work, always use a push stick as
shown in Fig. 66, to push the work between the fence
and blade. NOTE: The workpiece must have one
straight edge to follow the fence. If board is bowed,
place hollow side down.
THE CUTTINGHEAD CLAMP KNOB (C)
FIGS. 65 AND 66, SHOULD BE SECURELY
TIGHTENED FOR ALL RIPPING OPERATIONS. PAY
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO WARNING LABEL
WHICH STATES THAT MATERIAL MUST NEVER BE
FED INTO THE OUTFEED END OF THE BLADE
GUARD.
OUT-RIPPING
Out-ripping involves all of the general conditions stated
under RIPPING. The yoke is clamped at right angle to
the track arm with the blade guard facing the front of the
machine. The cuttinghead is positioned on the out-rip
scale to the desired setting and clamped in position. The
workpiece is fed from the left side of the saw. Fig. 65,
shows a typical out-ripping operation on the radial saw.
IN-RIPPING
In-ripping involves all of the general conditions stated
under RIPPING. The yoke is clamped at right angle to
the track arm with the blade guard facing the rear of the
machine. The cuttinghead is positioned on the in-rip
scale to the desired setting and clamped in position. The
workpiece is fed from the right side of the saw. Fig. 66,
shows a typical in-ripping operation on the radial saw.
Note the push stick is being used due to the narrow
workpiece.
WHEN RIPPING WORK LESS THAN
FOUR INCHES WIDE, A PUSH STICK SHOULD BE
USED TO COMPLETE THE FEED
Fig. 66
B
C