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TYPES OF CUTS
See Figure 58.
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 combinations of these basic opera-
tions. 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 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
avoLd kickback while making a rip cut, make sure one
side of the wood rides firmly against the rip fence.
The rip fence features a micro-adjust knob, which
allows for precise adjustments of the rip fence and
fine tolerances in the woodwork.
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" away from the miter fence during
cutting. This can be controlled by holding the
workpiece securely against the miter fence.
_, 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 bevel rip
cuts are with the grain. The rip fence must always be
on the right side of the blade for bevel rip cuts.
Compound (or bevel) miter cuts are made with an
angled blade on wood that is angled to the blade. Be
thoroughly familiar with making straight cross cuts, rip
cuts, bevel cuts, and miter cuts before trying a com-
pound miter cut.
,_ WARNING: All blades and cutting accessories
must be rated for at least 5,000 rpm to prevent
possible injury.
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CROSSCUT
RIPCUT
MITERCUT
BEVELCROSSCUT
BEVELRIPCUT
COMPOUND(BEVEL)MITERCUT
Fig. 58
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