Craftsman 21805 Operation Manual - Page 21

TYPES

OF CUTS

See

Figure 19.

There

are six basic outs: 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 six. Operating procedures for

making each kind

of

cut are given

Later

in this section.

_k,

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

g0 ° cuts

made

across

the

grain of

the

workpieee.

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" away from the miter fence during cutting.

This can be controtled by holding the

workpiece

securely

against the miter fence.

A

AML

WARNING:

Always

use a push

stick

with

small

pieces

of

wood,

and also to finish

the

cut

when

ripping

a long narrow

piece

ef 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

wlth

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 cross

cuts,

rip cuts,

bevel cuts,

and

miter cuts before trying a compound

miter

cut.

CUTTING

TIPS

Bade

and rabbet

cuts are non-through

cuts

which

can

be either

rip cuts

or cross

cuts.

Carefully

read and un-

derstand

all sections

of

this

operator's

manual

before

at-

tempting any operation.

_,

WARNING:

Do not

use

blades rated less than the

speed of this tool. Failure

to

heed this

warning

could

result

in personal injury.

•

The kerr (the

cut

made by the blade

in

the

wood) will

be

wider than the blade to avoid overheating or binding.

Make

allowance

for the kerr when measuring wood.

•

Make sure the kerr

is

made on the waste

side

of the

measuring line.

CROSSCUT

RIPCUT

MITERCUT

o

BEVELCROSSCUT

BEVELRIPCUT

COMPOUND

(BEVEL)

MITERCUT

Fig.

19

•

Cut the wood

with

the finish

side

up.

•

Knock

out

any

loose

knots

with

e hammer

before

making

the

cut.

•

Always

provide

proper

support

for the wood

as it

comes

out

of the

saw,

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