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Special Cuts
Cutting bowed material and round material are only examples
of special cuts.
Cutting Bowed Material
If workpiece
1
is bowed or warped, clamp
it
2
with the outside bowed face toward the
fence
3
. Always make certain that there is no gap between the
workpiece, fence and table along the line of cut
4
. Bent or
warped workpieces can twist or rock and may cause binding
on the spinning saw blade while cutting (Figure 30).
Cutting Round or Irregularly Shaped Material
For round material 5 such as dowel
rods or tubing, always use a clamp 6 or
a fixture designed to clamp the workpiece firmly against
the fence 7 and table.
Rods have a tendency to roll while
being cut, causing the blade to “bite” and pull the work with
your hand into the blade (Figure 31).
Saw Operations
FIG. 30
FIG. 31
4
2
1
3
6
5
7
WARNING
!
WARNING
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