Cutting Tips; Making Cuts; Types Of Cuts; Making A Cross Cut - Hitachi C 10RJ Safety Instructions And Instruction Manual

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CUTTING TIPS

• The kerf (the cut made by the blade in the wood) will be wider than the blade to avoid overheating or
binding. Make allowance for the kerf when measuring wood.
• Make sure the kerf is made on the waste side of the measuring line.
• Cut the wood with the finish side up.
• Knock out loose knots before making cut.
• Always provide proper support for wood as it comes out of saw.

MAKING CUTS

• Stand slightly to the side of blade path to reduce the chance of injury should kickback occur.
• Use miter gauge when making cross, miter, bevel and compound miter cuts. To secure angle, lock miter
guage in place by twisting lock knob clockwise. ALWAYS tighten lock knob securely in place before use.
WARNING:
Never use the fence and miter gauge together. This may cause a kickback condition and injury to
the operator.
TYPES OF CUTS (FIG. 27)
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.
CAUTION:
All other cuts are combinations of these basic six. Operating procedures for making each kind of cut
are given later in this section.
Cross cut
Bevel cross cut

MAKING A CROSS CUT

• Remove rip fence.
• Set blade to correct depth for workpiece.
• Set miter gauge to 0° and tighten lock knob.
• Make sure wood is clear of blade before turning on saw.
• To turn saw on, press switch button.
• Let blade build up to full speed before moving workpiece into blade.
• Hand closest to blade should be placed on miter gauge lock knob and hand farthest from blade should be
placed on workpiece. Feed workpiece into blade.
• When cut is complete, turn saw off. Wait for blade to come to a complete stop before removing workpiece.
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Rip cut
Bevel rip cut
Fig. 27
Miter cut
Compound (bevel) miter cut