Special Cuts - Skil 3800 Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

Saw Operations

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
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WARNING
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 33).
Cutting Round or Irregularly Shaped Material
For round material 5 such as dowel
!
WARNING
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 34).
FIG. 33
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FIG. 35
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