Typical Operations And Helpful Hints; Auxiliary Wood Fence; Cutting Aluminum - Delta TwinLaser 36-255L Instruction Manual

MACHINE USE

TYPICAL OPERATIONS AND HELPFUL HINTS

1. Before cutting, make certain the cutting arm and table area are at their correct settings and firmly locked in place.
2. Before cutting, determine that the workpiece is the right size for the saw.
3. Place the workpiece on the table and hold or clamp it firmly against the fence.
4. If the size of the workpiece causes your hand to be inside the table hazard zone (see section "TABLE
HAZARD ZONE" SEE FIG. 17), use a clamp to secure the workpiece.
5. For best results, cut at a slow, even cutting rate.
6. Never attempt any freehand cutting (wood that is not held firmly against the fence and table).

AUXILIARY WOOD FENCE

When performing multiple or repetitive
cut-off operations that result in small cut-off pieces (one
inch or less), the saw blade can catch the cut-off pieces
and project them out of the machine or into the blade
guard and housing, possibly causing damage and/or
injury. In order to limit the possibility of personal injury or
blade guard damage, an auxiliary wood fence can be
mounted to your saw as follows:
Holes are provided in the fence to attach an auxiliary
fence (A) and (B) Fig. 31. This auxiliary fence is
constructed of straight wood approximately 1/2" thick by
3" high by 16 inches long as shown at (B); and 1/2" thick
by 5" high by 17" long (A) Fig. 31.
NOTE: The auxiliary fence is used only with the saw
blade in the 0° bevel position (90°) to the table. The
auxiliary fence must be removed for all bevel cuts (blade
tilted).

CUTTING ALUMINUM

Aluminum extrusions (aluminum screens and storm
windows) can easily be cut with your miter saw. When
cutting aluminum extrusions, or other sections that can
be cut with a saw blade and are within the capacity of the
machine, position the material so the blade is cutting
through the smallest cross-section, as shown in Fig. 32.
The wrong way to cut aluminum angles is illustrated in
Fig. 33. Be sure to apply a stick wax (similar to Johnson's
stick wax #140) to the blade before cutting any aluminum
stock. This stick wax is available at most industrial mill
supply houses. The stick wax provides proper lubrication
and keeps chips from adhering to the blade.
NEVER APPLY LUBRICANT TO THE
BLADE WHILE THE BLADE IS RUNNING.
CUTTING BOWED MATERIAL
1. First check to see if the material is bowed. If it is,
make sure the material is positioned on the table as
shown in Fig. 34.
2. If the material is positioned the wrong way, as shown
in Fig. 35, the workpiece will pinch the blade near the
completion of the cut.
A
CORRECT
FENCE
INCORRECT
FENCE
19
B
Fig. 31
BLADE
Fig. 32
BLADE
Fig. 33