Delta 36-477 Instruction Manual page 39

Common sawing operations include ripping and cross-cutting plus a few other standard operations of a fundamental
nature. As with all power tools, there is a certain amount of hazard involved with the operation and use of the tool. Using
the tool with the respect and caution demanded as far as safety precautions are concerned, will considerably lessen
the possibility of personal injury. However, if normal safety precautions are overlooked or completely ignored, person-
al injury to the operator can result. The following information describes the safe and proper method for performing the
most common sawing operations.
NOTE: THE USE OF ATTACHMENTS AND ACCESSORIES NOT RECOMMENDED BY DELTA MAY RESULT IN
THE RISK OF INJURY TO PERSONS.
Cross-cutting requires the use of the miter gage to position and guide the work. Place the work against the miter gage
and advance both the gage and work toward the saw blade, as shown in Fig. 120. The miter gage may be used in either
table slot. When bevel cutting (blade tilted), use the left miter gage slot so that the blade tilts away from the miter gage
and your hands.
Start the cut slowly and hold the work firmly against the miter gage and the table. One of the rules in running a saw is
that you never hang onto or touch a free piece of work. Hold the supported piece, not the free piece that is cut off. The
feed in cross-cutting continues until the work is cut in two, and the miter gage and work are pulled back to the start-
ing point. Before pulling the work back, it is good practice to give the work a little sideways shift to move the work
slightly away from the saw blade. Never pick up any short length of free work from the table while the saw is running.
A smart operator never touches a cut-off piece unless it is at least a foot long.
For added safety and convenience the miter gage can
be fitted with an auxiliary wood-facing (C), as shown in
Fig. 121, that should be at least 1 inch higher than the
maximum depth of cut, and should extend out 12 inch-
es or more to one side or the other depending on which
miter gage slot is being used. This auxiliary wood-facing
(C) can be fastened to the front of the miter gage by
using two wood screws (A) through the holes provided in
the miter gage body and into the wood-facing.
OPERATIONS
CROSS-CUTTING
Fig. 120
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A
C
Fig. 121
A