Miter Cuts; Blade Tilt/Bevel Cuts; Dado Cutting - Grizzly G0771 Owner's Manual

Miter Cuts

A miter is an angled crosscut. Miters are usually
cut in the same manner as crosscuts, using the
miter gauge and a predetermined mark on the
workpiece.
To perform a miter cut:
1.
DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2.
Ensure that blade guard/spreader is installed.
3.
Determine angle of cut. If angle needs to be
very precise, use a protractor to set miter
gauge to blade.
4. Place face of miter gauge against edge
of workpiece and place bar across face of
workpiece. Use bar as a guide to mark your
cut, as shown in Figure 62.
Figure 62. Example of marking miter line.
5.
Place miter gauge back into slot and hold
workpiece firmly against miter gauge body.
Slide miter gauge near blade and adjust
workpiece so blade will cut on waste side of
line.
6.
Proceed to make cut in same manner as
described in Crosscutting instructions.
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Blade Tilt/Bevel Cuts

When the blade tilt adjustment bolts are properly
adjusted (as described on Page 59), the blade tilt
handwheel allows the operator to tilt the blade to
the left, between 0° and 45°. This is used most
often when cutting bevels, compound miters, or
chamfers. Figure 63 shows an example of the
blade when tilted to 45°.
Figure 63. Example of blade tilted to 45° for
bevel cutting (blade guard only removed for
clarity.

Dado Cutting

Commonly used in furniture joinery, a dado is a
straight channel cut in the face of the workpiece.
Dadoes are "non-through" cuts that can be made
with a dado blade or a standard saw blade. The
Figure below shows a cutaway view of a dado cut
being made with a dado blade.
Dado Blade
Workpiece
Figure 64. Example of a dado being cut with a
dado blade.
Model G0771 (Mfd. Since 8/15)
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