Repetitive Crosscutting; Making The Repetitive Crosscut - Bosch 4100XC Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

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Do not stand directly in front of the blade in
case of a THROWBACK. Stand to either side
of the blade.
Keep your hands clear of the blade and out of
the path of the blade.
If blade stalls or stops while cutting, TURN
SWITCH OFF before attempting to free the
blade.
Do not reach over or behind the blade to pull
the work piece through the cut ... to support
long or heavy workpieces ... to remove cut-off
pieces of material or FOR ANY OTHER REA-
SON.
Do not pick up small pieces of cut-off mate-
rial from the table. REMOVE them by pushing
them OFF the table with a long stick. Other-
wise they could be thrown back at you by the
rear of the blade.
Do not remove small pieces of cut-off mate-
rial that are close to or may become
TRAPPED inside the blade guard while the
saw is RUNNING. THIS COULD ENDANGER
YOUR HANDS or cause a KICKBACK. Turn the
saw OFF. After the blade has stopped turning,
lift the guard and remove the piece.
If workpiece is warped, place the CONCAVE
side DOWN. This will help prevent it from
rocking while it is being cut.
The graduations on the miter gauge provide
accuracy for average woodworking. In some
cases where extreme ac curacy is required,
when making angle cuts, for example, make a
trial cut and then recheck it with an accurate
square or protractor.
If necessary, the miter gauge head can be
swiveled slightly to compensate for any inac-
curacy.
TIP: The space between the miter gauge bar
and the groove in the table is held to a mini-
mum during manu fac turing. For maximum ac-
curacy when using the miter gauge, always
"favor" one side of the groove in the table. In
other words, don't move the miter gauge
from side to side while cutting but keep one
side of the bar riding against one side of the
groove.
TIP: Glue a piece of sandpaper 1 to the face
of the miter gauge head. This will help pre-
vent the workpiece from "creep ing" while it
is being cut.
The miter gauge may be used in either of the
grooves in the table. Make sure it is locked.
When using the miter gauge in the LEFT hand
groove, hold the workpiece firmly against
gauge head with your left hand, and grip the
Basic Table Saw Operation

REPETITIVE CROSSCUTTING

Fig. 57

MAKING THE REPETITIVE CROSSCUT

lock knob with your right hand.
When using the RIGHT hand groove, hold the
workpiece with your right hand and the lock
knob with your left hand.
REPETITIVE CROSSCUTTING is known as cut-
ting a quantity of pieces the same length
without having to mark each piece. When
making repetitive cuts from a long workpiece,
make sure it is supported – see Fig. 57.
BLADE
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4
5
3
Never use the rip fence as a direct length stop
because the cutoff piece could bind between
the rip fence and the blade causing kickback.
When attaching the facing block, make sure
the block is well in front of the sawblade, be-
cause the cutoff piece could bind between
the rip fence and the blade causing kickback.
A. When making repetitive cuts, securely
attach a wood facing block to the rip
fence as shown. The T-slot in the rip
fence allows for attachment - see Figure
57.
B. Slide the rip fence (with the facing
block) to a position which gives you the
length of board that you want to repeat.
Lock rip fence in position. Note: If you
are using the scale on the saws front rail
during the set-up, be sure move the rip
fence an additional 1-1/2 inches
(38mm) to compensate for the thick-
ness of the facing block.
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RIP FENCE
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