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4.10 Feed rate
The speed at which the saw blade will cut through a workpiece is controlled by blade type and feed
rate.
The feed rate is controlled by the valve lever and feed rate dial on the hydraulic cylinder.
Turning the valve lever in-line with the piping opens it up, which allows the fluid to circulate and
allows the head to move.Turning the valve lever sideways or perpendicular to the pipiing closes it,
which locks the headstock in place. The feed rate dial controls the amount of fluid that circulates
around the hydraulic cylinder, which in turn, controls the speed that it moves.
To set the feed rate:
1. Raise the headstock and turn the valve lever
sideways (horizontally).
2. Clamp the workpiece in the table vise.
3. Move the headstock and blade a few inches
above the workpiece.
4. With the correct saw blade installed and
blade speed selected, turn the saw ON.
5. Slowly rotate the feed rate dial to a
conservative feed rate until the saw begins to
cut the workpiece.
6. Observe the chips that exit the cut, and
increase or decrease the feed rate according to
the chip characteristics.
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