Miter Cuts - Bosch GCM18V-07S Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

Miter Cuts

What's a Miter Cut?
• A "miter cut" is a cross-cut made with the
blade perpendicular to the horizontal table
(Fig. 38, 19). The blade is not tilted and the
bevel pointers are both on the 0° lines.
• Miter cuts can be made at any angle across
a workpiece within this saw's range, from
47° left to 47° right.
• The miter scale (16) shows the angle of
the blade relative to the saw's fence (11).
The miter pointer is attached to the table
(19) and indicates the saw's miter position
before the cut is made.
• Nine positive detents (15) are provided for
fast and accurate preset miter angles – lo-
cations are at 45°, 31.6°, 22.5°, 15° left and
right, and center at 0°.
• The crown molding detents on the left and
right are at 31.6° for compound cutting 38°
"spring angle" crown molding lying flat on
the table. See "Cutting Crown Molding" on
page 42.
• A miter cut can be made either as a chop
cut or slide cut, depending on the width of
the workpiece.
Fig. 40
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Saw Operations
Reading the Miter Scale
The miter scale (Fig. 38, 16 and Fig. 40) used
on this saw includes several scales of informa-
tion to help the user accurately preset this saw
before making the cuts.
Crown molding information – There are miter
position settings for compound-cutting crown
molding flat on the table. Crown molding with
38° "spring angle" uses the 31.6 setting (with
detent) and crown molding with 45° "spring
angle" uses the 35.3 setting.
NOTE: This cutting method also requires that
specific bevel angles are set. See "Cutting
Crown Molding" on page 42.
Miter scale information
Calibration information
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Detent Symbols
"31.6" detent position for cutting 38°
"spring angle" crown molding flat on table
"35.3" detent position for cutting 45°
"spring angle" crown molding flat on table
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