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• Turn on the bandsaw and allow a few seconds for
the machine to reach full speed.
• Whenever possible, use a push stick, hold-down,
jig, or similar device while feeding timber, to prevent
your hands getting too close to the blade, (fig 62-63).
Fig 62-63
• Place the straightest edge of the workpiece against
the fence for a rip cut; or against the mitre gauge for
a crosscut. Push the workpiece slowly into the blade,
while also keeping it pressed against the fence or
held against the mitre gauge. Do not force the
workpiece into the blade, always feed through at a
slow and steady pace, (fig 64-65).
Fig 64-65
GENERAL USE / OPERATION
Tips:
• Make relief cuts whenever possible. A relief
cut is an extra cut made through the waste
portion of a workpiece up to the layout line. When
that intersection is reached by the blade while
following the layout line, the waste portion comes
free. This helps prevent pinching of the back edge
of the blade in the cut, (fig 66).
• When cutting, do not overfeed the blade;
overfeeding will reduce blade life, and may cause
the blade to break.
• Stand at the corner of the machine when making
rip or re-saw cuts using the rip fence, this will help
ensure that the timber stays in contact with the
fence for the full cut, (fig 67).
• When cutting long timber, the operator should use
roller stands, support tables, or an assistant to help
stabilise the workpiece, (fig 68).
Fig 66
Fig 67
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Fig 68
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