Miter Crosscut; Bevel Crosscut; Compound Crosscut; Requirements For Ripping - Craftsman 113.29461 Owner's Manual

basic saw operations
RADIAL ARM
RADIAL
ARM
CARRIAGE
Figure 37
ARM
Figure 38
OPERATION NO. 2 -- MITER CROSSCUT
Miter crosscutting is the process of sawing a board at any
angle other than a 90 ° (square) cut. (See figure 37.) The
45" miter angle is a popular one, since two boards cut at
45 ° can be assembled to form a 90 ° corner for producing a
square or rectangular frame. The radial arm is set to the
desired angle of cut, and the yoke and bevel settings are
o
indexed at 0 (and locked), as in square crosscutting. The
board being cut is held firmly against the fence, and the
carriage is pulled forward along the radial arrn to perform
the desired cut. As in "Operation No. 1", the carriage
should be returned to full rear position, and the saw blade
allowed to come to a complete stop, before removing the
workpiece from the saw table,
OPERATION NO. 3 -- BEVEL CROSSCUT
Bevel crosscutting is the process of sawing at 90 ° (square)
across the board with the saw blade set at an angle other
than 90 ° 1o the saw table (Bee figure 38.) The radial arm
and yoke are indexed at 0 ° and locked, but the bevel _sset
'co the de<,ired angle of cut. The board is held firmly against
the fence, and the carriage is pulled forward along the radial
arm to p_oduce the cut. The carriage should be _eturned to
RADIAL ARM
CARRIAGE
YOKE
Figure 40
full rearward position, and the saw blade allowed to come
to a complete stop, before removing the workpiece from
the saw table.
OPERATION NO. 4 -- COMPOUND
CROSSCUT
Compound crosscutting is a combination of miter and bevel
crosscutting. (See figure 39) The radial arm and bevel are
set to produce the desired cut; the yoke is indexed at 0 °
and locked. The board is held firmly against the fence, and
the carriage is pulled forward along the radial arm to
produce the cut. Again, the carriage should be returned to
full rearward position, and the saw blade allowed to come
to a complete stop, before removing the workpiece from
the saw table.
REQUIREMENTS FOR RIPPING
OPERATIONS 5 AND 6
1. Carriage lock knob must be tight.
2. Radial arm must'be locked in 0 ° position.
3. Saw blade must be parallel to fence, to minimize
possibility of kickbacks.
4. Work must be held firmly against table and fence while
feeding through.
5. Guard chute and anti-kickback pawls must be properly
set. Observe instructions under "ADJUSTING GUARD
CHUTE AND ANti-KICKBACK AND SPREADER
ASSEMBLY FOR RIPPING OPERATIONS", preceding.
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