Craftsman 113.19771 Owner's Manual page 25

basic saw operations
O P E R A T I O N N o . 2 - M I T E R C R O S S C U T
Miter crosscutting is the process of sawing a board at any
angle other than a 90o (square) cut. The 45o miter angle is
a popular one, since two boards cut to 45o can be
assembled to form a 90o corner for producing a square or
rectangular frame. The radial arm is set to the desired angle
of cut; yoke and bevel settings indexed at 0o (and locked)
as in square crosscutting. The board being cut is held firmly
against the fence (guide) and the carriage pulled forward
along the radial arm 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 boards from saw table.
OPERATION No. 3 - BEVEL CROSSCUT
Bevel crosscutting is the process of sawing at 90o (sguare)
across the board with the saw blade set at an angle other
than 90o to the saw table. The radial arm and yoke are
indexed at 0o and locked, but the bevel is set to the desired
angle of cut. The board is held firmly againstthe fence and
the carriage pulled forward along the radial arm to produce
the cut. The carriage should be returned to full rearward
position and the saw blade allowed to come to a complete
stop before removing the boards from saw table.
O P E R A T I O N N o . 4 - C O M P O U N D
cRosscuT
Compound crosscutting is the combination of miter and
bevel crosscuts. The radia, arm and bevel are set to produce
the desired cut; the yoke is indexed at 0o and locked. The
board is held firmly against the fence and the carriage
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 boards from saw table.