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OPERATIONS

Common sawing operations include ripping and crosscutting plus a few other standard operations of a fundamental

nature. As with all power machines, there is a certain amount of hazard involved with the operation and use of the

machine. Using the machine with the respect and caution demanded as far as safety precautions are concerned, will

considerably lessen the possibility of personal injury. However, if normal safety precautions are overlooked or completely

ignored, personal injury to the operator can result. The following information describes the safe and proper method for

performing the most common sawing operations.

THE USE OF ATTACHMENTS AND ACCESSORIES NOT RECOMMENDED BY DELTA MAY RESULT

IN THE RISK OF INJURY TO PERSONS.

CROSS-CUTTING

Cross-cutting requires the use of the miter gage to posi-

tion and guide the work. Place the work against the miter

gage and advance both the gage and work toward the

saw blade, as shown in Fig. 50. The miter gage may be

used in either table slot. When bevel cutting (blade tilted),

use the right miter gage slot so that the blade tilts away

from the miter gage and your hands.

Start the cut slowly and hold the work firmly against the

miter gage and the table. One of the rules in running a

saw is that you never hang onto or touch a free piece of

work. Hold the supported piece, not the free piece that is

cut off. The feed in cross-cutting continues until the work

is cut in two, and the miter gage and work are pulled back

to the starting point. Before pulling the work back, it is

good practice to give the work a little sideways shift to

move the work slightly away from the saw blade. Never

pick up any short length of free work from the table while

the saw is running. Never touch a cutoff piece unless it is

at least a foot long.

For added safety and convenience the miter gage can be

fitted with an auxiliary wood-facing (C), as shown in Fig.

51, that should be at least 1 inch higher than the

maximum depth of cut, and should extend out 12 inches

or more to one side or the other depending on which

miter gage slot is being used. This auxiliary wood-facing

two wood screws (A) through the holes provided in the

miter gage body and into the wood-facing.

When using the block (B) Fig. 52, as a cut-

off gage, it is very important that the rear end of the block

be positioned so the work piece is clear of the block

before it enters the blade.

NEVER USE THE FENCE AS A CUT-OFF

GAGE WHEN CROSS-CUTTING.

When cross-cutting a number of pieces to the same

length, a block of wood (B), can be clamped to the fence

and used as a cut-off gage as shown in Fig. 52. It is

important that this block of wood always be positioned in

front of the saw blade as shown. Once the cut-off length

is determined, secure the fence and use the miter gage to

feed the work into the cut.

This block of wood allows the cut-off piece to move freely

along the table surface without binding between the

fence and the saw blade, thereby lessening the possibility

of kickback and injury to the operator.

Fig. 50

Fig. 51

Fig. 52

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