Bosch 3918 User Manual
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Special Cuts
Cutting bowed material and round material are only examples
of special cuts.
of special cuts.
Cutting Bowed Material
If workpiece
1 is bowed or warped, clamp
it
2 with the outside bowed face toward the
fence
3. Always make certain that there is no gap between the
workpiece, fence and table along the line of cut
4. Bent or
warped workpieces can twist or rock and may cause binding
on the spinning saw blade while cutting
(Figure 32).
on the spinning saw blade while cutting
(Figure 32).
Cutting Round or Irregularly Shaped Material
For round material 5 such as dowel
rods or tubing, always use a clamp 6 or
rods or tubing, always use a clamp 6 or
a fixture designed to clamp the workpiece firmly against
the fence 7 and table. Rods have a tendency to roll while
being cut, causing the blade to “bite” and pull the work with
your hand into the blade (Figure 33).
the fence 7 and table. Rods have a tendency to roll while
being cut, causing the blade to “bite” and pull the work with
your hand into the blade (Figure 33).
Cutting thin wide Material
If workpiece
10 is thin and wide and it need to be cut in a
vertical position, clamp the workpiece against fence
9 with a
“C” clamp
8 as shown in (Figure 34).
Saw Operations
FIG. 32
FIG. 33
4
2
1
3
6
5
7
WARNING
!
WARNING
!
FIG. 34
8
9
10