Body And Hand Position; Clamping The Workpiece; Support For Long Pieces; Cutting Picture Frames, Shadow Boxes And Other Four Sided Projects - DeWalt DW705 Instruction Manual

FIG. 17
A.
FIG. 18
FIG. 19
ANGLE "A"
MITER
SCALE
FIG. 20
FIG. 21
B.
CENTER MARK ON VERNIER SCALE ALIGNS WITH
DESIRED WHOLE ANGLE ON MITER SCALE (24°
RIGHT MITER)
1/4° VERNIER MARK ALIGNS WITH CLOSET WHOLE
DEGREE MARK ON MITER SCALE (24 1/4° RIGHT MITER)
For varied cutting applications, refer to the list of
recommended saw blades for your saw and select the one
that best fits your needs.
BODY AND HAND POSITION (SEE FIG. 16)
Proper positioning of your body and hands when operating
the miter saw will make cutting easier, more accurate and
safer. Never place hands near cutting area. Place hands
no closer than 6" from the blade. Hold the workpiece
tightly to the table and the fence when cutting. Keep hands
in position until the trigger has been released and the
blade has completely stopped. ALWAYS MAKE DRY
RUNS (UNPOWERED) BEFORE FINISH CUTS SO
THAT YOU CAN CHECK THE PATH OF THE BLADE.
DO NOT CROSS HANDS, AS SHOWN AT LEFT.
Keep both feet firmly on the floor and maintain proper
balance. As you move the miter arm left and right, follow it
and stand slightly to the side of the saw blade. Sight
through the guard louvers when following a pencil line.

CLAMPING THE WORKPIECE

V1 Turn Off and Unplug Saw
ALWAYS CLAMP WOOD TO THE SAW WHEN
POSSIBLE. You can clamp to either side of the saw blade
KERF and remember to position your clamp against a solid, flat
PLATE
surface of the fence. For best results use the DW7052
Clamp made for use with your saw. Available from your
dealer at extra cost.
MITER ARM
When cutting small pieces requiring your hand to be
dangerously close (within 6") to the saw blade, a clamp
MUST be used to prevent loss of control. The left fence
may be adjusted to aid clamping.

SUPPORT FOR LONG PIECES

Turn Off and Unplug Saw
ALWAYS SUPPORT LONG PIECES
For best results, use the DW7050 extension work support
to extend the table width of your saw. Available from your
V2
dealer at extra cost. Support long workpieces using any
convenient means such as sawhorses or similar devices
to keep the ends from dropping.
CUTTING PICTURE FRAMES, SHADOW BOXES AND
OTHER FOUR SIDED PROJECTS
To best understand how to make the items listed here, we
suggest that you try a few simple projects using scrap
wood until you develop a "FEEL" for your saw.
Your saw is the perfect tool for mitering corners like the
one shown in Figure 17. Sketch A in Figure 17 shows a
joint made by using the bevel adjustment to bevel the
edges of the two boards at 45 degrees each to produce a
90 degree corner. For this joint the miter arm was locked
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