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Saw Operations
Miter Cuts
WHAT’S A MITER CUT?
• A “miter cut” is a cross-cut made with
the blade perpendicular to the horizontal
table. The blade is not tilted and the
bevel pointers are both on the 0° lines.
• Miter cuts can be made at any angle
across a workpiece within this saw’s
range, from 52° left to 60° right.
• The miter scale shows the angle of the
blade relative to the saw’s fence. The
miter pointer is attached to the turntable
and indicates the saw’s miter position
before the cut is made.
• Ten positive detents are provided for fast
and accurate preset miter angles – loca-
tions are at 45°, 31.6°, 22.5°, 15° left
and right, and center at 0°. The right side
has an additional detent of 60°.
• The crown molding detents on the left
and right are at 31.6° for compound cut-
ting 38° “spring angle” crown molding
lying flat on the table (see Cutting Crown
Molding on page 53).
• For precision settings at miter angles
very close to the miter detents, use the
miter detent override to prevent the de-
tent from automatically engaging the de-
tent slot. See detent override
instructions on page 41.
• A miter cut can be made either as a chop
cut or slide cut, depending on the width
of the workpiece.
• The kerf inserts should be adjusted to be
as close to the blade as possible to re-
duce splintering (see kerf insert instruc-
tions on page 25).
READING THE MITER SCALE
The miter scale used on this saw includes
several scales of information to help the
user accurately preset this saw before mak-
ing the cuts (see Fig. 44).
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