Homelite WF10MSP User Manual

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TO COMPOUND MITER CUT
A compound miter cut is a cut made using a miter angle and
a bevel angle at the same time. This type of cut is used to
make picture frames, cut molding, make boxes with sloping
sides, and for certain roof framing cuts.
To make this type of cut the control arm on the miter table
must be rotated to the correct angle and the saw arm must
be tilted to the correct bevel angle. Care should always be
taken when making compound miter setups due to the in-
teraction of the two angle settings.
Adjustments of miter and bevel settings are interdependent
with one another. Each time you adjust the miter setting you
change the effect of the bevel setting. Also, each time you
adjust the bevel setting you change the effect of the miter
setting.
It may take several settings to obtain the desired cut. The
first angle setting should be checked after setting the second
angle, since adjusting the second angle affects the first.
Once the two correct settings for a particular cut have been
obtained, always make a test cut in scrap material before
making a finish cut in good material.
TO MAKE A COMPOUND CUT
See Figures 27 - 28.
 Pull out and rotate the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full
height.
 Loosen the miter lock levers.
 Rotate the saw table until the pointer aligns with the
desir
ed angle on the miter scale.
 Tighten the miter lock levers secur
ely.
 Loosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm to the
left to the desir
ed bevel angle.
 Bevel angles can be set from 0˚ to 45˚.
 Once the saw arm has been set at the desired angle,
secur
ely tighten the bevel lock knob.
 Recheck miter angle setting. Make a test cut in scrap
material.
 Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge
secur
ely against the fence. If the board is warped, place
the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge
of a board could collapse on the blade at the end of the
cut, jamming the blade.
 When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support
the
opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with
a work surface level with the saw table.
 Align the cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of
saw blade.
 G
rasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure
it against the fence or use the work clamp, or a C-clamp,
to secure the workpiece.
Fig. 27
COMPOUND
MITER CUT
OPERATION
NOTE: When making a 45˚ left miter and a bevel angle
greater than 30˚, you must use a C-clamp to secure the
workpiece or move clamp to the right side of the base.
 Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting
operation
just to make sure that no problems will occur
when the cut is made.
Fig. 28
45
°
X 45
°
COMPOUND MITER CUT

Homelite WF10MSP Specifications

General

Brand	Homelite
Model	WF10MSP
Category	Saw
Language	English