Miter Crosscutting; Bevel Cutting; Compound Miter Cutting - Genesis GMDB1215LF Manual Del Operario

MITER CROSSCUTTING

Crosscuts are cuts made across the grain of the workpiece, with a straight cut being made with the both the blade
bevel and miter table set at 0°. A miter crosscut is made when the miter table is set at some angle other then 0°.
1. Measure and mark the workpiece with the desired cut line. Mark the workpiece on each side of the cut line
indicating which side is the scrap or off cut and which the desired finished piece is.
2. Unlock the rotating miter table by loosening the miter locking knob.
3. Use the miter handle to rotate the table, left or right, to the desired cutting angle. Then tighten the miter lock
knob.
4. Place the workpiece onto the saw table and against the fence. Turn on the laser light source.
5. Move the workpiece left or right to align the cut line with the saw blade and laser light. Then secure the
workpiece in place, holding it either by hand for large pieces or via the clamping device for small pieces.
6. After confirming the saw settings and that the workpiece is secured, turn on the saw and make the cut.

BEVEL CUTTING

A bevel cut is made by cutting across the workpiece grain with the blade angled or tilted to the workpiece. When
making a straight bevel cut, the miter table is set at the 0° position and the blade angled and set at a position
between 0° and 45° left or right.
1. Measure and mark the workpiece with the desired cut line. Mark the workpiece on each side of the cut line
indicating which side is the scrap or off cut and which the desired finished piece is.
2. Set and lock the rotating miter table in place at 0°.
3. Loosen the bevel locking handle and move the cutting arm left or right to the desired bevel angle as
indicated by the bevel scale pointer. Tighten the bevel locking handle securely.
4. Place the workpiece onto the saw table and against the fence. Turn on the laser light source.
5. Move the workpiece left or right to align the cut line with the saw blade and laser light. Then secure the
workpiece in place, holding it either by hand or via clamping device.
6. After confirming the saw settings and that the workpiece is secured, turn on the saw and make the cut.

COMPOUND MITER CUTTING

A compound miter is a cut made using both a miter setting and blade bevel setting at the same time. This type of
cut is commonly used for picture framing, boxes with angled sides, roof framing cuts, and trim moulding.
Compound miter settings are made up of miter and bevel angles that are interdependent, therefore, desired and
accurate cuts can be difficult to attain. When a miter angle is changed it affects the bevel angle setting and vice
versa. It may take numerous set-ups and test cuts to realize the desired outcome. When compound cuts are
required in projects, the settings are usually provided, taken from specialty manuals with pre-calculated settings,
published charts, etc. Also you may refer to Cutting Compound Miters chart included in this manual.
1. Set the bevel angle and miter angle as described earlier and lock the respective adjustment handles securely.
2. For the initial cuts, use scrap material for making test cuts to confirm that bevel and miter angles are set
correctly.
3. After confirming the bevel and miter settings are correct, make the compound miter cuts as described in the
previous separate sections for bevel and miter cuts.
CUTTING BASE MOULDING (FIG 27)
Base moulding can be cut using two methods: standing vertically against the fence or horizontally, laying flat on
the miter table. Using the vertical method is limited by the height capacities of your compound miter saw.
Flat or Horizontal Cutting:
1. Lay the base moulding's back onto the miter table with the bottom of the base moulding placed against the
fence.
2. Set the miter angle to 0°.
3. Turn on the laser and set the blade's bevel to the desired angle, such as 45° for one half of 90° corners.
4. Align the cut line on the workpiece with the blade and laser light.
5. Confirm the saw settings, turn on the saw and make the cut as described earlier.
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