Grizzly H8145 - Manual (Page 20)

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H8145 Baby Table Saw
"Crosscutting" means cutting across the grain of
the workpiece. With MDF or particleboard, cross-
cutting means cutting across the width of the
workpiece.
DO NOT crosscut workpieces narrower than 6"
with this machine. Narrow workpieces are dif-
ficult to support when using the fence as a guide.
Instead, use a different machine that can safely
crosscut a narrow workpiece (miter saw).
To make a crosscut:
1. Review all safety information in beginning of
this manual, including Preventing Kickback
on Page 8.
2. Make sure the side of your workpiece that will
be placed against the fence is wider than 6".
If it is NOT, then do not use this machine to
perform the crosscut.
3. Read through and follow all instructions for
Ripping on Page 17, then make the crosscut
in the same way as a rip cut.
Crosscutting
Serious injury will occur if your hands/fin-
gers make contact with the spinning blade.
Keep your hands away from the blade as
much as possible by using push sticks or
push blocks when feeding the workpiece
through the cut.
45˚ Miter Cuts
On this machine a miter sled acts as a support
to allow the operator to make 45° miter cuts. The
miter sled uses the backside of the fence as a
guide rail to support it through the cut.
To perform a miter cut:
1. Setup the fence for "Miter Cutting," as
described in Fence Setup on Page 15.
2. Review all safety information in the begin-
ning of this manual, including Preventing
Kickback on Page 8.
3. Inspect the workpiece to make sure it is safe
enough to cut (refer to Page 16).
4. Install the miter sled on the fence.
5. Adjust the fence where needed.
6. Make sure each end of the fence is at the
same dimension mark on the scale, then
tighten both knobs evenly at the same time,
making sure that both ends of the fence stay
in the desired position after tightening.
7. Place a corner of the workpiece into the miter
sled as shown in Figure 15.
8. Turn the saw ON.
9. Hold the workpiece firmly in the miter sled,
and slide the miter sled along the fence,
feeding the workpiece completely through the
blade.
Figure 15. Typical 45° miter cut.