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set up the possibility of slipping off the piece and making contact with the blade. Special fixtures can be used for
the wide variety of special cuts that can be made on a band saw, (see page 5).Use extreme care in free-hand
sawing and reduce the feed as .the blade breaks out of the work to avoid losing control.
14. The saw motor should be shut off on the completion of the operations to be performed or when-ever the operator
leaves the area. Keep the table free of chips by using a brush. Never clear chips with your hand.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
CIRCLE CUTTING ATTACHMENT
The circle cutting attachment is used to cut circles either internally or externally of any diameter from 1-1/2" to 15"
To mount the circle cutting attachment, fasten the clamp bracket to bottom of the guide bar. Assemble the radius bar,
adjusting the bracket pointer holder and pointer. Prepare the workpiece for cutting by drilling a 1/8" pilot hole in center of
the circle and marking the circumference. of the circle. To set the desired radius, loosen screw and slide adjusting bracket
along the radius bar. Additional adjustment is obtained by loosening screw and pivot point holder. Set pointer in center of
workpiece by loosening thumb screw, and lowering pointer into pilot hole (fig 8).
Figure 8. Mounting Circle Cutting Attachment.
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