Miter Saw Safety

What is the purpose of the Miter Saw?

• To cut wood to length
• To rip wood

How do you determine the size of the machine?

• by the Table size
• Size of the blade

What is another name for the Miter saw?

• Chop saw (Ironically we do not Chop!)

• Table saw

What is the minimum distance should your finger's should be from the blade?

• 6"

• 3"

When does kick back happen?

• When the blade grabs the material off the table, because the board is warped or twisted.

• Board is not clamp down to table

• Starting the machine to fast and low

• all the above

To make sure the wood does not jump off the table you should

• Lay the board flat on the table and up against the fence.
• Clamp the material
• all of the above

To get the cleanest cut you should?

• Make sure the blade is at top speed
• Drop the blade straight down
• all the above
• Slow and smooth

What do you do if you experience a kick back?

• Take hand of trigger
• Step back
• Inform the instructor
• All of the above

How must the blade be held after the cut are finished and before the blade stops rotating?

• release it to the up position

• hold it in the down position

• raise 1" above the stock being cut

• pull to the out position

How can the saw operator prevent the blade from binding when cutting warped, bowed, or long stock?

• Clamp the stock to the table
• hold the saw firmly
• push the saw through the material slowly
• hold the saw down securely after the cut is made