The document discusses the band saw, including that it is a saw with a continuous metal band stretched between wheels used for woodworking and metalworking. It provides general safety tips such as wearing safety glasses and keeping hands away from the blade. It also describes different types of cuts that can be made with a band saw, including ripping, crosscutting, mitering, resawing, and freehand cutting.

1. The Band Saw

2. A Bandsaw is a saw with a long blade
that consists of a continuous band of
metal with saw teeth, stretched between
two or more wheels generally used in
woodwork and metalwork.
The Band saw

3. The Band Saw

4. General Safety
•Wear your safety glasses at all
times
•Take off all jewelry
•Do not wear loose clothing
•Make sure you are the only
person in the safety zone when
operating the bandsaw.

5. General Safety
•Do not race through the blade
•Keep your hands out of the blade
path (off to one side)
•Clear scrap or cut material with a
brush. Do not use your hands.
•Use a push stick (not your fingers) to
push material that is close to the
blade when cutting.

6. Partsof the Bandsaw

7. Operations of the Bandsaw
•Ripping
•Crosscutting
•Mitering
•Resawing
•Freehand cutting

8. Ripping
Ripping is defined as cutting along the
materials length OR cutting with the
grain.

9. Cross Cutting
Cross cutting is defined as cutting the
material’s length OR cutting across the
grain

10. Mitering
A miter is defined as cutting the
material’s length at an angle OR cutting
across the grain at an angle.

11. Resawing
Resawing is defined as cutting the material’s
thickness. This allows a person to get
multiple thin boards out of a piece of wood.

12. Freehand Cutting
Freehand cutting is defined as cutting on
the band saw without the use of a guide to
cuts arcs, angles, etc.

13. Freehand Cutting
• When freehand cutting, it is recommended to
make Relief Cuts when cutting sharp curves to
avoid twisting the blade.
• Cut on the waste side of your layout line.