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Cutting Direction
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fatboyaus:
which direction is the best for cutting, clockwise or counter clockwise, or doesn't it matter
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KCSteve:
I'm still fairly new at this but my logic is that the blade tends to drift to the right of the cut so I cut in whichever direction puts the waste wood on that side.
If I'm cutting out the inside of a piece then I cut counter-clockwise so if the blade drifts it should go into the scrap.
If I'm cutting around the outside then I cut clockwise so any drift should go out away from the project.
The fun part is when you're cutting between pieces and can't afford drift in either direction. Then I just go whichever way seems convenient.
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