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Sliding Mitre Saws and the Four Cuts
If you have never owned a sliding compound mitre saw, and you're looking to buy one, you may be wondering what exactly sliding mitre saws can do for you, or to put it in terms of a famous beer advert, what parts can a sliding mitre saw reach that other saws cannot? This article attempts to explain the main four types of cut that sliding mitre saws can carry out, and in turn this defines the purpose of what is a great all-round tool.
The cross-cut - this is the simplest of all cuts that you will carry out on your saw, and indeed it is true to say that other power saws such as table saws and chop saws can also perform these cuts. You set the mitre gauge to zero degrees here, and on compound mitre saws you also leave the bevel setting at zero. Cutting in this way is really just trimming a piece of timber to length.
The mitre cut - this is where things start to get more impressive. All sliding mitre saws can do mitre cuts, by definition, so whether you are looking at a Makita mitre saw or the famed Dewalt DW718, you can be sure that it will be able to make a mitre cut. This involves rotating the saw blade so that it is no longer perpendicular to the wood you are about to trim. The mitre gauge is where you set the angle at which you want to cut. Many sliding mitre saws have a "detent" or stop at the common mitre angles such as 45 degrees, so it's quicker to make the setting.
The bevel cut - this is a cut made with the blade off the vertical. In practice on a sliding mitre saw this entails tilting the entire head of the saw and locking it into position. It can look somewhat alarming for a beginner to see the saw tilted in this way, and for stability bolting the saw to a good mitre saw stand is definitely advisable. Some saws have what is called a dual bevel or double bevel which means that you can tilt the blade left or right, whereas on other models you can only tilt one way.
The compound cut - this is the big one - the one that gives the sliding compound mitre saw the "compound" part of its name. It involves setting a non-zero mitre angle and also a non-zero bevel angle. This means the saw blade is tilted off the vertical and also rotated off the perpendicular. The ability to make a compound cut opens up all kinds of possibilities for advanced projects around the home.
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What are some good websites which will allow me to view COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE slides of microorganisms?
I am looking for microorganisms generally studied in microbiology like ecoli, anabaena cyanobacteria etc. So far, I have not been able to find a good website so I have to do google searches which don't always show compound light slides. Any help, is greatly appreciated. Thanks
This website has tons of photos of microbes, but they aren't all light microscope:
http://starcentral.mbl.edu/microscope/portal.php?pagetitle=index
Looks up the bacteria by going to "browse organisms alphabetically" on the left. Click on the letter and then find the bacteria (there will be many pages for each letter) p.s. E. coli is Escherichia coli.
e.g. anabaena
http://starcentral.mbl.edu/microscope/portal.php?pagetitle=taxonfactsheet&type=organism&taxon=Anabaena
Makita LS1016L 10'' Dual Slide Compound Miter Saw with Laser