Cutting Direction

[fatboyaus]

which direction is the best for cutting, clockwise or counter clockwise, or doesn't it matter

stay safe

[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.