Milwaukee 6577-20 manual Applications, General Operation, Troubleshooting, fibers to tear and lift

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8.Use care when making bevel cuts. Because of the increased amount of blade engagement with the work and decreased stability of the shoe when making bevel cuts, kickback may occur if improperly used. Keep shoe firmly against workpiece.

Fig. 9

9.Do not force tool. Forcing a saw reduces control and cutting efficiency.

10.Use rip fence or edge guide when rip- ping. Guides improve control and reduce blade binding (see “Ripping Wood”).

If kickback should occur, continue to grip the saw firmly and immediately release trigger.

General Operation

Always clamp workpiece securely on a saw horse or bench. See “Applications” for the correct way to support your work in different situations. A typical application is shown below.

1.Draw cutting line. Place front of shoe on edge of workpiece without making blade contact. Hold switch handle with one hand and top handle with the other.

2.Line up sighting notch with your cutting line. Position arms and body to resist kickback. Pull trigger, allowing motor to reach full speed before beginning cut.

3.While cutting, keep shoe flat against workpiece and maintain a firm grip. Do not force saw through the work. Forcing a saw can cause kickback.

4.If making a partial cut, restarting in mid- cut or correcting direction, allow blade to come to a complete stop. To resume cutting, center blade in kerf, back saw away from cutting edge a few inches, pull trigger and re-enter cut slowly.

5.If saw stalls, maintain a firm grip and release trigger immediately. Correct prob- lem before continuing (see “Preventing Kickback”).

6.After finishing a cut, be sure lower guard closes and blade comes to a complete stop before setting down saw.

Troubleshooting

If blade does not want to follow straight line:

•Teeth are dull on one side. This is caused by hitting a hard object such as a nail or stone, dulling teeth on one side. The blade wants to cut to the side with the sharpest teeth.

•Shoe is out of line or bent

•Blade is bent

•Failure to use rip fence or guide

If blade binds, smokes, or turns blue from friction:

•Blade is dull

•Blade is on backwards

•Blade is bent

•Blade is dirty

•Workpiece is not properly supported

•Failure to use correct blade

APPLICATIONS

When ripping widths greater than 4", clamp

WARNING or tack 1" lumber to the workpiece as a guide (Fig. 13).

To reduce the risk of explosion,

Fig. 13

electric

shock

and

property

 

damage, always check the work area

 

for hidden pipes and wires before

 

drilling.

 

 

 

 

Cutting Large Panels

 

 

 

Large panels and long boards sag or bend

 

if they are not correctly supported. If you

 

attempt to cut without leveling and properly

 

supporting the piece, the blade will tend to

 

bind, causing kickback.

 

 

 

Support large panels. Be sure to set the

 

depth of cut so that you cut through work-

Cross-Cutting Wood

piece only and not through the supports.

Fig. 11

 

 

 

Cross-cutting is cutting across the grain.

 

 

 

Select the proper blade for your job. Advance

 

 

 

 

saw slowly to avoid the tendency of wood

 

 

 

 

fibers to tear and lift.

 

 

 

 

Fig. 14

Ripping Wood

 

 

 

Ripping is cutting lengthwise with the grain.

 

Select the proper blade for your job. Use a

Pocket Cutting

Fig. 10

Grip saw with

Wear safety

 

goggles

Tighten depth and

both hands,

keeping hands

 

miter adjusting levers

away from

 

securely

blade

No loose

Set depth of cut

 

clothing

 

 

1/8"-1/4" greater than

 

 

thickness of stock

 

Keep cord

 

 

Rest saw on larger

 

away from

 

blade and kerf

part of workpiece,

 

 

 

allowing smaller part

 

 

to fall away

 

 

Secure workpiece to

 

Firm footing in

sturdy supports

 

clean area

rip fence for rips 4" wide or less (Fig. 12). To

Pocket cuts are made in the middle of the

install a rip fence, slide the bar through the

rip fence slot in either side of the shoe. Adjust

workpiece when it can not be cut from an

for desired width by lining up the selected

edge. We recommend using a Sawzall® for

measurement with the sighting notch and

this type of cut. However, if you must use

lock setting with thumb screw.

a circular saw to make a pocket cut, USE

Fig. 12

EXTREME CAUTION.

1. Beginning at a corner, line up sighting

 

notch with your cutting line. Tilt saw

 

forward, firmly fixing front of shoe on

 

workpiece. Blade should be just above

 

cutting line, but not touching it. Raise

 

lower guard using lower guard lever.

 

2. Pull trigger. Allow the blade to come to

 

full speed. Using front of shoe as a hinge

 

point, gradually lower back end of saw

 

into workpiece (Fig. 15).

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