Basic Saw Operations, Body and Hand Position

•When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces, plan your work so it will not slip and pinch the blade and be torn from your hands. A piece of molding, for example, must lie fiat or be held by a fixture or jig that will not tet it twist, rock or slip while being cut°

*Properly support round material such as dowel rods, or tubing,, They have a tendency to roll while being cut, causing the blade to "bite," To avoid this, always use a fixture designed to properly hold your work- piece

WARNING: If planning to cut aluminum or other

non-ferrous metals: Under adverse conditions, the blade can grab and throw the workpiece suddenly and unexpectedly. To avoid injury, follow all applicable safety instructions, as you normally would, and:

• Use only sawblades specifically recom- mended for non-ferrous metal cutting.

,Do not cut metal workpieces that must be hand held. Use auxiliary clamps or other equipment as needed.

,Cut non-ferrous metals only if you are expe- rienced or under the supervision of an expe- rienced person.

Whenever Saw Is Running:

WARNING: Don't allow familiarity (gained from frequent use of your miter saw) cause a care- less mistake. A careless fraction of a second is enough to cause a severe injury.

Before starting your cut, watch the miter saw while it runs. if it makes an unfamiliar noise or vibrates a lot,

stop immediately. Turn the saw off, Unplug the saw, Do not restart until finding and correcting the problem

Basic Saw Operations

WARNING: For your convenient use, your saw has a blade brake. The brake is not a safety device. Never rely on it to replace proper use of the guard on your saw. If the blade does not stop within 6 seconds, unplug the saw and fol- low the instructions in the Trouble Shooting section for fixing the brake before using saw again.

Body and Hand Position

Proper positioning of your body and hands when oper- ating the miter saw will make cutting easier and safer, Never place hands near cutting area, Place hand at least 4" from path of blade, Hold workpiece firmly to the fence to prevent movement toward the blade, Keep hands in position until trigger has been released and the blade has completely stopped Before making a cut,

make a "dry run" with the power off so you can see the 3ath of the blade,

WARNING: Do not try to cut short pieces, you cannot properly support the workpiece an__d.d

keep your hold down hand the required dis- tance from the blade.

Keep Children Away, Keep all visitors a safe distance from the miter saw, Make sure bystanders are clear of the miter saw and workpiece,

Never confine the piece being cut off, Never hold it. clamp it, touch it. or use length stops against it while the blade is spinning, tt must be free to move sideways on its own, If confined, it could get wedged against the blade and thrown violently

Let the blade reach full speed before cutting.,

Don't Force Tool. It will do the job better and safer at its designed rate, Feed the saw into the workpiece only fast enough to tet the blade cut without bogging down or binding.

Before freeing jammed material:

•Turn switch "OFF",

•Unplug the miter saw

•Wait for afl moving parts to stop After finishing a cut:

Keep holding the power head down

•Release the switch, and wait for all moving parts to stop before moving your hands,

•If blade, doesn't stop within 6 seconds, unplug the saw and follow the instructions in the Trouble

Shooting section for fixing the blade brake before using the saw again,

Before Leaving The Saw;

Never Leave Tool Running Unattended. Turn power off, Wait for all moving parts to stop,

Make workshop child-proof, Lock the shop, Disconnect master switches, Store tool away from chil- dren and others not qualified to use the tool