Lower Blade Guard

,_ DANGER

Edging without an auxiliary fence

when arm is at 0° miter position prevents complete location of cut- ting tool behind fence. Make and use

auxiliary fence to edge with arm locked at 0° miter.

4.If saw handle gets in way with radial arm locked at 0 ° miter, edging can be done at 30 ° left miter. In this position, cut- ting tool can be located behind either a

regular or auxiliary fence.

i)lock arm at 30 ° left miter

ii)unlock swivel lock, move saw handle 90 ° towards left, so motor surface squarely faces front

iii)lock swivel lock.

Note: This is not a pre-set indexed blade carliage position. Saw forces may affect swivel lock's abili O, to hold carriage firrnly in place.

5.Before edging, with saw unplugged and yellow key out, turn cutting tool by hand to make sure it does not strike guard or any other part of saw.

The following safety information and in- structions apply to all blades and acces- sories.

The lower blade guard is required by the

Occupational Safe w and Health Ad-

ministration (OSHA) if the radial saw is

used commercially. The lower blade guard is intended for use only in repetitive 90 ° crosscutting.

Repetitive 90 ° crosscutting is the

repeated and continuous cutting of many pieces of lumber to the same length with the saw placed in the 90 ° crosscut position.

Accessories

In repetitive 90 ° crosscutting, the guard may reduce the chance of accidentally touching the blade from the side. This

protection is possible ONLY when:

•the blade is in its rearmost position and

•the guard is resting on the table so the leading and trailing teeth of the blade

are not exposed from the sides.

The lower guard ONLY provides protec-

tion against minor lacerations and bruises that occur from contact with the fiat sides of the spinning blade.

WARNING

Lower blade guard will not provide any protection if blade is pulled over your hand, or your hand enters blade path from front or rear of blade. Fingers or hand can be cut or cut off.

,_ WARNING

Remove lower blade guard for ALL other types of cuts except repetitive 90 ° crosscutting. Using lower guard

other than for repetitive 90 ° crosscutting will increase risk of cer- tain hazards:

•During rip and bevel cuts, the workpiece or narrow cut-off pieces can be pinched between the guard and the

blade. Workpiece or cut-off pieces can kickback.

• In the bevel position the blade teeth

are fully exposed. Fingers or hand can be cut off.

•Cut off pieces can jam between the guard and blade. Turn saw off and wait

for blade to stop before freeing a jammed guard or blade.