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Saw Operations
Cutting Grooves
•The depth stop adjustment is a feature used when cutting grooves in the workpiece.
•The depth adjustment is used to limit blade depth to cut grooves.
•A groove should be cut as a slide cut.
1.For major adjustments, press the depth stop release button and slide the depth stop bolt to the desired location (Figure 33).
Depth Stop
Bolt
Depth Stop
Release Button
Jam Nuts
figure 33. Cutting Grooves
2.For minor adjustments, simply rotate the depth stop bolt to the desired location.
3.Cut the two outside grooves.
4.Use a wood chisel or make multiple passes by sliding the wood over to one side to remove the material between the outside grooves (Figure 33a).
Outside Grooves
Workpiece Chisel Cut
figure 33a. Rough Cut Groove
length Stop (Model 5412 only)
The unit’s flip up length stop can be used when making repetitive cuts of the same length.
To set the stop, simply unscrew the knob, flip the stop into position and tighten the knob (Figure 34).
1.To set the cut length, unlock the base extension clamping lever, reposition the base extension and length stop, and relock the levers.
2.The maximum length that can be cut using the length stop is approximately 20".
If desired, the length stop and knob can be moved to the left base extension. The optional MS1223 Length Stop Kit can also be installed on the left side to provide stops on either side of the saw.
To increase the length that can be cut using the length stop, replace the tool’s base extension rods with the optional MS1222
length Stop | Knob |