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Electrical Requirements
1.Connect this saw to a 120V,
2.Fuses may “blow” or circuit breakers may trip fre- quently if motor is overloaded. Overloading can occur if you feed the blade into the workpiece too rapidly or start and stop too often in a short time.
3.Most motor troubles may be traced to loose or in- correct connections, overload, low voltage (such as small size wire in the supply circuit or too overly long supply circuit wire). Always check the connections, the load and the supply circuit when- ever motor does not work well.
Electric Brake
Your saw is equipped with an automatic electric brake which is designed to stop the blade from spin- ning in about five (5) seconds after you release the trigger switch. It is useful when making certain cuts in wood where a coasting blade would result in a wide, imprecise cut.
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motor will gradually slow down and the braking action is initiated ONLY by the release of the trigger switch.
The electric blade brake of your miter saw has been designed for highest degree of reliability, but unex- pected circumstances such as contamination on the commutator and brushes or failure of motor’s com- ponents can cause the brake not to activate. If this condition occurs, turn the saw “ON” and “OFF” four to five times without contacting the workpiece. If the tool operates but the brake does not consistently stop the blade in about five (5) seconds, DO NOT use saw and have it serviced immediately.
The brake action of this saw is not intended as a safety feature. Re- member to let the saw blade come to a complete
stop before raising the blade from the workpiece. As always the guard system is your best protection against unintentional contact with a spinning saw blade. NEVER wedge open or defeat the closing action of the lower guard.
Getting To Know Your Miter Saw (See page 8)
!WARNING To avoid injury from accidental starting, remove plug from power
source outlet before making any adjustments.
1.Switch
2.power Switch – The power switch used with the
3.Main Handle – This handle contains the power switch. Pulling this handle down lowers the blade into the workpiece.
4.Brush Caps – These caps keep the motor brushes in position and provide easy access for inspecting and replacing brushes.
5.lower Blade Guard/lower Guard lip – The lower blade guard helps protect your hands from the spinning blade. It retracts as the blade is lowered. Lip can be used to raise the lower guard when guard becomes jammed on a work- piece.
6.Blade – Use only 12" blades with 1" arbor hole.
7.Sliding fence – Supports the workpiece. The fence has a cast in scale to make repetitive cuts
easy. The fence also has holes to secure an auxiliary fence if desired.
8.Kerf Inserts – Kerf inserts can be adjusted to different blade widths to minimize workpiece
9.Miter Detent Override – Allows detent action to be locked out allowing for micro adjustments to any miter angle.
10.Miter Scale/Miter Angle Indicator – This scale is cast in on the base of the saw. Indicator is fas- tened to the table.
11.Miter Detents – There are ten (10) miter detent slots for fast and accurate miter cuts of common miter angles.
12.Miter Detent lever – The lever releases the table from the detent.
13.Miter lock Knob – The miter lock knob locks the miter saw table at any desired miter angle.
14.Table – Sits in base, provides workpiece sup- port, rotates for desired miter cuts and rotates the head assembly. The front extended part of the table is called the miter arm.
15.Base – Provides working surface to support workpiece.