Hold your saw firmly with both hands. See Figure 14.
_ CAUTION" When lifting your saw from the workpiece, the blade is exposed on the
underside of your saw until the lower blade guard closes. Make sure lower guard is closed before setting your saw down on work surface.
RIGHT | Fig. 14 |
Squeeze the switch trigger to start your saw. Always let the blade reach full speed, then guide your saw into the workpiece.
_ WARNING: The blade coming in contact with the workpiece before it reaches full speed could
cause your saw to "kickback" towards you resulting in serious injury.
When making a cut use steady, even pressure. Forcing causes rough cuts, could shorten the life of your saw and could cause "kickback."
REMEMBER;
When sawing through work, the lower blade guard does not cover the blade, exposing It on the underside of work. Keep your hands and fingers away from cutting area. Any part of your body coming in contact with the moving blade will result in serious injury.
After you complete your cut release the trigger and allow the blade to come to a complete stop. Do not remove your saw from workplece while the blade is moving.
TO CROSS CUT OR RIP CUT
When making a cross cut or rip cut, align your line of cut with the outer blade guide notch on the saw base as shown in Figure 15.
TOPVIEW OF SAW
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ALIGNOUTERBLADEGUIDENOTCHON | GUIDELINE | |
SAW BASEWITH LINEOF CUTAS SHOWN | ||
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WHENMAKINGCROSSCUTSOR RIP CUTS | Fig. 15 |
Since blade thicknesses vary, always make a trial cut in scrap material along a guideline to determine how much, if any, the guideline must be offset to produce an accurate cut. Note: The distance from the line of cut to the guideline is the amount you should offset the guideline.
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