Note: Many of the illustrationsin this manual show only portionsof your compound miter saw. This is intentionalso that we can clearly show points being made in the illustrations.Never operate your saw withoutall guards securely in place and in good operating condition.
CUTTING A SLOT IN THE ZERO
CLEARANCE THROAT PLATE
In order to use your compound miter saw, you must cut a slot through the zero clearance throat plate to allow for blade clearance. To cut the slot, set your saw at 0 degrees miter, turn sew on and allowthe blade to roach full speed, then carefully make a straightcut as far as it will go through the throat plate. Turn your saw off and allow the blade to come to a complete stop before raisingthe saw arm.
Next, adjust the bevel angle to 45 degrees, turn your sew on and allow the blade to reach full speed, then carefully make another cut through the zero clearance throat plate. The throat plate will than be wide enough
to allow the blade to pass through it at any angle from 0 to 45 degrees.
SQUARING THE MITER TABLE
TO THE FENCE
See Figures 13 - 16.
•Unplug your saw.
_k WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.
•Push down on the sew arm and pull out the lock pin to release the sew arm.
•Raise saw arm to its full raised position.
•Loosen the miter lock handle approximatelyone- half turn.
•Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter
table until the pointer on the controlarm is posi- tioned at 0°.
Release the miter lock plate and securelytighten the miter lock handle.
Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one leg of the square against the fence. Place the other leg of the square beside the zero clearance throat plate in the miter table. The edge of the square and the zero clearance throat plate in
the miter table should be parallel as shown in figure 13.
If the edge of the framing square and the zero clearance throat plate in the miter table are not
parallel as shown in figures 14 and 15, adjust- ments are needed.
FRAMING FENCE
SQUARE
MITER TABLE r
ZEROCLEARANCE
THROATPLATE
MITER
MITERLOCKHANDLE
LOCKPLATE
VIEWOFMITERTABLESQUAREWITHFENCE
ANDCORRECTLYADJUSTED
Fig. 13
FENCE
MITERTABLE
FRAMINGZEROCLEARANCE
SOUARETHROATPLATE
VIEWOFMITERTABLENOTSQUAREWITH FENCE,ADJUS1MENTEAREREQUIRED
Fig. 14
FENCE
MITERTABLE
FRAMINGZEROCLEARANCE
SQUARETHROATPLATE
VIEWOFMITERTABLENOTSQUAREWITH
FENCE,ADJUSTMENTSAREREQUIRED
Fig. 15
15