OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you care- less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible serious injury.
CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW
WARNING:
When using a work clamp or
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use of attachments or accessories not recommended can result in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the following purposes:
Cross cutting wood and plastic
Cross cutting miters, joints, etc. for picture frames mold- ings, door casings, and fine joinery
Bevel cutting and compound cutting
NOTE: The blade provided is fine for most cutting of lumber and moldings, but for fine joinery cuts or cutting plastic, use one of the accessory blades available from the Ryobi dealer.
WARNING:
Before starting any cutting operation, clamp or bolt the compound miter saw to a workbench. Never operate the miter saw on the floor or in a crouched position. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter lock handle and bevel lock knob securely before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the control arm or miter table while making a cut.
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, keep hands outside the no hands zone, at least 3 in. from blade. Never per- form any cutting operation freehand (without holding workpiece against the fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.
WARNING:
NEVER move the workpiece or make adjustment to any cutting angle while the saw is running and the blade is rotating. Any slip can result in contact with the blade causing serious personal injury.
TO CROSS CUT
See Figure 23.
A cross cut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece. A straight cross cut is made with the miter table set at the 0° position. Miter cross cuts are made with the miter table set at some angle other than zero.
Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock handle approximately
CROSS CUT
WORK 
CLAMP Fig. 23
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