OPERATION
CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW
WARNING:
When using a work clamp or
CROSSCUTTING
See Figure 33.
A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece. A 90° crosscut is made with the miter table set at the zero degree position. Miter crosscuts are made with the miter table set at some angle other than zero.
R O T A T I O N
5 4
2 6 . 1 3
30
15
15
22.5
31.62 | 0 |
3 | |
45 |
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WORK CLAMP
90° |
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CROSSCUT | Fig. 33 |
TO CROSSCUT WITH YOUR MITER SAW:
■Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
■Lift the miter table clamp.
■Rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with the desired angle on the miter scale.
■Push the miter table clamp back down.
Note: You can quickly locate 0°,
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, always push the miter table clamp back down before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the miter table while making a cut.
■Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of a board is placed against the fence, the board could collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the blade. See Figures 40 and 41.
■When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with a work surface level with the saw table.
■Align cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of saw blade.
■Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against the fence. Use the work clamp or a C- clamp to secure the workpiece when possible.
See Figure 33.
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, keep your hands outside the no hands zone; at least 3 in. (8 cm) from blade. Never perform any cutting operation freehand (without holding workpiece against the fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.
■Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting operation just to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made.
■Grasp the saw handle firmly, depress the
■Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece. See Figure 33.
■Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece.
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