OPERATION cont. |
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STARTING A CUT (Fig. 12) |
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! WARNING: ALWAYS clamp and support workpiece securely. ALWAYS maintain | ||
proper control of saw. Failure to clamp and support workpiece and loss of control of | ||
saw could result in serious injury. |
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1. ALWAYS use your saw with your hands positioned correctly, with one hand operating | ||
the trigger switch and the other on the front assist handle (see Fig. 12). | ||
! WARNING: ALWAYS maintain proper control of the saw to make sawing safer | ||
and easier. Loss of control of the saw could cause an accident resulting in possible | ||
serious injury. |
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2. NEVER use the saw with your hands | Fig. 12 | |
positioned as shown in Fig. 13 | ||
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TO HELP MAINTAIN CONTROL: |
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1. ALWAYS support the workpiece near the cut. |
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2. ALWAYS support the workpiece so the cut |
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will be to the left of support. |
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3. ALWAYS clamp the workpiece so it will not |
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move during the cut. Place the workpiece |
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with the good side down. |
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NOTE: The good side of the workpiece is the side where appearance is important.
OPERATION cont.
TO HELP MAINTAIN CONTROL cont.:
9.After completing your cut, release the trigger switch and allow the blade to come to
a complete stop. DO NOT remove the saw from the workpiece while the blade is moving.
When sawing through a workpiece, the lower blade guard DOES NOT cover the blade on the underside of the workpiece (see Fig. 4, page 17). ALWAYS keep your hands and fingers away from the cutting area. Any part of your body coming in contact with the moving blade will result in serious injury.
MAKING CROSS CUTS AND RIP CUTS (Fig. 14)
!WARNING: ALWAYS clamp and support workpiece securely. ALWAYS maintain proper control of saw. Failure to clamp and support workpiece and loss of control of saw could result in serious injury.
1.ALWAYS use your saw with your hands positioned correctly (see Fig. 12).
!WARNING: ALWAYS maintain proper control of the saw to make sawing safer and easier. Loss of control of the saw could cause an accident resulting in possible serious injury.
2.When making cross or rip cuts, align your line of cut with the right side of the notch by the 0o indicator (see Fig. 14).
3.Since the thickness of blades varies, MAKE A TRIAL CUT in scrap material along the guideline to determine how much, if any, you should offset the blade from the guideline to allow for the kerf of the blade to get an accurate cut.
4.Before starting a cut, draw a guideline along the desired line of cut, then place the front edge of the saw base on that part of the workpiece that is solidly supported (see Fig.12).
5.NEVER place the saw on the part of the workpiece that will fall off when the cut is made (see Fig. 13).
6.Hold the saw firmly with both hands (see Fig 12).
7.Squeeze the trigger switch to start the saw. ALWAYS let the blade reach full speed before you begin the cut into the workpiece.
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8.When making a cut, ALWAYS use steady, even pressure. Forcing the saw causes rough cuts and could shorten the life of the saw or cause Kickback.
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MAKING RIP CUTS
ALWAYS use a guide when making long or wide rip cuts with your saw. You can use either a straight edge or use the edge guide that was included with your saw.
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