STARTING A CUT
Know the right way to use your saw.
See Figure 1I.
RIGHT Fig. 11
_IL WARNING: To make sawing easier and safer,
always maintain proper control of your saw. Loss
of control of your saw couldcause an accident
resulting in possible serious injury.
Never use your saw as shown in Figure 12.
TO HELP MAINTAIN CONTROL:
• Always support your workpiece near the cut.
• Support your workpiece sothe cut will be on your
right.
•Clamp your workpiece so it will not move during
the cut.
Place your workpiece withits good side down. Note:
The good side is the side on which appearance is
important.
Before beginning a cut, draw a guideline along the
desired line of cut. Then place front edge of base on
that part of your workpiece that is solidly supported.
See Figure 11.
Never place your saw on that part of the
workpiece that will fall off when the cut is made.
See Figure 13.
WRONG Fig. 13
Keep the cord away from cutting area. Always place
the cord to prevent itfrom hanging upon the
workpiece while making a cut.
_L DANGER: If the cord hangs up on the
workpiece during a cut, release the switch trigger
immediately. Unplugyour saw and reposition the
cordto prevent it from hanging up again.
WRONG Fig. 12 & DANGER: Using your saw with adamaged cord
could result in serious injuryor death. Ifthe cord
Never place your hand on the workpiece behind has been damaged, have itreplaced before
your saw while making a cut. usingyour saw again.
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