Hold your saw firmly with both hands.
See Figure 14.
RIGHT Fig. 14
Squeeze theswitch trigger to start yoursaw. Always
letthe blade reach full speed, thenguide yoursaw
into the workpiecs.
,_ WARNING: The blade coming incontact with
the workpieca before it reaches full speed could
cause your saw to "kickback" towards you
resulting in serious injury.
When making a cut use steady, even pressure.
Forcing causes rough cuts, could shorten the life of
yoursaw and could cause "kickback."
REMEMBER:
When sawing through work, the lower blade guard
does not cover the blade, exposing it on the
underside of work. Keep your hands and fingers
away from cutting area. Any part of your body
coming In contact with the moving blade will
result In serious Injury.
After you complete your cut release the trigger and
allow the blade to come to a complete stop. Do not
remove your saw from workplece while the blade
Is moving,
CAUTION: When lifting your saw from the
workpiece, the blade is exposed on the
underside of yoursaw until the lower blade guard
closes. Make sure lower guard is closed before
settingyour saw down on work surface.
TO CROSS CUT OR RIP CUT
When making across cut or rip cut, align your line of
cutwith the outer blade guide notch on the saw base
as shown in Figure 15.
TOPVIEWOF SAW
OFSAWI/ , \ _ €/
ALIGNOUTERBLADEGUIDENOTCHON
SAWBASEWITHLINE OFCUTASSHOWN GUIDELINE
WHENMAKINGCROSSCUTSORRIPCUTS Fig. 15
Since blade thicknesses vary, always make a trial cut
inscrap material along a guideline to determine how
much, ifany, the guideline must be offset to produce
an accurate cut. Note: The distance from the line of
cutto the guideline is the amount you should offset
the guideline,
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