BEVELCUT
Fig.28
Loosen the bevel tock knob and move the saw
arm to the left to the desired bevel angle.
Bevel angles can be set from 0°to 45°.
For your convenience there isa double scale
located on the mounting bracket. See Figure 27. If
one side becomes difficult to read as you move
the saw arm tothe left,simply refer to the other
side. Align theindicator point forthe side you
choose with the desired angle.
•Once the saw arm hasbeen setat thedesired
angle, securelytighten the bevel lockknob.
• 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. Ifthe concave edge ofa board isplaced
against the fence, the board could collapse on the
blade at the end of the cut, jamming the blade.
See Figures 33 and 34.
• 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 withthe saw
table. See Figure 31.
• Align the 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 optional work clamp or
a C-clamp to secure the workpiece when pos-
sible. See Figure 28.
AWARNING: To avoidserious personal injury,
keep your hands outside the no hands zone; at
least3 in.from blade. Never performany cutting
operationfreehand (without holdingworkpiece
againstthe fence). The blade could grab the
workpieceif it slips or twists.
•Beforeturning on the saw, perform a dry run of
thecutting operationjust tomake sure that no
problems will occur when the cut is made.
• Grasp the saw handle firmly, press the lock-off tab
down, then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow
several seconds for the blade to reach maximum
speed.
• Slowly lower the blade into and through the
workpiece. See Figure 28.
• Release the switch trigger and allow the saw
blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out
ofworkpiece. Wait until the electric brake stops
blade from turning before removing the workpiece
from miter table.
COMPOUND MITER CUT
A compound miter cut is a cut made using amiter
angle and a bevel angle atthe same time. This type of
cut is usedto make picture frames, cut molding, make
boxes with sloping sides, and for certain roof framing
cuts.
To make this type of cut the control arm on the miter
table must be rotated tothe correct angle and the saw
arm must be tilted to the correct bevel angle. Care
should always be taken when making 'compound miter
setups due to the interaction of the two angle settings.
Adjustments of miterand bevel settings are interde-
pendent with one another. Each time you adjust the
miter setting you change the effect ofthe bevel
setting. Also, each time you adjust the bevel setting
you changethe effect of the miter setting.
It may take several settings to obtain the desired cut.
The first anglesetting should be checked after setting
the second angle, since adjusting the second angle
affects the first.
Once thetwo correct settings for a particular cut have
been obtained, always make a test cut inscrap
material before making a finish cut ingood material.
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