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• Loosen thebevel look knob and movethe sew
armto the leftto thedesiredbevel angle.
•Bevelangles can be set from 0°to 45°.
•Foryour conveniencethere isa double scale
located onthe mounting brackeL See F_jure 27. If
one side becomes difficultto read as you move
thesaw arm tothe left, simplyrefer to the other
side.Align the indicatorpointforthe side you
choosewiththe desired angle.
•Oncethe sew arm has been setat the desired
angle,securely tightenthe bevel lockknob.
•Placethe workpiecefiaton the miter table with
oneedge securelyagainst thefence. Ifthe board
iswarped, place the convexside againstthe
fence. Ifthe concave edge of a board is placed
againstthe fence, the beard couldcollapseon the
bladeat the end of the cut, jamming the blade.
See Figures33 and 34.
•When cuttinglong pieces oflumber or molding,
supportthe oppositeend of the stockwitha roller
standor with a work surface level withthe sew
table.
Alignthe cuttingline on the workpisoewith the
edge of saw blade.
Graspthe stock firmlywithone hand and secureit
againstthe fence. Use the optionalworkclamp or
a C-clamp to secure the workplecewhen pos-
sible. See Figure28.
_1= WARNING: To avoid serious personalinjury,
keepyour hands outsidethe no hands zone;at
least3 in. fromblade. Never perform any cutting
operationfreehand (withoutholdingworkplece
againstthe fence). The bladecould grab the
workpieceif it slipsor twists,
• Before tumingon the sew,perform a dry run of
thecutting operationjustto make surethat no
problemswilloccur whenthe cut is made.
•Graspthe sew handle firmly,press the lock-offtab
down,then squeeze the switchtrigger.Allow
severalsecondsfor the bladeto reach maximum
speed.
•Slowlylowerthe blade intoandthrough the
workpiese.See Figure28.
•Release theswitch triggerand allowthe saw
bladeto stoprotating beforeraisingthe blade out
ofworkpiece. Wait untilthe electricbrakestops
bladefrom turningbefore removingthe workploce
from mitertable.
COMPOUND MITER CUT
A compoundmitercut is a cutmade usinga miter
angleand a bevel angle at the same time. This typeof
cutis usedto make pictureframes, cut molding,make
boxeswith slopingsides,and for certain roof framing
cuts.
To make thistype of cutthe control armon the miter
table mustbe rotated tothe correct angleand the sew
armmust be tiltedto thecorrect bevel angle. Care
shouldalways be taken when makingcompound miter
setups dueto theinteractionof the two anglesettings.
Adjustmentsofmiter and bevel settings are interde-
pendent withone another. Each time you adjust the
mitersetting you change theeffect of the bevel
setting. Also,each time you adjustthe bevel setting
you changethe effect ofthe miter setting.
It maytake several settings to obtain the desiredcut.
The firstangle setting should becheckedafter setting
the secondangle, since adjustingthe second angle
affects thefirst.
Oncethe two correct settings for a particularcut have
beenobtained, always make a test cut in scrap
materialbefore makinga finish cut in good material.
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