KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW

See Figure 3.

Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself with all operatingfeatures and safety requirements.

WARNING: Do not allow familiaritywith your saw to make you careless. Remember that a

careless fraction of a second is sufficientto inflict severe injury.

15 AMP MOTOR

Your saw has a powerful 15 amp motorwith sufficient power to handle tough cutting jobs. It is made with all ball beadngs, and has extemally accessiblebrushes for ease of servicing.

10 in. BLADE

A10 in. saw blade is included with your compound miter saw. It will cut matedais up to 2-5/8 in. thick or 5-3/4 in. wide, dependingupon the thickness of the

material and the settingat which the cut is being made.

SWITCH

L_K_LEVER

UPPER

BLADEGUAND

DUSTGUIDE

CUTTING CAPACITIES

When the miter angle (miter table) Is set at O° and the bevel angle Is set at 0°:

Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of 5-3/4 in. wide X 2-5/8 in. thick.

When the miter angle (miter table) Is set at 45° and the bevel angle Is set at 0°:

Your saw will cut matsdals up to a maximum of 4-1/4 in. wide X 2-5/8 in. thick.

When the miter angle (miter table) Is set at O° and the bevel angle is set at 45°:

Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of 5-3/4in. wide X 1-7/8 in. thick.

When the miter angle (miter table) Is set at 45 ° and the bevel angle is set at 45°:

Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of 4-1/4 in. wide X 1-7/8 in. thick.

SWITCHTRIGGER

BLADEGUARD

BEVEL

LOCKKNOBMITERTABLE

)HANDS ZONELABEL

"NOHANDSZONE"

ZEROCLEARANCE 'LATE

LOCKPLATE

MITER .

CONTROLARM LOCKHANDLE

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Fig. 3

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