OPERATION
TO MITER CUT
nPull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
nLoosen the miter lock handles.
nRotate the saw table until the pointer aligns with the desired angle on the miter scale.
nReighten the miter lock handles securely.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter lock handle securely before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the control arm or miter table while making a cut.
nPlace 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. If the concave edge of a board is placed against the fence, the board could collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the blade.
nWhen cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with a work surface level with the saw table. See Figure 37.
nAlign cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of blade.
nGrasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against the fence or use the optional work clamp or a
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, keep hands outside the no hands zone; at least 3 in. from blade. Never perform any cutting operation freehand (without holding workpiece against the fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.
nBefore turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting operation just to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made.
nGrasp the saw handle firmly then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed.
nSlowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
nRelease the switch trigger and allow the blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece. Wait until the electric brake stops blade from turning before removing the workpiece from the miter table.
TO BEVEL CUT
See Figures 33 - 34.
A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece with the blade angled to the workpiece. A straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at the zero degree position and the blade set at an angle between 0° and 45°.
nPull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
nLoosen the miter lock handles.
nRotate the saw table until the pointer aligns with zero on the miter scale.
nRetighten the miter lock handles securely.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter lock handle securely before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the control arm or miter table while making a cut.
INDICATOR
POINT
SCALE
MOUNTING
BRACKET Fig. 33
nLoosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm to the left to the desired bevel angle.
nBevel angles can be set from 0° to 45°.
nAlign the indicator point for the desired angle.
nOnce the saw arm has been set at the desired angle, securely tighten the bevel lock knob.
nPlace 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. If the concave edge of a board is placed against the fence, the board could collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jam- ming the blade.
nWhen cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with a work surface level with the saw table.
nAlign the cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of saw blade.
nGrasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against the fence or use the optional work clamp or a
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, keep hands away from cutting area. Never perform any cutting operation freehand (without holding workpiece against the fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.
nBefore turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cut- ting operation just to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made.
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