MAKING A LARGE PANEL CUT
See Figure48.
Make surethe sew is properlysecuredto ework surface
to avoidtippingfrom the weight of a large panel
_, WARNING: Make surethe b_adeguard assembly
isinstalledand workingproperly to avoidserious
pessibteinjury.
• Placeasupportthe same height as the top of the saw
table behind thesaw for the cutwork. Add supportsto
thesides as needed.
•Dependingon the shape of thepansl, use the rip fence
ormiteTgauge, ff the panel istoo large touse s_'herthe
rip{once or the miter gauge, itis too {argofor this saw.
_IL WARNING: Nsvsrmake freehand cuts {cutswithout
themiter gaugeor ripfence), which canresult in
seriousinjury.
•Makesure thewood does not touch the blade before
you turn on the saw, Let the blade bu_d upto full speed
beforefoeding the wood _,ntotheblade.
•When thework is oemplstod, pressthe switch offand
removethe key.
lARGEPN(ELCUT
RIPFENCE
HEIGHT
ADJUSTING
HANDWHEEL
Fig. _-8
MAKING A NON-THROUGH CUT
See Figure4g.
Non-throughcuts canbe made with the grain(ripping)or
acrossthe grain (crosscut}.The use ofa nOn-throughcut
is essentialto cuttinggrooves,rabbets,and d,ad.oes.
NOTE:TtT_sis the onlytype out that is madewithout
the blade guardinstsIled.Make surethe blade guard
assembly lareinstalledupon completion ofthistype of
cut.
Readthe appropriate sectionwhich describesthe type
of cut inadditionto this section on non-throughor dado
cuts.For example, if yournon-throughcut is a straight
cross cut,read and understandthe sectionon straight
crosscuts before procaed{ng.
•Unplugthe saw.
•Lowerthe blade and removethe screw holdingthe
throat plate in place.Remove thethroatplate.
•RaLsethesaw blade.
•Put the sew inanglemode by pushingthe bevel
lockinglavar to theright.Turnthe height adjusting
hsndwheeluntil the b(adeindicster showsa30" ar_jis.
Pushthe bevellocking{eversecurelyto the [eftto lock
the angle,
•Loosenthe two hexnuts st the base of the rivingknife.
Do not remove hex nuts. Removethe rivingknife/
blade guard assembly.Retightanthe two hex nuts on
thebase,
•Lowerthe blade and insert the throatplate, then
securelytighten thethroat plate screw.
• Bring theblade backto gO°.
• Raise the blade_o the correcthaigh'tbytuTningthe
heightad{ustinghandwheelcounterclockwise.
NOTE: Carefullycheckall setupsand rctsta the blade
onefur{revolutionto assure properclearancebefore
connecting saw topower source.
•Feed the workpiscs into the blade.
• Alwaysuse push blocks,push sticks,andfeather-
boards whenmakingnon-through cutsto avoid the
riskof seriousinjury,
_1= WARNING: Whenmaking anon-through cut, the
cutteris covered bythe warY,pieceduringmost ot
the cut.Be alert to the exposed cutterat the start
and finishof everycut to avoid the risk of personal
injury.
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