Attaching Elevating Handwheel ..................................................................................................................... 23
Installingthe Yoke Assembly ......................................................................................................................... 24
Removing the Blade....................................................................................................................................... 25
Attaching Table Supports .............................................................................................................................. 25
Setting the Arm Lock Knob ............................................................................................................................ 26
Setting the Yoke Claml) ................................................................................................................................. 26
Settingthe Bevel Lock Lever ......................................................................................................................... 27
Tightening the Arm and Column .................................................................................................................... 28
Adjustingthe Column Tube ...................................................................................................................... 28-29
Adjusting the Carriage Bearings .................................................................................................................... 30
Levelingthe Table Supports .......................................................................................................................... 31
Installingthe FrontTable ............................................................................................................................... 32
Levelingthe Front Table ................................................................................................................................ 33
InstallingRear Table, Spacer Table, Fence, and Clamps............... .:........................................................ 33-34
InstallingBlade and Blade Guard .................................................................................................................. 34
AligningRiving Knifeto Blade........................................................................................................................ 35
InstallingRip Scale Indicators ........................................................................................................................ 36
•Adjustments .............................................................................................................................................. 36-42
Aligningthe Arm for Cross Cuts .................................................................................................................... 37
Aligningthe Blade to Table at 0" Bevel ......................................................................................................... 38
Squaring Blade to Fence ............................................................................................................................... 39
Paralleling Blade toTable .............................................................................................................................. 40
Aligningthe Rip Scale Indicators................................................................................................................... 41
InstallingControl Cut Device ......................................................................................................................... 42
• Operation .................................................................................................................................................. 43-53
BasicOperation of the Radial Arm Saw ........................................................................................................ 43
Types of Cuts ................................................................................................................................................. 43
Switch and Switch Key ................................................................................................................................... 44
Causes of Kickback ....................................................................................................................................... 44
Avoiding Kickback .......................................................................................................................................... 44
Cutting Aids .................................................................................................................................................... 45
Making a Cross Cut ....................................................................................................................................... 46
Making a Miter Cut ......................................................................................................................................... 47
Making a Bevel Cut ........................................................................................................................................ 48
Making a Compound Cross Cut..................................................................................................................... 49
Rip Cut Hazards and Precautions ................................................................................................................. 50
Setting Up a Rip Cut ................................................................................................................................. 50-51
Making a Rip Cut ........................................................................................................................................... 51
Making Other Cuts ......................................................................................................................................... 52
Cutting Long Workpieces ............................................................................................................................... 52
Non-Through Cuts ......................................................................................................................................... 53
•Maintenance .................................................................................................................................................. 54
•Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................................ 55-59
•Exploded View and Repair Parts List ....................................................................................................... 60-81
•Parts Ordering /Service .................................................................................................................... back page
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