MAKING A MITER CUT
See Figure 43.
In amiter cut, the blade is vertical and the arm
angled. If a kertdoes notexist for the cutting path,
make one (instructionsbelow). Each cutting path
requires itsown keff.
WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is
lowered and isworking properly to prevent
possible injury. Always raisethe clearplastic
guard before changing the bevel orlowering the
blade to avoid damage tothe guard.
_i, WARNING: Keepone hand on the handleuntil
the blade stops rotating toprevent the riskof
injury.
•Put the fence in the front position (next tothe front
table) and tightenthe table clamps.
•Check that the control cut device isset for the
correctspeed for the type of wood and cut you are
planning. Refer to the charton the label andadjust
the thumbwheel on the handle accordingly.
•If the yoke is notin the cross cut positionwith the
blade parallel to the arm, release the yoke lock
handle and positionthe yoke correctly with the
yoke pivot latch on the rightside of the arm.
•If the arm is too Lowor too high,first liftthe blade
guard if the arm istoo low, and turn the elevating
handwheel at the front ofthe table. Setthe blade to
justclear theked ortable.
•To setthe angle of the arm, release the arm lock
knobon top ofthe arm. Usethe miterscale above
the columnto position the arm tothe desired angle,
and lock the armlock knob.
•Ifthe bladeis angled, raisethe plastic lowerguard,
release the bevel locklever, and setthe bevel
indicatorto zero.Retighten thebevel lock lever.
•Ifthe bladeis in front of the fence, loosenthe
carriage lockknob on the leftside of the arm and
letthe carriage move back.
•Ifthere isno kerr, cut one approximately 1/16 in.
deep. Grasp the handle and turn the saw on with
theswitch on thearm. Squeeze the switchtrigger
onthe handle and pull the blade forward acrossthe
table to make the kerf.
•Release the switch trigger and let the carriage
return to the back. Turn the saw off with the switch
on the arm buthold the handle until the blade stops
rotating. Adjust the height with the elevating
handwheel so the blade will rotate freely in the kerf.
• Position the workpiece against the fence. Place the
pawls and riving knife toclear the workpiece or the
fence, whichever is higher, by at least 1/4 inch.
• Grasp the handle with one hand. With the other,
tum the saw on, then hold the workpiece down and
against the fence. Keep your hand well away from
the blade.
•Squeeze the switchtrigger and pull the blade
throughthe workpiece but only far enough to
complete the cut. Keepyour hand onthe handle,
even after the cut has been madeand thesaw
turned off, until the blade stops rotating.
•After completingthe cut, move the workpiece to the
side andturn off the saw withthe switch onthe
arm. Release theswitch trigger and let the yoke
move back behind the fence. Do not release the
handle until the blade stops rotating.
ARM
LOCKKNOB
MITERSCALE
SWITCH
CARRIAGE
YOKE
PIVOTLATCH
YOKELOCK
HANDLE
BLADEGUARD
ERCUT
ELEVATING
HANDWHEEL
INDICATOR
BEVEL
LOCKLEVER
TABLE
CLAMP
Fig. 43 _.
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