MAKING A COMPOUND CROSS CUT
See Figure 45.
Inthis cut, both the blade and the arm are angled. Be
familiar with both bevel and miter cuts before making
acompound cut. Practice on scrap wood.
WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is
lowered and is workingproperly to prevent
possible injury. Always raisethe clearplastic
guard before changing the bevel orlowering the
blade to avoid damage to the guard.
,_ WARNING: Keep one hand on the handle until
the blade stopsrotating to prevent the riskof
injury.
• Put the fence in the front position (next to the front
table) and tighten the table clamps.
•Check that the control cut device is set for the
correctspeed for thetype of wood and cutyou are
planning. Referto the chart on the label and adjust
thethumbwheel onthe handleaccordingly.
•If the yoke isnot in the cross cut positionwith the
blade parallel to the arm, release the yoke lock
handle and positionthe yoke correctly with the yoke
pivotlatch on theright side ofthe arm.
•If the arm istoo low or too high, first liftthe blade
guard if the arm istoo low, and tum the elevating
handwheel at the front of the table. Set the blade to
justclear thekerr or table.
•To set the angle ofthe arm, releasethe arm lock
knobon top ofthe arm. Use the miter scale above
the columnto position itto the desired angle, and
lockthe armlock knob.
•To set the blade angle, firstraisethe plasticlower
guard. Releasethe bevellock lever, andposition
the blade withthe bevelindex lever.
•Retighten the bevel lock lever.
Note: For a 45" or 90" angle, the bevel index lever will
seat automatically at the preset positive stop
positions.For anyother angle, usethe bevel
lock lever.
• Ifthe yoke isin front of the fence, loosen the
carriage lock knobon the left sideof the arm.
Release the switch trigger on the handle andlet the
carriage retum tothe back.
•Ifthere isno kerr, cut one approximately1/16 in.
deep. Grasp the handle. Tum the saw onwith the
switchon thearm. Squeeze the switch trigger and
pullthe bladeforward to make the keff.
•Release the switchtrigger and let the carriage
return to theback. Turn the saw off with the switch
on the arm but hold the handle until the blade stops
rotating. Adjust the height with the elevating
handwheel so the blade will rotate freely in the keff.
•Positionthe workpiece against the fence. Place the
pawls and riving knife to clear the workpiece or the
fence, whichever is higher, by at least 1/4 inch.
• Grasp the handle with one hand. With the other
hand, turn the saw on, then hold the workpiece
down and against the fence. If necessary, slightly
raise the outer blade guard for clearance. Keep
your hand well away from the blade.
• Squeeze the switch tdgger and pull the blade
through the workpiece but only far enough to
complete the cut. Keep your hand on the handle,
even after the cut has been made and the saw
turned off, until the blade stops rotating.
• After completing the cut, move the workpiece to the
side and turn off the saw with the switch on the
arm. Release the switch trigger and let the yoke
move back behind the fence. Do not release the
handle until the blade stops rotating.
MITER YOKE
ARM PIVOTLATCH
SWITCH YOKELOCK
HANDLE BEVELLOCK
LEVER
CLAMPS
BEVELEDAND
ELEVATING
HANDWHEEL
Fig. 45
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