MAKING A CROSS CUT
See Figure 44.
It is recommended that you make test cuts on scrap wood. Stand at the frontof the saw and push the wood to the blade with the miter gage.
_1= WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is lowered over blade and is working properlyto
preventpossibleinjury.
• Set the blade to the fightdepth for the workpiece by | |
| tuming the height handwheel. |
• | Set the miter gage to 0". Make sure miter gage |
| knob is securelytightened. |
• Place a supportthe same height as the top of the | |
| saw table behind the saw for the cut work. |
• | The miter gage may be used in either of the two |
| g_:_ovesin the table. When using leftgroove, hold |
| workpiece firmlyagainst theemiter gage base with |
| your left hand and grip the knobwith your right |
| hand. When usingthe rightgroove, hold workpiece |
| firmlyagainst the miter gage base with your right |
| hand and grip the knobwith your left hand. See |
| Figure 44. |
• Check that the wood is not touchingthe blade. | |
| Insert the key and lift the switch to the ON position. |
• Let the blade buildup to fullspeed before feeding | |
| the workpiece intothe blade with the miter gage. |
•For small pieces of wood, use a pushstickto move the wood into and past the blade.
•Make sure the wood is not touchingthe blade. Insert the key and lift the switch to the ON position.
Let the blade build up to full speed beforefeeding theworkpieceintotheblade.
•When thework iscompleted,presstheswitchoff and removethekey,
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PLACE LEFT HAND ON
• Hold the work firmlyagainst the miter gage and |
WORKPIECEAND
WHENMITERGAGEIS
push the miter gage to feed the work into the blade. |
• When the work is completed, press the switch off |
and remove the key. |
MAKING A RIP CUT
See Figure 45.
Making a test cut on scrap wood is highlyrecom- mended. From the front of the saw, posltioothe wood against the rip fence and push it to the blade with a pushstick.Be sure the end of the wood is square.
WARNING: Never stand directly In the line of cut. Stand to the side to reduce risk of injury.
WARNING: Never push a small piece of wood into the blade with your hand.
_1= WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is lowered over blade and is workingproperly to
prevent possible injury.
•Remove the miter gage and attachthe ripfence over the rails.
•Place a supportthe same height as the top of the saw table behindthe saw for the cut work.
ONLEFTSIDEOFBLADE
Mn'ERGAGE HERE
PLACERIGHTHANDON
MITERGAGEKNOBHERE
Fig. 44
RIPCUT
• Positionthe rip fence the correct distancefrom the
blade for the cut.
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