•Raise the rip fence handle and remove the rip fence.

•Set the blade angle by loosening the bevel lock handle and turning the bevel handwheel. Retighten the bevel lock handle.

•Set miter gage to 0° if needed. Make sure miter gage knob is securely tightened.

•Place a support the same height as the top of the saw table behind the saw for the cut work.

•Make sure the wood is clear of the blade before turning on the saw. Insert the key and lift the switch to the ON position. Let the blade build up to full speed before feeding the wood into the blade with the miter gage.

•Hold the work firmly against the miter gage and push the miter gage to feed the work into the blade.

•When the work is completed, press the switch off and remove the key.

BEVELCROSSCUT

BLADE

ANGLED_/

•Set the blade angle by loosening the bevel lock handle and turning the bevel handwheel. Retighten the bevel lock handle.

,_ WARNING: When making a bevel rip cut, the rip fence must be on the right side of the blade.

Otherwise the fence could trap the workpiece, possibly causing kickback and resulting in injury.

•Attach the rip fence on the right side of the blade at the correct distance from the blade for the cut.

•Place a support the same height as the top of the saw table behind the saw for the cut work.

,_ WARNING: Never stand directly in the line of cut. Stand to the side to reduce the chance of

injury should kickback occur.

•Make sure the wood is clear of the blade before turning on the saw. Insert the key and lift the switch to the ON position. Let the blade obtain full speed before feeding the workpiece into the blade.

•Place the work firmly against the rip fence and feed the work into the blade.

,_ WARNING: Never push a small piece of wood into the blade with your hand. Use a pushstick as

the end of the workpiece nears the blade.

•When the work is completed, press the switch off and remove the key.

BEVEL RIPCUT

BLADERIP FENCE

ANGLEDONRIGHT

BEVELLOCK

HANDLE

(NOTSHOWN)

Fig. 52

MAKING A BEVEL RIP CUT

See Figure 53.

Try out this cut on a piece of scrap wood before cutting your workpiece. Use a pushstick to move small pieces of wood into and past the blade.

SCALE

BLADE

,_ WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is lowered over blade and is working properly to

prevent possible injury.

Fig. 53

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315.22839 specifications

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