DEPTHSTOP
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
BEVEL
LOCKKNOB
MITER
TABLE
LOCK
POSITIVE
STOPADJUSTMENT
SCREWFOR0° ANGLES Fig. 25
•Lower the blade into the zero clearance throat
plate of the miter table. Check blade clearance
and maximum cutting distance (distance from
fence where blade enters) to front of miter table
slot.
• Readjust if necessary.
_k WARNING: Do not start your compound miter
saw without checking for interference between
the blade and themiter table support. Damage
could result to the blade if it strikes the miter
table support during operation of the saw.
•Tighten the hex nut with a 17 mm wrenchor
adjustable wrench.
•To prevent the depth stop adjustment screw from
turningwhile tightening the hex nut, carefully hold
it with the hex key whiletightening the hex nut.
APPLICATIONS
•":(Useonly for the purposes listed below)
• Cross cuttingweed and plastic.
•Cross cutting miters, joints, etc. for picture frames,
moldings, door casings, and fine joinery.
Note: The 104 tooth crosscut blade provided isfine
for mostwood cutting operations, but for fine joinery
cutsor cutting plastic, use one of the accessory
blades available from your nearest Sears store.
_k WARNING: Before starting any cuffing
operation, clamp or bolt your compound miter
saw to a workbench. Never operate your miter
saw on the floor or ina crouched position.
Failure to heed thiswarning can result in serious
personal injury.
CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND
MITER SAW
AWARNING: When using a work clamp or
C-clamp to secure your workpiece, clamp
workpiece on one side ofthe blade only. The
workpiece must remain free onone side of the
blade to prevent the blade from bindingin
workpiece. The workpiece binding the blade will
cause motor stalling and kickback. This situation
could cause anaccident resulting in possible
serious personal injury.
CROSSCUTTING
See Figure 26.
A crosscut is made by cutting acrossthe grain of the
workpiece. A straightcrosscut Jsmade with the miter
table set at the zero degree position. Miter crosscuts
are made with the miter table set at some angle other
than zero.
TO CROSSCUT WITH YOUR MITER
SAW:
•Pullout the lock pin and lift saw arm to itsfull
height,
•Loosen the miter lock handle, Rotate the miter
lock handle approximately one-half turn to the left
to iooson,
•Press the miter lock plate down with your thumb
and hold.
•Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with
thedesired angle on the miter scale.
•Release the miter lock plate.
Note: You can quickly lecate 0°, 22-1/2 °left or
right,31,6 ° left or right, and 45° left or right by
releasing the lock plateas you rotate the control
arm. The lock plate will seat itself in one of the
positive stop notches, located in the mitertable
frame.
•Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
_1= WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,
always tighten the miter lock handle securely
before making a cut. Failure to do so could result
in movement of the control arm or miter table
while making a cut.
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