RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued)
MALWAYS STAY ALERT! DO not allow familiarity
(gained from frequent use of your saw) to cause a careless mistake. ALWAYS REMEMBER that
a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.
MSTAY ALERT AND EXERCISE CONTROL Watch what you are doing and use common sense. Do not operate tool when you are Ured. Do not rush.
MMAKE SURE THE WORK AREA HAS AMPLE
LIGHTING to see the work and that no obstruc- tions will interfere with safe operation BEFORE performing any work using your saw.
mALWAYS TURN OFF SAW before disconnecting it, to avoid accidental starting when
mSAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Refer to them frequently and use to instruct other users. If you loan someone this tool, loan them these instruc- tions also.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
Arbor
The shaft on which a blade or cutting tool is mounted.
Bevel Cut
A cutting operation made with an angled blade.
Crosscut
A cutting or shaping operation made across the grain of the workpiece.
Compound Miter Cut
A compound miter cut is a cut made using a miter angle and a bevel angle at the same time.
Freehand
Performing a cut without using a fence, miter gage, fixture, work clamp, or other proper device to keep the workpiece from twisting or moving during the cut.
Gum
A sticky, sap based residue from wood products.
Miter Cut
A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than 90 degrees.
Resin
A sticky, sap base substance that has hardened.
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)
The number of turns completed by a spinning object
in one minute.
The area over, under, behind, or in front of the blade. As it applies to the workpiece, that area which will be, or has been, cut by the blade.
Set
The distance that the tip of the sawblade tooth is bent (or set) outward from the face of the blade.
Throwihg of a workpiece in a manner similar to a kickback. Usually associated with a cause other than the kerf closing, such as a workpiece not being against the fence, being dropped into the blade, or being placed inadvertently in contact with the blade.
Through Sawing
Any cutting operation where the blade extends completely through the thickness of the workpiece.
Workplece
The item on which the cutting operation is being'done.
The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends, and edges.
Zero Clearance Throat Plate
A plastic throat plate inserted in the miter table that allows for blade clearance. When you make your first cut with your compound miter saw, the saw blade cuts a slot through the throat plate the exact width of the blade. This provides for a zero clearance kerr that minimizes workpiece tear*out.
No Hands Zone
The area between the marked lines on the left and right side of the miter table base. This zone is
identified by no hands zone labels placed inside the marked lines on the miter table base.
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