RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued)
M ALWAYS STAY ALERT! DO not allow familiarity
(gained from frequent use of your saw) tocause
a careless mistake. ALWAYS REMEMBER that
a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to
inflictsevere injury.
M STAY ALERT AND EXERCISE CONTROL
Watch what you are doing and use common
sense. Do not operate tool when you are Ured.
Do not rush.
m
m
MMAKE SURE THE WORK AREA HAS AMPLE
LIGHTING to see the workand that no obstruc-
tions willinterfere with safe operation BEFORE
performing any work using yoursaw.
ALWAYS TURN OFF SAW before disconnecting
it,to avoidaccidental starting when re-connect-
ingto power supply.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Refer to them
frequently and use to instructother users. If you
loansomeone this tool, loan them these instruc-
tionsalso.
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
Acompound miter cut isa cut made using a miter
angle and abevel angle at the same time.
Freehand
Performing acutwithout 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
Acutting 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.
-Saw Blade Path
The area over, under, behind, or infront of the blade.
As itapplies 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.
Throw-Back
Throwihg of a workpiece in amanner 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 thicknessof the workpiece.
Workplece
The item on which the cutting operation is being'done.
The surfaces ofa 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 yourfirst
cut with your compound miter saw, the saw blade cuts
a slot through the throat plate the exact widthof the
blade. This provides for azero clearance kerrthat
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 nohands zone labels placed inside the
marked lineson the miter table base.
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