TO HELP MAINTAIN CONTROL:
• Always support your workpiece near the cut.
•Support your workpiece so the cut will be on yo=;r
left.
•Clamp your workpiece so itwill not move during the
cut.
Place your workpiece with its good side down.
Note: The good side is the side on which appearance
isimportant.
Before beginning a cut, draw a guideline along the
desired line ofcut. Then place front edge of base on
that part of your workpiece that is solidilysupported.
See Figure 12.
Never place your saw on that part of the
workplece that will fall off when the cut Is made.
See Figure 14.
WRONGHold your saw firmly with both hands.
See Figure 15.
Fig. 14
RIGHT Fig. 15
Depress the lock-offbutton and squeeze the switch
trigger to start your saw. Always let the blade reach
full speed, then guide your saw into the workpiece.
_l, WARNING: Theblade coming in contact with
the workpiece before it reaches full speed could
cause your saw to "kickback" towards you*.
re,suitingin serious injury.
When making a cut use steady, even pressure.
Forcing_auses rough.cuts, could shorten the life of
your saw and could cause "kickback."
REMEMBER:
Whel_ sewing through work, the lower blade guard
does not cover the blade, exposing It on the
underside of work. Keepyour hands and fingers
away from'cutting area. Any part of your body
coming In contact with the moving blade will
result In;serious Injury.
After you complete your cut release the trigger and
allow the blade to come to acomplete stop. Do not
remove your saw from workplece while the blade
is moving.
_k CAUTION: Whenlifting your saw from the.
workpiece, the blade is exposed on the
underside ofyour saw until the lower blade guard
closes. Make sure lower blade guard is closed
beforesetting your saw down on work surface.
TO CROSS CUT OR RIP CUT
When making a cross cut or ripcut, align your line of
cutwith the outer blade guide notch on the saw base
as shown in figure 16.
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