[] Positiontheworkpieceflatonthetablewiththeedge flushagainsttheripfence.Letthebladebuildupto fullspeedbeforefeedingtheworkpieceintotheblade.
[] Oncethebladehasmadecontactwiththeworkpiece, usethehandclosestto theripfenceto guideit. Makesuretheedgeoftheworkpieceremainsinsolid contactwithboththeripfenceandthesurfaceofthe table.Ifrippinganarrowpiece,useapushstickand/ orpushblocksto movethepiecethroughthecutand pasttheblade.
[] Whenthecut ismade,turnthesawoff.Waitforthe bladeto cometo acompletestopbeforeremoving theworkpiece.
BEVELRiP CUT
RiP FENCE
BLADE
ANGLED
SCALE
Fig. 45
MAKING A COMPOUND (BEVEL) MITER CUT
See Figure 46,
A WARNING: Make sure the blade guard assembly is installed and working properly to avoid possible serious injury.
[] Lock the bevel locking lever.
[] Set the blade to the correct depth for the workpiece.
[] Set the miter gauge to the desired angle and tighten the lock knob.
[] Make sure the wood is clear of the blade before turning on the saw.
[] Turn the saw on.
[] Let the blade build up to full speed before moving the workpiece into the blade.
[] Hold the workpiece firmly with both hands on the miter gauge and feed the workpiece into the blade. NOTE: The hand closest to the blade should be placed on the miter gauge lock knob and the hand farthest from the blade should be placed on the workpiece.
[] When the cut is made, turn the saw off. Wait for the blade to come to a complete stop before removing the workpiece.
COMPOUND(BEVEL)MITER CUT
PLACELEFTHANDON MITER
GAUGEHERE
[] Remove the rip fence.
[] | Unlockthe | bevel | locking | lever. |
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[] | Adjust the | bevel | angle to | the desired setting. | Fig. 46 |
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