OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use of attachments or accessories not recom- mended can result in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool to cut only wood or plastic as listed below:
Cross cutting miters, joints, etc. for picture frames, mold- ings, door casings, and fine joinery.
Bevel and compound cutting
Cross cutting wide workpieces.
NOTE: The blade provided is fine for most wood cutting operations, but for fine joinery cuts or cutting plastic, use one of the accessory blades available from the RIDGID dealer.
WARNING:
Before starting any cutting operation, clamp or bolt the miter saw to a workbench. Never operate the miter saw on the floor or in a crouched position. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, keep your hands outside the no hands zone, at least 3 in. from blade. Never perform any cutting operation freehand (with- out holding workpiece against the fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.
WARNING:
Do not start the compound miter saw without checking for interference between the blade and the miter fence. Damage could result to the blade if it strikes the miter fence during operation of the saw.
CUTTING WITH YOUR SLIDING COMPOUND MITER SAW
WARNING:
When using a work clamp or
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter lock lever and the bevel lock lever securely before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the control arm or miter table while making a cut.
WARNING:
Do not try to cut narrow pieces using the sliding feature. Failure to heed this warning could result in serious personal injury.
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