RIDGID MS1290LZA manual To Slide CUT, See Figures 31

OPERATION

WARNING:

Never make a cut by pulling the saw toward you as the blade can climb on top of the workpiece and come toward you. Failure to heed this warning could result in serious personal injury.

TO SLIDE CUT

See Figures 31 - 32.

The sliding feature will cut workpieces 13-1/2 in. wide by 3-1/2 in. thick. With the saw off, pull the saw arm forward. Turn the saw on (let blade reach maximum speed), then push the blade down on top of the workpiece then back toward the rear of the saw to make a cut. Cuts are made by:

(1)pushing the saw blade away from you and toward the bevel scale at the back of the saw stopping when the full rear position has been reached after each cut. When the saw is running (turned on), NEVER pull the saw blade toward you or toward the front of the saw.

Raise saw arm to its full height.

Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of a board is placed against the fence, the board could collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the blade. See Figures 47 - 48.

When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with a work surface level with the saw table. See Figure 40.

Align the cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of saw blade.

Loosen the slide lock knob by turning the knob counter- clockwise.

Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against the fence. Use the work clamp or a C-clamp to secure the workpiece when possible.

Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cut- ting operation to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made.

With the saw off, grasp the saw handle firmly then pull the saw forward until the blade arbor (center of the saw blade) is over the front of the workpiece.

Depress the switch lock with thumb then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed.

Slowly lower the blade into and through the front edge of the workpiece.

Push the saw handle away from you and toward the bevel scale at the back of the saw.

SLIDE CUT

SLIDE SAW ARM

FORWARD THEN

PUSH DOWN

Fig. 31

PUSH

BACK

Fig. 32

Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece and removing the workpiece from miter table.

NOTE: A cross cut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece. A straight cross cut is made with the miter table set at the 0° position. Miter cross cuts are made with the miter table set at some angle other than 0°.

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