OPERATION
CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW
WARNING:
When using a work clamp or
CROSSCUTTING
See Figure 22.
A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece. A straight crosscut is made with the miter table set at the 0° position. Miter crosscuts are made with the miter table set at some angle other than zero.
Align cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of saw blade.
Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against the fence. Use the optional work clamp or a
Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting operation just to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made.
Grasp the saw handle firmly then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed.
Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece. See Figure 22.
Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece. Wait until the electric brake stops blade from turning before removing the workpiece from the miter table.
TO CROSSCUT WITH YOUR MITER SAW
Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock handle approximately
Press the miter lock plate down with your thumb and hold.
Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with the desired angle on the miter scale.
Release the miter lock plate.
Note: You can quickly locate 0°, 11.25°,15°, 22.5°, 31.62°,and 45° left or right by releasing the lock plate as you rotate the control arm. The lock plate will seat itself in one of the positive stop notches, located in the miter table frame.
Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter lock handle securely before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the control arm or miter table while making a cut.
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 30 and 31.
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 28.
STRAIGHT
CROSSCUT
WORK CLAMP
Fig. 22
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