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Additional Safety Instructions For:
Crosscut Type Cuts.
•Never use the rip fence when
•An auxiliary wood facing attached to the miter gauge can help prevent workpiece twisting and throwbacks. Attach it to the slots provided. Make the facing long enough and big enough to support your work. Make sure, however, it will not interfere with the sawblade guard.
Before Starting
•Use jigs or fixtures to help hold any piece too small to extend across the full length of the miter gauge face during the cut. This lets you properly hold the miter gauge and workpiece and helps keep your hands away from the blade.
While Cutting
•To reduce the risk of blade contact, always hold the miter gauge as shown in “Basic Saw Operations - Using The Miter Gauge”.
Additional Safety Instructions For
Before Using the Caster System
Read the following warning located on the plate assembly:
To reduce the risk of injury from | • the tool on a firm level surface |
unexpected tool movement. | where there is plenty of room to |
• Check to make sure tool does not | handle and properly support the |
move prior to use. If tool moves, | workpiece. |
adjust all four leveler feet to support |
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the tool. |
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Glossary of Terms for Woodworking
Anti-Kickback Pawls
Device which, when properly maintained, is designed to stop the workpiece from being thrown towards the front of the saw at the operator during ripping operation.
Arbor
The shaft on which a cutting tool is mounted.
Bevel Cut
An angle cutting operation made through the face of the workpiece.
Compound Cut
A simultaneous bevel and miter crosscutting operation.
Crosscut
A cutting operation made across the width of the workpiece.
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