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TO CROSS CUT OR RIP CUT | TOP VIEW OF SAW |
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See Figure 15. |
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VIEWING |
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When making a cross cut or rip cut, align your line of cut |
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WINDOW |
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with the outer blade guide notch on the saw base (as shown |
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in Figure 15) and view the blade through the viewing window. |
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Since blade thicknesses vary, always make a trial cut in |
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scrap material along a guideline to determine how much, if |
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any, the guideline must be offset to produce an accurate cut. |
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NOTE: The distance from the line of cut to the guideline is |
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the amount you should offset the guideline. |
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OPTIONAL RIP GUIDE (EDGE GUIDE) |
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See Figure 16. |
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Use a guide when making long or wide rip cuts with your |
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saw. An optional rip guide with a 5 in. scale is available, or | ALIGN OUTER BLADE GUIDE NOTCH ON |
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you can make an efficient rip guide by clamping a straight | GUIDELINE | ||
SAW BASE WITH LINE OF CUT AS SHOWN | |||
edge to your workpiece. Secure the workpiece. Using C- | WHEN MAKING CROSS CUTS OR RIP CUTS | Fig. 15 | |
clamps, firmly clamp a straight edge to the workpiece and |
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guide the saw along the straight edge to achieve a straight | STRAIGHT EDGE |
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rip cut. Do not bind the blade in the cut. If using the optional |
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rip guide, see the following instructions and Figure 17. |
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TO ASSEMBLE RIP GUIDE |
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■ Unplug your saw. |
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WARNING:
Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental start- ing causing possible serious personal injury.
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■Place rip guide through holes in saw base as shown in Figure 17.
■Adjust rip guide to the width needed for the cut.
■Tighten edge guide screw securely.
When using a rip guide, position the face of the rip guide firmly against the edge of workpiece. This makes for a true cut without pinching the blade. The guiding edge of the workpiece must be straight for your cut to be straight. Use caution to prevent blade from binding in the cut.
C-CLAMPS
WORKPIECE
ALTERNATE METHOD FOR RIP CUTTING | Fig. 16 |
RIP GUIDE INCLUDED WITH
MODEL CSB130JS ONLY
EDGE |
GUIDE SCREW |
EDGE GUIDE (RIP GUIDE)
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PLACE RIP
GUIDE THROUGH
HOLES Fig. 17
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