OPERATION

WARNING:

Before starting any cutting operation, clamp or bolt the compound miter saw to a workbench at approximately waist height. Never operate your miter saw on the floor or in a crouched position. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.

CUTTING THE THROAT PLATE

See Figure 10.

In order to use the compound miter saw, you must cut a slot through the zero clearance throat plate to allow for blade clearance.

Follow these directions to cut the throat plate.

■Set the saw at 0° miter.

■Turn on the saw and allow the blade to reach full speed.

■Make a straight cut as far as it will go through the throat plate.

■Turn off the saw and allow the blade to come to a complete stop before raising the saw arm.

■Adjust the bevel angle to 45°.

■Turn on the saw and allow the blade to reach full speed.

■Make another cut through the throat plate.

NOTE: The slot in the throat plate is now wide enough to allow the blade to pass through it at any angle from 0 to 45 degrees.

CUTTING WITH THE MITER SAW

WARNING:

When using the work clamp or a C-clamp to secure the workpiece, clamp the workpiece on one side of the blade only. The workpiece must remain free on one side of the blade to prevent the blade from binding in the workpiece. Binding the blade causes the motor to stall and kickback, which could cause an accident resulting in serious personal injury.

CROSSCUT

See Figure 11.

A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece. A straight crosscut is made with the miter table set at the zero degree position. Miter crosscuts are made with the miter table set at some angle other than zero.

Follow these directions to make a crosscut.

■Push down on the saw arm.

■Pull out the lock pin to release the saw arm.

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