OPERATION

■Raise the saw arm to its full raised position.

■Loosen the miter lock handle by rotating it approxi- mately one-half turn.

■Depress the miter lock lever.

■Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with the desired angle on the miter scale.

■Release the miter lock lever.

NOTE: You can quickly locate 0°, 15°, 22-1/2°, 30°, and 45° left or right by releasing the miter lock lever as you rotate the control arm. The miter lock lever will seat itself in one of the positive stop notches, located in 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. Refer to CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL and SUPPORTING LONG AND WIDE WORKPIECES later in this manual.

NOTE: Use the built-in measuring scale to make quick crosscuts.

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

■Grip the workpiece firmly with one hand to secure it against the fence.

NOTE: Use the work clamp or a C-clamp to secure the workpiece when possible.

WARNING:

To avoid serious personal injury, keep your hands outside the no hands zone; at least 3 in. (76 mm) from the blade. Never perform any cutting operation freehand (without holding the workpiece against the fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.

■Perform a dry run of the cutting operation (before turning on the saw) just to make sure that no problems will occur when you make the cut.

■Grasp the saw handle firmly.

■Squeeze the switch trigger.

CROSSCUT

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■Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maxi- mum speed.

■Lower the blade into and through the workpiece.

■Release the switch trigger.

■Wait for the blade to stop before raising the saw arm or moving the workpiece.

BEVEL CUT

See Figure 12.

A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece with the blade angled to the workpiece. A straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at the zero degree position and the blade set at an angle between 0° and 45°.

Follow these directions to make a bevel cut.

■Push down on the saw arm.

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

■Raise the saw arm to its full raised position.

■Loosen the miter lock handle by rotating it approxi- mately one-half turn.

■Depress the miter lock lever.

■Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with zero on the miter scale.

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