CROSSCUTTING (Fig. VV)
{_ WARNING]
To prevent serious injury:
o Do not allow familiarity or frequent use of your table saw to cause careless mistakes. Remember that even a careless fraction of a second is enough to cause a severe injury.
o Keep both hands away from the blade and the path of the blade.
o Never attempt to pull the workpiece backwards during a cutting operation. This will cause kickback and serious injury to the
user can occur.
1.Remove the rip fence and place the miter gauge in the miter gauge groove on the table.
2.Adjust the blade height so that it is 1/8 in. higher than the top of the workpiece.
3.Hold the workpiece firmly against the miter gauge with the blade path in line with the desired cut location.
Move the workpiece to a 1 in. distance from the blade.
4.Start the saw and wait for the blade
(1)to come up to full speed. Never stand directly in line of the saw blade path, always stand to the side of the blade that you are cutting on.
5.Keep the workpiece (2) against the face of the miter gauge (3) and flat against the table. Then slowly push the workpiece through the blade.
6.Do not try to pull the workpiece back with the blade turning. Turn the switch OFF, and carefully slide the workpiece out when the blade has completely stopped.
I WARNINGi
Always position the larger surface of the workpiece on the table when crosscutting and/or bevel crosscutting to avoid instability.
Fig. VV
USING THE WOOD FACING ON THE MITER GAUGE (Fig. WW)
Slots are provided in the miter gauge for attaching an auxiliary facing (1) to make it easier to cut very long or short pieces. Select a suitable piece of smooth wood, drill two holes through it and attach it to the miter gauge with screws. Make sure the facing does not interfere with the proper operation of the saw blade guard. When cutting long workpieces, you can make a simple outfeed support by clamping a piece of plywood to a sawhorse.
Fig. WW
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