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SAWBLADES Sawbladeswill notcutefficientlyiftheyarenotkept clean,sharp,andproperlyset.Usinga dullbladewill placea heavyloadonthesawandincreasethe dangerof kickbackK. eepextrabladeson handso thatsharpblades arealwaysavailable. Gumandwoodpitchhardenedonbladeswillslowthe sawdown.Removesawbladefromthesawandusegum andpitchremoverh,otwatero, r keroseneto removethese accumulationsDO. NOT USE GASOLINE. BLADE GUARD SYSTEM See Figure 9. The lower blade guard attached to the saw is there for your protection and safety. Do not alter it for any reason. If it becomes damaged, do not operate the saw until you have the guard repaired or replaced. Always leave guard in operating position when using the saw. DANGER: When sawing through work, lower blade guard does not cover blade on the underside of work. Since blade is exposed on underside of work, keep hands and fingers away from cutting area. Any part of your body coming in contact with moving blade will result in serious injury. STARTING/STOPPING THE SAW See Figure 10. To start the saw: While depressing the lock-off button, depress the switch trigger. Always let the blade reach full speed, then guide the saw into the workpiece. _ WARNING: The blade coming in contact with the workpiece before it reaches full speed could cause the saw to "kickback" toward you, resulting in serious injury. To stop the saw: Release the switch trigger. After you release the switch trigger, allow the blade to come to a complete stop. Do not remove the saw from the workpiece while the blade is moving. LOCK-0FF BUTTON SWITCHTRIGGER A CAUTION: Never use saw when the guard is not operating correctly. Check the guard for correct operation before each use. The guard is operating correctly when it moves freely and readily returns to the closed position. If you drop the saw, check the lower blade guard and bumper for damage at all depth settings before reuse. LOWERBLADEGUARDIS iN UP POSITIONWHENMAKINGA CUT Fig. 10 LOCK=OFF BUTTON See Figure 10. The lock-off button reduces the possibility of accidental starting. The lock-off button is located on the handle above the switch trigger. The lock-off button must be depressed before you depress the switch trigger. The lock resets each time the trigger is released. NOTE: You can depress the lock-off button from either side. BLADEEXPOSEDON UNDERSIDEOFWORKPIECE Fig. 9 14

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SAWBLADES
Sawbladeswillnotcutefficiently
iftheyarenotkept
clean,sharp,andproperlyset.Usingadullbladewill
placea heavy
loadonthesawandincrease
thedangerof
kickback.
Keepextrabladesonhandsothatsharpblades
arealwaysavailable.
Gumandwoodpitchhardenedonbladeswillslowthe
sawdown.Removesawbladefromthesawandusegum
andpitchremover,
hotwater,
orkerosene
to remove
these
accumulations.
DO
NOT
USE GASOLINE.
BLADE
GUARD
SYSTEM
See Figure 9.
The lower blade guard attached
to the saw is there for
your protection
and safety. Do not alter it for any reason.
If it becomes damaged,
do not operate the saw until you
have the guard repaired or replaced. Always
leave guard
in operating
position
when using the saw.
DANGER:
When sawing through
work, lower
blade
guard does not cover blade on the underside
of
work. Since blade is exposed
on underside
of work,
keep hands and fingers away from cutting
area. Any
part of your body coming
in contact
with moving
blade will result in serious injury.
A
CAUTION:
Never use saw when the guard is not
operating
correctly.
Check the guard for correct
operation
before each use. The guard is operating
correctly
when it moves freely and readily returns
to the closed
position.
If you drop the saw, check
the lower blade guard and bumper for damage at all
depth settings
before reuse.
STARTING/STOPPING
THE
SAW
See Figure
10.
To start
the saw: While depressing
the lock-off
button,
depress the switch
trigger.
Always
let the blade reach full speed, then guide the saw
into the workpiece.
_
WARNING:
The blade coming
in contact
with the
workpiece
before it reaches full speed could cause
the saw to "kickback"
toward
you, resulting
in
serious injury.
To stop the saw:
Release the switch
trigger.
After you release the switch
trigger, allow the blade to
come to a complete
stop. Do not remove
the saw from
the workpiece
while
the blade
is moving.
LOCK-0FF
BUTTON
SWITCHTRIGGER
LOWER
BLADE
GUARDIS iN UP
POSITIONWHENMAKINGA CUT
Fig. 10
LOCK=OFF
BUTTON
See Figure
10.
The lock-off
button
reduces the possibility
of accidental
starting.
The lock-off
button
is located
on the handle
above the switch trigger. The lock-off
button
must be
depressed
before you depress the switch
trigger. The lock
resets each time the trigger
is released.
NOTE: You can depress the lock-off
button from either
side.
BLADEEXPOSEDON
UNDERSIDE
OF
WORKPIECE
Fig. 9
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