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MAKINGCUTS, Thebladeprovided

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MAKINGCUTS Thebladeprovidewdiththe saw is a high-quality combi- nation blade sultabTefor ripping and crossout operations. _1, WARNING: Do not use blades rated less than the speed of this tool. FaiKureto heed this warningcould resultin perscnal injury. Use the miter gauge when making cross, miter,bevel, and compound miter cuts. To secure the angle, lock the miter gauge in place by twisting the lock knob clockwise. Always tighten the lock knobsecurely in pJaoebefore use. NOTE=It is recommended that you place the piece to be saved on the left side of the blade and that you make a test cut on scrap wood first. MAKING A CROSS CUT See Figures40 - 41. SWITCH ON \ SWITCHKEY SV//T_H °? WARNING: Using the rip fence as a cutoff gauge when crosscuttingwit1resultin kickback which can cause seriouspersonat injury. WARNING=: Make sure the blade guard assembly is installed and working properly to avoid serious possible injury. It is recommended you make test cuts on scrap wood. • Remove the rip fence by liftingthe lockinghandle. • Set the blade to the correct depth for the workpiece. • Set the miter fence to 0 ° and tighten the lock knob. PLACELEFTHANDON WORKPIECAEND MITERFENCEHERE CROSSCUT '8WITCHIN LOCI_DPOSITION Rg. 41 • Place a support (the same height as saw table) behind the saw for the cut work. • Make sure the wood is clear of the blade beforeturning on the saw. • To turn the saw ON, lift the switch button. • To turn saw OFF, press the switch button down. NOTE: To prevent unauthorizeduse, remove the switch key as shown in figure 41. • Let the blade build up to fullspeed before movingthe wot_piece _ntothe b_ade. • Hold the workpieca firmlywith both hands on the miter gauge and feed the workpiece into the blade. • When the cut_ made, turn the saw off. Wait for the blade to come to a complete Hop betore removing the workpiese. MAKING A RiP CUT See Figure 42. It is recommendedyou make a test cut on scrap wood. ,_ WARNING: Make sure the blade guard assembly is installedand working proper(y to avoid serious possibleinjLIry. • Fig. 40 31 Positionthe rip fence the desired distance from the blade for the out and sasurstylook the handle. Adjust the scale to zero at the cutting edge of the blade.

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MAKINGCUTS
Thebladeprovided
with
the
saw
is a high-quality combi-
nationblade
sultabTefor ripping and
crossout
operations.
_1,
WARNING:
Do
not
use
blades
rated
less
thanthe
speed of this
tool.
FaiKure
to
heed
this
warningcould
resultin perscnal injury.
Use the miter gauge when
making cross,
miter,
bevel,
and
compound miter cuts. To secure the
angle, lock
the
miter gauge
in
place
by
twisting
the
lockknobclockwise.
Always tighten
the
lock
knob
securely in
pJaoe
before use.
NOTE=It is recommended
that
you
place
the piece
to
be
saved
on the left side of
the
blade
and
that you make a
test cut on scrap wood first.
MAKING
A CROSS
CUT
See Figures
40
-
41.
WARNING:
Usingthe
rip
fence
as
a
cutoff
gauge
when crosscuttingwit1resultin
kickback
which can
cause seriouspersonat
injury.
WARNING=: Make
sure
the
blade
guard
assembly
is
installed
and working properly to avoid serious
possible injury.
It is recommended you make test cuts on scrap wood.
•
Remove the rip
fence
by liftingthe lockinghandle.
•
Set the
blade
to the correct depth
for
the workpiece.
•
Set the miter
fence
to 0
°
and
tighten
the
lockknob.
CROSSCUT
PLACELEFTHANDON
WORKPIECE
AND
MITERFENCEHERE
Fig. 40
31
SWITCH
ON
\
SV//T_H
°?
SWITCHKEY
'8WITCH
INLOCI_DPOSITION
Rg.
41
•
Place a support
(the
same
height
as saw table)
behind
the saw for
the cut
work.
•
Make sure the wood is clear of
the
blade beforeturning
on
the
saw.
•
To turn the saw
ON,
lift the switch
button.
•
To turn saw OFF, press the switch button down.
NOTE: To prevent unauthorizeduse,remove the
switch
key as shown in figure 41.
•
Let the blade build up to fullspeed before movingthe
wot_piece
_nto
the b_ade.
•
Hold
the
workpieca firmlywith both hands on the miter
gauge
and
feed the workpiece into the blade.
•
When
the
cut_
made,
turn the
saw
off.
Wait
for the
blade
to
come to a complete
Hop
betore
removing the
workpiese.
MAKING
A RiP CUT
See
Figure 42.
It
is
recommendedyou make
a
test cut on scrap wood.
,_
WARNING:
Make
sure
the blade
guard
assembly
is installed
and
working
proper(y to avoid
serious
possible
injLIry.
•
Positionthe
rip fence the desired
distance
from
the
blade for
the out and sasursty
look the handle.
Adjust
the
scale
to
zero at
the
cutting edge of
the
blade.