Craftsman 21829 Operation Manual - Page 33

VIEWEDFROMTHEFRONT,BELOWTHETABLESAW

TO

TIGHTEN

BEVEL,

LOCKING

LEVER

TOLOOSEN

Rg.

44

•

Set the miter gauge to g0

°

and press the bevel

Iocldng

tevar

towards

the tabte to

Iosk.

•

Place

a support

(the

same height

as

saw

table)

behind

the saw for

the cut

work.

•

Make

sure

the wood is

olaar

of

the

blade

before

turning

on

the sew.

•

Let the saw blade build up to fullspeed before moving

the miter gauge

and

the workplace into the blade.

•

Hold the workplace firmlywith both hands on the miter

gauge

and

feed

the

workpieoe into

the blade.

•

When

the

cut

_smade,

turn

the

saw off. Wait

for

the

blade to

corns

to a

complata

stop before

rsmov_ng

As

workpisce.

BEVELCROSSCUT

BLADE

ANGLED

MITERGAUGE

STRAIGHT

MAKING

A BEVEL RIP CUT

See Rgure 48.

It

is

recommended

you make test cuts

on

scrapwood.

A

A

WARNING:

The rip

f_ce

must be on the

left

side

of the blade to avoid

_apping

the wood and causing

kiokback.Plaoementof

the tip

fence to the right

of the blade will

resultin k_ckback

arid

the risk of

_fiouspersonalinjury.

_1_

WARNING:

Make

sure

the

blade

guard

assembly

is installedand workingproperly to avoid

serious

persona{injury.

•

Removetheslidingmitertable

and

move the accessory

tableto

the left

side.

•

Adjust

the bevel

angte to the

desired

setting.

•

Set the

blade

to the correct depth.

•

Position

the

r_p

fence the

desired distance from the left

side of the blade and

lock

down the handle.

•

If

rippinga piece larger than 36 in. long, place a

support

the

same height as the

_.ble

surface

behind

the saw for

the cut

work.

•

Turn

the

power switch to

the

ON position.

•

Positionthe workpisce fiat on the

tabis

with the edge

flush

against

the

rip

fence.

Let the

bisde buii_

up to full

speed

before feeding the

workplace into the

blade.

•

Using

a

push stick and/or push

blocks,

slowlyfeed

the

workplace

toward the bb.de.

Standslightly

to the

sl_e

of

the

wood as it contacts

the

blade to reduce the

chance of

injury

shouldkickt_k

occur.

•

Once the blade has made contact with the workplace,

use the hand closest to

the

rip fence to guide it. Make

sure the edge of

the

workplace

remains

insolidcontact

with both

the

rip fence

and

the surface of the table. If

rippinga narrow piece, use a push stickto movethe

piece

through

the

cut

and

past

the

blade.

LEVER

Craftsman 21829 Operation Manual - Page 33

A Bevel Rip Cut

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