Craftsman 10872 Operation Manual - Page 24

STARTING A CUT (Figs. 11, 12, 13 and 13a)

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WA RNING: ALWAYSclamp

and

supportworkplecesecurely,

ALWAYS

maintain proper control of saw. Failureto clamp and support workplece and loss

of controlof saw could result in serious injury.

1o Unplug the saw

_ _WARNING:

ALWAYSunplug saw before making any adjustments.Failure

to unplug the saw could result in accidental starting which can cause serious

personal Injury,

2_

Set-up

and

clamp

your

workplace

and mark your

cut

line.

3. Set the handle on the saw to the desired angle for your cutting application.

4. Set

the

Depth-of-Cut (with corresponding Length-of-Cut).

5. Plug In the

saw°

6o Hold saw firmly with both hands.

Fig,

11

7_ Positionthe front of the saw's base

Line

of Gut

onto the leading end (edge) of the

workplace that is

solidly

supported

(see Pg.19, Ffg 5a)oAlign the center

of the "V" notch on the front of the

base with the cut line (Fig° 11)o

8. Manually releasethe blade guard

releaseleverwhile

holding

the finger

lift bracketon the rear of the base

(see

Rgo

12, A and 13)as you lowerthe

saw's handle and blade to the

selected depth,

MAKE SURETHE

BLADE IS NOT MAKINGCONTACT

WITHTHEWORKPIECE.

9_With both hands on the handle, squeezethe tdgger'smoldedfingergrip

safety

release "backward"

while

squeezing down

on

the

paddle

switch

to turn

the saw "On".

I0o Let the blade reach fulI

speedBEFORE

you enter the workplace, starting your cut.

t !o Press down on the saw, keepingthe front of the base flat against

the

workplece as you

slowly

push

the saws blade

into

the

workplace

(sea Fig. 12, C).

12.Carefully guide the saw through the

line

of cut.

DO

NOT bind the blade

In

the cut;

push the

saw

blade forward at a rate where the blade

is

not laboring.When the cut Is

comptets, release the trigger safety release

end

paddle

switch

and let the blade come

to a complete

stop.DO

NOT

REMOVE

the saw and blade from the workplace while the

blade

is

moving.This could damage your cut (kerf), cause kickback, loss of control, and

result

in

serious

injury.

t3. When the blade and saw are clear of and removed from the workplace (see Fig. 12, F),

the

lower blade guard and base will be abte to automatically drop down and the blade

guard

releaselever

wilt engage the upper blade guard, locking the blade

above

the base

(see Fig. 12, G).

_WARNING:

ALWAYS maintain proper

control of

the

saw

to make

sawing

I

safer and easier. Loss of control of the sew could cause an

accident

resulting

I

In possible serious injury,

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i

i

ii

ii

ii

i

i

14.

ALWAYSuse your

saw

with

your

handspositionedcorrectly,

one

hand

operatingthe

triggersafetyrelease

and

paddle

switches and

the otherhandon the motor

housing/handle,

15. NEVER use the saw with your hands positioned

as

shown In Fig, 13a,

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