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INSTALLINGANDUSINGTHE DGEGUIDE(Figs.15,16and 16a) z_WARNING: ALWAYSunplug saw before making any adjustments. I Failureto unplug the saw could result In accidental starting which can cause serious personal injury, ! Your saw comeswith an edge guide that is 7-fncheslong on the guide edge. It allows you to make accurate paratlet cuts when tdmmfng a workpiece. It attaches to the saw'sbase.. The arm of the edge guide Is stamped, on both sides, 0 to 7 inches in 1/4-Inchincrementsand 1 to 18 centimeters in 10-mm increments for easy adjustment of your cut, The edge guide can be used with the guide edge turned down to guide along the edge of a workplace for rip or cross cuts (see Ftgo16),or turned up to guide against a wal! for inside cuts (see Fig.16a), Fig. 15 1. Unplug the saw. /_ WAR NI NG: ALWAYSunplug saw before making any adjustments. I Failureto unplug the saw could result In accldental starting which can cause serious personal injury, I 2, Positionthe edge guide so the arm cans!]de Into the mounting slots at the front of the saw'sbase (see Fi-go15)a, nd loosen the retaining screw. 3. Adjust the edge guide to the desired length of cut. 4. Tighten the edge gulde retaining screw. 5, Clampand supportthe workplace securely before maktn.qyour cut, 6. Race the edgeguide firmly against the edge ofthe workplace(see Fig.16), or against a wall (sea Hg.16a). Doing thi-swill help give you a true cut without pinching the blade. 7. BE SURE that the guid!ngedge of the workpfece, or the wall, is stralght so you can produce a straight cut (see Fig°16 and 16a). 8. ALWAYSLETTHE BLADE REACH FULL SPEED, then carefuiIy guide the saw into the wort_pleceD. O NOT .blndthe blade in the cut. Push the saw forward at a speed where the blase is not larJonng. Fig. 16 28 ,,,III,IL,I ILL I LJlJ J !ILL J'J'J LL IL

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INSTALLING
ANDUSINGTHEEDGEGUIDE(Figs.15,16and16a)
z_WARNING:
ALWAYSunplugsaw before making any adjustments.
I
Failureto unplug the saw could result In accidental starting which can cause
!
seriouspersonalinjury,
Yoursaw
comes
with an edge guide
that
is 7-fnches
long on the guide
edge. It allows you to make accurate
paratlet cuts when tdmmfng a work-
piece. It attaches
to the saw's
base..
The arm of the
edge
guide Is
stamped, on both sides, 0 to 7
inches
in
1/4-Inch
increments
and 1 to 18
centimeters
in
10-mm increments for
easy adjustment of your cut,
The
edge
guide can be used with the
guide edge turned down to guide
along the
edge
of a workplace for rip
or cross cuts (see Ftgo16),or turned
up to guide against a wal! for
inside
cuts (see
Fig.
16a),
1. Unplug the saw.
Fig. 15
/_
WAR NING:
ALWAYSunplug saw before making any adjustments.
I
Failureto unplug the saw could result In accldental starting which can cause
I
seriouspersonal
injury,
2,
Position
the
edge
guide so the arm
can
s!]de Into
the
mounting slots at the front of the
saw's
base (see Fi-go15),
and loosen
the
retaining screw.
3. Adjust the edge guide to the desired length of cut.
4. Tighten the edge gulde retaining
screw.
5,
Clamp
and
support
the workplacesecurely before maktn.qyour cut,
6.
Race the
edge
guide firmly against the
edge
oftheworkplace
(see Fig.16), or against
a wall (sea Hg.16a). Doing thi-swill help give you a true cut without pinching the blade.
7. BE SURE that
the
guid!ngedge of the workpfece, or
the
wall, is stralght so you can
produce a straight cut (see Fig° 16 and 16a).
8.
ALWAYSLETTHE BLADE REACH FULL SPEED,
then carefuiIy guide the saw into
the
wort_plece.
DO NOT
.blnd
the
blade
in
the cut. Push the
saw
forward at a speed
where the blase is not larJonng.
Fig. 16
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