Craftsman 21829 Operation Manual - Page 12

OPERATING

COMPONENTS

The

upper portion

of the

blade

projects up through

the

table and

is surrounded

by an

insertcalled the throat

prate.The

height

of

the

blade is sat with a

handwhsel

on

the front of the cabinet. To accommodate wide

panels,

the

saw

table has rails on each side. Detailed instructions

are provided in

the

Opera,on

section of this rnanualfor

the basic

cuts: cross

cuts, miter

cuts, bevel

cuts,

and

compound

¢U_l

The sliding

mitertableaseembly

is

usedfor

cross

cutting

operatfens.

The

miterfence

is

easily

adjusted

to

cutwood

at

an

angle

by

looseningthe adjusting clamp, setting the

fence to the miter scale, and

retightening

the clamp.

The

stlding

miter table, which restson a base mounted on

the

rails, can be repositfehed

along the

mils for wide work.

_t

can

be

reversed

so the

projectingbaseis

in the

back and

can

be

moved from

the left side to

the

rightside

as

need-

ed.

With

_a miter fence

removed,

the miter

table

offers

additions]support"

for

other operations such as ripping.

The rip fence

is

used to positionwork

for

lengthwisecuts.

A scale on

the front

rail

shows

the distance between

the

ripfence

and

the blade.

it is very importantto use

the

blade guard

assembly

for

all

through-sewing operations.

The blade

guardassembly

includes:riving

knife/spreader/splitter, anti-kickback

pawls, and plastic blade guard.

The saw

features

a

receptacle on the

rightsideof

the

cabinet

that permits

use

of accessories. Use

only

acces-

sories

that are

listed

for

use with this tool When usinga

listed

accessory,

unplug

the

saw motor cord and usa the

receptacle

and the

saw'-, power switch to operate the

accessory.

POWER

SWITCH

This

saw

is equipped

with

a

power switch that

has

a

built-in locking feature. This feature is

intendedto

prevent

unauthorizedand possible hazardoususe

by

chUdrenand

others.

TO TURN YOUR SAW ON:

•

With the switch kay

inserted

into the

switch,

tiltthe

switch bu_ton

to turn ON ( I ),

TO TURN

YOUR SAW OFF:

•

Press the switch

button down to

turn OFF (

O

).

TO LOCK YOUR SAW:

•

Press

the switch

button

down.

•

Remove

the switch kay from the

switch and store

in a

safe,

secure

location.

Am,

WARNING:

Atwaysremove the switch

kay

when

the tool

L_not m

use and keep

it

in

a sate ptsce.

In

the event of a power f_zLlure,

turn the

switchOFF

( O)

8.rid

remove the key.This

action

will prevent

the

tool _rom aoc_dsntalty st_tln

9

when

power returns.

_'

WARNING:

ALWAYS

make

sure

your

workpisce

is

not

in contact with the

b(adebefore

opsrat(ng the

switch to start

the

tool. Faiture

to heed this

warning

may

cause

the

workpieca

to be

kicked back toward

the

operator

aridresult

it_

serious

_rsor_iinjury.

_lz

WARNING:

To

reduce

the

risk

of

accidental starting,

Alwaysmakesure

the

switch

is

in

the

OFF ( O ) position

before

pIugging tool into the power source.

SWTfCH

SWITCH

ON

OFF

SWITCHKEY

SWITCHINLOCKEDPOSITION

Fig. 3

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