Ridgid MS255SR Operation Manual - Page 24

14. Raise the saw arm, hold the saw handle and turn the saw on: press the lock-off button to disengage the lock, then press the lock-off button while squeezing the On/Off trigger switch and release the lock-off button. 15. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed. 16. Slowly lower the blade into and through the work piece. Complete the cut. 17. Release the On/Off trigger switch; at this time the lock-off button will engage automatically and turn off the laser switch. Allow the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out of the work piece. NOTE: You can turn on the Gravity LED work light for lighting in darker areas. BEVEL CUTTING Fig. 26 A bevel cut is a cut made across the grain of the work piece with the blade at an angle other than 90° to the miter table to the work piece. A straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at the 0° position and the saw arm set at a bevel angle between 0° and 48° right or left. 1. Unplug the saw. � WARNING: Failure to unplug the saw could result in accidental start up, which may cause serious injury. 2. Mark the cutting line on the work piece with a pencil. 3. Make sure that the miter table is positioned at 0° and locked with the miter-lock lever. � WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter-lock lever securely before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the control arm or the miter table while making a cut. 4. Pull out the locking pin to release the saw arm. 5. Lift the bevel-lock lever and tilt the saw arm to the desired bevel angle as indicated on the bevel scale. The blade can be positioned at any angle from a 90° straight cut (0° on the scale) to a 48° right and a 48° left bevel. 6. Securely tighten the bevel-lock lever. � WARNING: Tighten the bevel-lock lever to secure the saw arm in position. � WARNING: Loosen the sliding fence, and adjust the lower fence. Position the fence so that it will not interfere with the saw assembly during the cut, and then re-tighten the fence. 7. Plug the saw into an electrical outlet. 8. Place the work piece flat on the miter table, with one edge securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of the board is against the fence, the board could collapse on the blade at the end of the cut and jam the blade (see CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL, page 25). Fig. 26 9. Turn on the laser, and align the pencil line between the dual laser lines. 10. Use the work piece clamp to secure the work piece against the miter saw table and fence. 11. When cutting a long work piece, use a 3.5" block (not supplied) to support the long work piece. � CAUTION: Never use another person as an additional support for a work piece that is longer or wider than the basic saw table, or to help feed, support, or pull the work piece. � WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always keep hands outside the "No-Hands Zone," as marked on the saw table, or at least 3" (7.6 cm) away from the blade. Also, never perform any cutting operation "freehand" (i.e., without holding the work piece against the fence), because the blade could grab the work piece, causing it to slip and twist. 12. Before turning the saw on, perform a trial of the cutting operation by lowering the saw arm to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made. 13. Raise the saw arm, hold the saw handle, and turn the saw on: press the lock-off button to disengage the lock, then squeeze the On/Off trigger switch and release the lock-off button. 14. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed. 15. Slowly lower the blade into and through the work piece. 16. Release the On/Off trigger switch; at this time the lock-off button will engage automatically and turn off the laser switch. Allow the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out of the work piece. � CAUTION: Always perform a "dry-run" cut to determine whether the operation being attempted is possible before power is applied to the miter saw. 23