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OPERATION WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with products to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury. 56 56 56 56 WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury. APPLICATIONS You may use this product for the purposes listed below:  Cutting all types of wood products (lumber, plywood, paneling, composition board, and hard board)  Cross cutting/Rip cutting  Bevel cutting  Pocket cutting NOTE: The use of abrasive cut-off wheels is not recommended for this saw. KICKBACK See Figures 4 - 7. Kickback occurs when the blade stalls rapidly and the saw is driven back towards you. Blade stalling is caused by any action which pinches the blade in the wood. KICKBACK - BLADE SET TOO DEEP Fig. 4 INCORRECT SUPPORT Fig. 5 DANGER: Release switch immediately if blade binds or saw stalls. Kickback could cause you to lose control of the saw. Loss of control can lead to serious personal injury. LOWER BLADE GUARD IS IN UP POSITION WHEN MAKING A CUT To guard against kickback, avoid dangerous practices such as the following:  Setting blade depth incorrectly.  Sawing into knots or nails in workpiece.  Twisting the blade while making a cut.  Making a cut with a dull, gummed up, or improperly set blade.  Supporting the workpiece incorrectly.  Forcing a cut.  Cutting warped or wet lumber.  Operating the tool incorrectly or misusing the tool. CORRECT BLADE DEPTH SETTING = Less than a full tooth of the blade teeth should be visible below the workpiece. Fig. 6 To lessen the chance of kickback, follow these safety practices:  Keep the blade at the correct depth setting. Less than a full tooth of the blade teeth should be visible below the workpiece.  Inspect the workpiece for knots or nails before cutting. Never saw into a knot or nail.  Make straight cuts. Always use a straight edge guide when rip cutting. This helps prevent twisting the blade.  Use clean, sharp, and properly set blades. Never make cuts with dull blades.  Support the workpiece properly before beginning a cut. 12

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OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with products to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a
second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with
side shields when operating power tools. Failure
to do so could result in objects being thrown into
your eyes resulting in possible serious injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this product for the purposes listed below:
Cutting all types of wood products (lumber, plywood,
paneling, composition board, and hard board)
Cross cutting/Rip cutting
Bevel cutting
Pocket cutting
NOTE:
The use of abrasive cut-off wheels is not recom-
mended for this saw.
KICKBACK
See Figures 4 - 7.
Kickback occurs when the blade stalls rapidly and the saw
is driven back towards you. Blade stalling is caused by any
action which pinches the blade in the wood.
DANGER:
Release switch immediately if blade binds or saw
stalls. Kickback could cause you to lose control
of the saw. Loss of control can lead to serious
personal injury.
To guard against kickback, avoid dangerous practices such
as the following:
Setting blade depth incorrectly.
Sawing into knots or nails in workpiece.
Twisting the blade while making a cut.
Making a cut with a dull, gummed up, or improperly set
blade.
Supporting the workpiece incorrectly.
Forcing a cut.
Cutting warped or wet lumber.
Operating the tool incorrectly or misusing the tool.
To lessen the chance of kickback, follow these safety
practices:
Keep the blade at the correct depth setting. Less than a
full tooth of the blade teeth should be visible below the
workpiece.
Inspect the workpiece for knots or nails before cutting.
Never saw into a knot or nail.
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
KICKBACK - BLADE SET TOO DEEP
CORRECT BLADE DEPTH SETTING = LESS THAN A FULL
TOOTH OF THE BLADE TEETH SHOULD BE VISIBLE BELOW
THE WORKPIECE.
INCORRECT SUPPORT
Make straight cuts. Always use a straight edge guide
when rip cutting. This helps prevent twisting the blade.
Use clean, sharp, and properly set blades. Never make
cuts with dull blades.
Support the workpiece properly before beginning a
cut.
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LOWER BLADE GUARD IS IN UP
POSITION WHEN MAKING A CUT