Operator`s manual

TO HELP MAINTAIN CONTROL:
• Always supportyour workpiece near the cut,
• Support your workpieceso the cut will be on your left.
• Clamp your workpiece so it will not move during the cut.
Place your workpiece with its good side down.
Note: The good side is the side onwhich appearance is
important,
Before beginning a cut, draw a guidelinealong the desired
line of cut. Then place front edge of base on that part of
your workpiece that is solidly supported, See Figure 13.
Never place your saw on that part of the workplece
that will fall off when the out is made. See FkJure15.
Hold your saw firmly with both hands.
See Figure 16.
WRONG Fig. 15
RIGHT Fig. 16
Depressthe lock-offbuttonand squeeze the switchtrigger
to startyour saw.Always let the blade reachfull speed,
then guide yoursaw intothe workplace.
WARNING: The blade coming incontactwith
the workplacebefore it reachesfull speed could
causeyour caw to "kickback" towards you resuhing
insedous injury,
When makinga cut use steady, evenpressure. Forcing
causes roughcuts, couldshortenthe life of yourcaw and
couldcause "kickback."
REMEMBER:
When sawing through work, the lower blade guard
does not cover the blade, ea(poslng it on the
underside of work. Keep your hands and fingers away
from cuttlug area. Any part of your body comlug In
contact with the moving blade win result In serious
Injury.
After you completeyour cut release the trigger and allow
the blade tocome to a complete stop. Do not remove
your saw from workplace while the blade is moving.
CAUTION: When lifting your saw from the
workpiece,the blade is exposed onthe underside of
yoursaw untilthe lower blade guard closes.Make
sure lowerblade guard isclosed before settingyour
saw downon worksurface,
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