Operating instructions

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• For some tasks the guard may require removal. If removed, you must replace the guard
before leaving the saw.
d. WITH POWER OFF, check the blade for sharpness and secure fastening to the arbor before
machine is turned on. Blade should be free of rust and pitch.
e. ADJUST BLADE to be no more than 1/8” above the surface of the wood being cut.
f. MAKE SURE that fence or slide will not pass through the saw blade.
g. DO NOT CUT badly warped material.
h. KEEP HANDS OUT of the path of saw blade.
i. DO NOT perform any operation “freehand”.
j. NEVER REACH around the blade while it is running.
k. STAND TO ONE SIDE of, not in line with, the saw blade cut when ripping and cross cutting.
l. ALWAYS USE a “push stick” when ripping narrow strips of 3” or less.
m. BE SURE to keep workpiece against the slider or fence.
n. NEVER USE just the fence as a cut-off gage when cross-cutting.
o. USE THE CORRECT SAWBLADE FOR THE INTENDED OPERATION. The blade must rotate toward
the front of the saw. Always tighten the blade arbor nut securely – but do not over tighten.
Before use, inspect the blade for cracks or missing teeth. Do not use a damaged blade.
p. NEVER ATTEMPT TO FREE A STALLED SAW BLADE WITHOUT FIRST TURNING THE MACHINE OFF.
If a workpiece or cut-off piece becomes trapped inside the guard, turn saw off and wait for
blade to stop before lifting the guard and removing the piece.
q. NEVER START THE MACHINE with the workpiece against the blade.
r. AVOID AWKWARD OPERATIONS AND HAND POSITIONS where a sudden slip could cause a hand
to move into the blade.
s. NEVER PERFORM LAYOUT, assembly or set-up work on the table/work area when the machine is
running.
t. CUTTING COMPLETELY THROUGH THE WORKPIECE IS KNOWN AS “THROUGH-SAWING”. Ripping
and crosscutting are through-sawing operations.
• Cutting with the grain is ripping. Use a fence or fence system for ripping. NEVER use a miter
gauge for ripping. Use push sticks for ripping a narrow workpiece.