Instruction manual

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When crosscutting, you should ALWAYS abide by the fo
llowing rules:
1. Never make these cuts freehand (without using the mitre gauge or other auxiliary device)
because the blade could bind in the cut and cause a kickback or cause your fingers or
hand to slip into the blade.
2. Always lock the mitre gauge securely when in use.
3. Remove rip fence from table during any operations which utilise the mitre gauge.
4. Make sure blade guard is installed (for all sawing operations).
5. Set the saw blade height to the thickness of the wood plus 2-3mm. Additional blade
exposure would increase the hazard potential.
6. Do not stand directly in front of the blade in case of a throwback (small cutoff piece caught
by the back of the blade and thrown toward the operator). Always stand to one side of the
blade.
7. Keep your hands clear, and out of the path of, the blade.
8. If blade stalls or stops while cutting, switch the machine OFF and disconnect from the mains
supply, before attempting to free the blade.
9. Do not reach over or behind the blade to pull the workpiece through the cut, to support
long or heavy workpieces, to remove cutoff pieces of material, or for any other reason.
10. Do not pick up small pieces of cutoff material from the table. Remove them by pushing
them off the table with a long stick. Otherwise they could be thrown back at you by the
rear of the blade.
11. Do not remove small pieces of cutoff material that may become trapped inside the blade
guard while the saw is running. This could endanger your hands or cause a kickback. Turn
the saw off. After the blade has stopped turning, lift the guard and remove the trapped
piece.
12. If workpiece is warped, place the concave side down. This will prevent it from rocking
while it is being cut.
The graduations on the mitre gauge provide accuracy for average woodworking. In some
cases where extreme accuracy is required, when making angle cuts for example, make a trial
cut and then recheck it with an accurate square or protractor.
For maximum accuracy when using the mitre gauge, always favour one side of the groove in
the table. In other words, don’t move the mitre gauge from side to side while cutting but keep
one side of the bar riding against one side of the groove.
When using the left hand groove, hold the workpiece firmly against the mitre gauge head with
your left hand, and grip the lock knob and push with your right hand. When using the right hand
groove, hold the work piece with the right hand and grip the lock knob with the left.
Repetitive cutting
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5. Repetitive Cutting
Repetitive cutting is the term used when cutting a
quantity of pieces of the same length without
having to mark each piece.
When making repetitive cuts from a long workpiece,
make sure it is supported.
1. When making repetitive cuts, clamp a block of
wood 75mm (3”) long to the table at the
desired length to act as a length stop.
NOTE: When clamping the block, make sure that the end
of the block is well in front of the saw blade. Be sure it is
clamped securely.