Manual

NOTE: Always check for interference between the blade
and the silding miter fence BEFORE attempting to make
a cut. Some compound miter cuts rsquim the sliding miter
fence to be moved or completely removed before making
the cut.
CUTTING WITH THE (_OMPOUND MITER
SAW
_lb WARNING: When usinga work c_mp or C-clamp
to secure the workpiece, clamp workplace on one
side of the blade only.Theworkplece must remain
fTeeon one side of the blade to preventthe blade
from bindingIn workplece.The workplace bindlng
the blade w_llcausemo'torstallingand idckback. "This
situationcould cause an accident resultingin pos-
sibleserious personalinjury.
Fig. 33
TO CROSSCUT
See Figure33.
A crosscutis made by cuffingacrossthe grainof the
workplace.A straightcrosscutis made with the miter
table set at the 0" position.Miter crosscutsare madewith
the mitertable set at some angleother than zero.
• Pullout the lock pin and lift sew arm to its fullheight.
• Loosenthe miter lock handle.
• Lift the miter lock plate to disengage.
• Rotate the saw table until the pointer aligns with the
desired angle on the miter scale.
• Release the miter lock plate.
NOTE: You can quicklylocate O',15",22-1/2", 31.62",
and 45" left orfight byreleasingthe lockplate as you
rotate the controlarm. The lock platewillseat itself In
one of the positivestopnotches, located _nthe m'_ter
table frame.
• Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
_1. WARNING: To avoidserious personalinjury,always
tightenthemiter lock handle securelybefore making
e cut. Failureto do so couldresultin movementof
the controlarm or mitertablewhile making a cut.
• Placetheworkplaceflat onthemiter table withone edge
securelyagainst the fence. If the boardIs warped, place
the convexside againstthe fence. If the concave edge
of a board isplaced againstthe fence,the board could
collapseonbe blade at the end af the cut,jammingthe
blade.
• Wt_tn cutting(ongpieces of lumber or molding, support
the opposite end of the stockwffh a roller stand or wffh
a work surfacelevel with the sawtabJe. Sac Figura 38,
Align cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of
blade.
Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure
it against the fence or use the optional work clamp or a
C-clamp to secure the workplace.
WARNING: To avoid eedous personalinjury,keep
handsoutsidethe no handszone; at least 3 in. from
blade. Never performany cuttingoperationfreehand
(withoutholdingworkplaceagainst the fence),The
bladecould grabtheworkplace ifitslipsortwists.
• Beforo turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cuttJng
operation just to make sure that no problems will occur
when the cut is made,
• Grasp the saw handle firmly then squeeze the switch
tdgger. Allow several secondsfor the blade to reach
maximum speed.
• Slowlylower the blade intoand through the workplace.
• Release the switchtrigger and aiidw the blade to stop
rotatingbeforeraisingthe bradeout ofworkplace.WaR
untilthe electricbrake stops b_de from '_umingbefore
removingthe workplacefrom the miter tsbie.
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