Manual

TO MAKE A COMPOUND MITER CUT
A compound mitercut isa cut made usinga miterangle
and a bevelangle at the same time, This type of cut Is
used to make pictureframes, cut molding, make boxes
with slopingsides,end for certainroofframfng outs.
To make thistype of cutthe control arm on the mitertable
mustbe rotatedto the correctangle and the sew arm
must be dited to the correct bevelangre,Care should
always be takenwhen making compoundmitersetups
due to the interactionof the twoangle settings.
Adjustmentsofmiter and bevel settingsare interde-
pendentwith one another.Eachtimeyou adjustthemiter
settingyou change the effect of the bevelsa_ng. Also,
each time you edlust the bevelsetting youchange the
effect of the miter settfng.
It may take severalsettings to obtainthe desiredcut. The
firstangresetting should be checkedafter settingthe
second angle, sinceadjustingthe secondangle affects
the first.
Once the two correctsettingsfor a particular cut have
been obtained,always make a test cut in scrap material
beforemakinga finish cut in good material.
• Pullout the lock pin and [fitsaw arm to its full height.
• Loosenthe miter lock handle.
• Liftthe miter lock plate to disengage.
• Rotate the sew table untilthe pointeralignswith the
desiredangle onthe miter scale,
• Releasethe miter lock plate.
NOTE: You can quickly locate 0°, 15°, 22-1/2°, 31.62°,
and 45° left or dght by releasingthe miter lock plate
as you rotatethe control arm.The miter lock platewill
seat ItselfIn one ofthe positivestop notches,locateq
in mitertable h'ame.
• Retightan the miter lock handle securely.
• Recheckmiter angle setting.Make a test cut in scrap
material.
•PIsce the workplaceflat on the rarer table withone
edge security againstthe fence. It the board is warped,
place the convex sideagainst the fence. The concave
edge of a boardcould coffapea onthe b_adeat theend
ofthe cul, jammingthe blade.
• When cuttinglongpiecesof lumber or molding, sup-
port theoppositeend of thestockwitha rollerstand or
with a work surfacelevelwith the saw table.
• ALignthe cuttinglineon theworkpiece with the edge of
saw b_de.
• Graspthe stockfirmly with one handand secure it
againstthefence or usethe optional work clamp ora
C-clamp to securethe workplacewhen possible.
_, WARNING: Toavoidsedous personalinjury, always
keep handsaway from cuttingarea. Never perform
any cuttingopera_'onfreehand(wRhoutholding
workpiecaagainst the fence),The brada couldgrab
theworkpiece if it slipsor twists.
• Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cut-
ting operation just to make sure that no problems will
occur when the cut Is made.
• Grasp the saw handle firmly then squeeze the switch
trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach
m_mum spewed.
• Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece,
• Release the switch trigger and allow the blade to stop
rotating before raising the blade out of workplace. Walt
u_til the e_ectdc b_ke stops blade from turning before
removing the won_pieee horn miter table.
_, WARNING: To avoid seriouspersonal lnju_/,always
tighten themiter lock handlesecurely beforemaking
a out. Faiturato do socould resellInmovement of
thecontrolarmor miter table whilemaking a cut.
• Adjustmentsofthe miter fence mustbe made to cor-
respondto me desiredangle of the bevel cut prior to
tilting the saw arm. The,fence Is marked for g°,30°, or
45°, Loosenthe fence screw onthe miterfence, slide
the fence to the desiredposition, and retightenthe
fence screw.
• The 45° triangleon themiter fence providesfor the
maximum clearance required for adjustingthe miter
saw'sangle when making a bevel or compound cut.
• Loosenthe bevellock knob and movethe sew armto
the left or righttothe desiredbevelangle.
• Bevelanglescan be set from 0"to 45",
• Once the saw arm has been setat the dsairedangle,
securelytightenthe bevel lock knob.
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