Owner's Manual

MAKINGCUTS
Thebladeprovidedwiththe saw is a high-quality combi-
nationbladesultabTefor ripping and crossout operations.
_1, WARNING: Do not use blades rated less thanthe
speed ofthis tool. FaiKureto heed this warningcould
resultin perscnalinjury.
Use themiter gaugewhen making cross, miter,bevel,
and compoundmiter cuts.To securethe angle, lock the
miter gaugein place by twisting the lockknob clockwise.
Always tightenthe lock knobsecurely in pJaoebefore use.
NOTE=It is recommended that you place the pieceto be
saved on theleftside of the bladeand that youmake a
test cut on scrapwood first.
MAKING A CROSS CUT
See Figures40 - 41.
WARNING: Usingthe rip fence as a cutoffgauge
when crosscuttingwit1resultin kickback whichcan
causeseriouspersonatinjury.
WARNING=: Make sure the bladeguardassembly
isinstalled and workingproperlytoavoidserious
possibleinjury.
It isrecommendedyou make test cuts on scrapwood.
• Removethe ripfence by liftingthe lockinghandle.
• Set the blade to the correctdepth for theworkpiece.
• Set themiter fence to 0°and tightenthe lockknob.
CROSSCUT
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WORKPIECEAND
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• Placea support(the same height as saw table)behind
the saw for the cut work.
• Make sure the wood isclear ofthe blade beforeturning
onthe saw.
• To turn the saw ON, liftthe switchbutton.
• Toturnsaw OFF, presstheswitch buttondown.
NOTE: Topreventunauthorizeduse,remove theswitch
keyas shown in figure41.
• Letthe bladebuildup to fullspeed before movingthe
wot_piece _ntotheb_ade.
• Hold the workpiecafirmlywith bothhandson the miter
gaugeand feed theworkpieceintothe blade.
• When the cut_ made, turn the saw off. Wait for the
bladeto cometo a completeHop betoreremoving the
workpiese.
MAKING A RiP CUT
See Figure42.
Itis recommendedyou make a test cut on scrapwood.
,_ WARNING: Make sure the blade guardassembly
isinstalledand working proper(y to avoid serious
possibleinjLIry.
• Positiontherip fence the desired distancefrom the
blade for theout and sasurstylook the handle. Adjust
the scaleto zeroat the cuttingedge ofthe blade.