Manual

20
Operation
Warning: For your own safety, always observe the following safety precautions.
• Never make these cuts freehand (without using the miter gauge or other auxiliary devices)
because the blade could bind in the cut and cause a KICKBACK or cause your fingers or hand
to slip into the blade.
• Always tighten the miter gauge handle securely when in use.
• Remove rip fence from table during any operations which utilize the miter gauge.
• When cross cutting and the blade set at 90º to the table, the miter gauge can be used in either
slot on the table. When cross cutting and the blade is tilted, use slot on right side of table where
the blade is tilted away from your hands and miter gauge.
• Make sure blade guard is installed for all “thru-sawing” operations (when sawblade cuts
entirely thru the thickness of the workpiece).
• Replace guard IMMEDIATELY after com pletion of dadoing, molding or rabbeting cuts.
• Have blade extend approximately 1/8" above top of work piece. Additional blade exposure
would increase the hazard potential.
• Do not stand directly in front of the blade in case of a THROWBACK (small cut-off piece
caught by the back of the blade and thrown toward the operator). Stand to either side of the
blade.
• Keep your hands clear of the blade and out of the path of the blade.
• If blade stalls or stops while cutting. TURN SWITCH OFF before attempting to free the blade.
• Do not reach over or behind the blade to pull the work piece through the cut … to support long
or heavy workpieces … to remove cut-off pieces of material or FOR ANY OTHER REASON.
• Do not pick up small pieces of cut-off 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.
• Do not remove small pieces of cut-off 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 piece.
• If workpiece is warped, place the CONCAVE side DOWN. This will prevent it from rocking
while it is being cut.
ON/OFF Switch (Figure 19)
The ON/OFF switch has a removable safety key to
protect against unauthorized use.
1. To turn the saw ON, insert the safety key into the
switch (Figure 19). Move the switch upward to the
ON position.
2. To turn the saw OFF, move the switch downward
to the OFF position.
3. To lock the switch in the OFF position, grasp the
safety key and pull it out of the switch. With the