Baileigh TS-1248P, Operator'S Manual

Page: 48 / 104

44
44
• One of the rules in running a saw is that you never hang onto or touch a free piece of
workstock. Hold the supported piece, not the free piece that is cut off. The feed in
crosscutting continues until the workstock is cut in two. The workstock is then slid sideways
slightly away from the blade and then the miter gauge and workstock are pulled back to the
starting point.
• Never pick up any short length of free workstock from the table while the saw is running. A
smart operator never touches a cut-off piece unless it is at least a foot long.
• Never use the fence as a cut-off gauge when crosscutting.
• Never use the miter gauge in combination with the rip fence.
To make a crosscut using the miter gauge:
1. Disconnect and lockout power to the saw!
2. Verify that blade guard and spreader is installed.
3. Move or remove the rip fence so that it will not
interfere with the cut.
4. Position the miter gauge in either the left or right
miter slot, and adjust it to 90°
5. Adjust the saw blade to not more than 1/4" higher
than the workpiece to be cut.
6. Slide the miter gauge near the blade, and adjust
the workpiece so the blade will cut on the waste side of the line.
7. Place the work on the miter gauge and slide it up close to the blade to align the outer edges
of the teeth with your cut mark.
8. Keep a firm grip as you pull the miter gauge and the workstock back away from the blade.
WARNING:
Keep the blade guard installed and in the down position.
Failure to do this could result in serious personal injury or death.
Never reach in towards the blade while the blade is still spinning!
Whenever a cut is completed, turn off the saw and wait for the blade to come to a
complete stop before reaching in to remove the workpiece or the waste material.
Failure to follow this warning could result in accidental contact with rotating blade,
causing lacerations or amputation.
WARNING:
Serious injury can be caused by kickback. Kickback is a
high-speed ejection of stock from the table saw toward an operator. The operator or
bystanders may be struck by flying stock, or the operator's hands can be pulled into
the blade during the kickback.