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A light film of oil can be wiped on the face of the column
tube and

to lubricate the fit between this part and

the key and column support.

a few drops of oil to the bearing surfaces o f the

elevation crank shaft assembly. A n oiling hole

i s provided

in the elevation shaft bearing bracket to facilitate the
lubrication of the bearing support. (See figure 31.)

The thread on the elevation

can be

through the oiling hole i n the center of the radial

arm cap.

CAUTION: Excessive oil a t any location will
attract dust particles and sawdust.

OIL

HOLE

PRELIMINARY

CROSS-CUT

POSITION

NOTE:

bevel index handle must be posi-

tioned at

as indicated on the bevel index

scale, and locked.

Pull motor forward o f fence so that blade i s free to

rotate.

2. Lower radial arm until saw blade just clears the table top.

3. Tighten carriage lock knob (figure 20).

CAUTION: Before cutting, always be sure that

the arm

handle i s locked.

Plug power cord into receptacle.

switch key; turn the key and press the switch

"ON''.

Lower radial

until blade cuts into table fop

mately 1/32".

Hold the bevel index handle with the left hand and loosen
the carriage lock knob with the right hand. Slowly pull

the motor out to the extreme end of travel. Then push
the motor back through the fence to the extreme rear

position. Push the switch

"OFF".

CROSS-CUTTI G

Cross-cutting

i s the sawing o f wood across the grain. Lumber

i s

milled with the grain running the length of the board. If

straight cross-cut is desired, the board

placed on the

saw table against the fence so that -the grain i s parallel

to the fence. (See figure 32.)

NOTE:

When cross-cutting normal pieces o f

lumber, the long end

the board should b e

placed to the left of the saw blade as the board

i s

normally held

the left hand during opera-

tion. The saw i s

through the stock

not

pushed through.

The radial arm must be positioned at

as indicated by

the radial arm position indicator. The arm latch lever must
be indexed and arm latch handle tightened.

The yoke must be indexed at the

position, making the

saw  blade  perpendicular  to  the  rip  fence,  and  the  yoke
clamp  handle  placed  in  the  locked  position.  The  bevel
index  handle  must  b e

a t

indicated by

the bevel scale, and locked. Turn the elevation crank to
lower the saw until the blade teeth are approximately

below the table surface a n d ride in the saw slot

made when performing the "PRELIMINARY CROSS-CUT
AT

POSITION".

Push the saw carriage to the rear o f the radial arm so the
blade

behind the rip fence. Adjust the saw

the bottom is

to the table and remove or

the

anti-kickback pawl

so i t clears the board to be cut.

Turn

and press the switch "On" to start the saw motor.

Hold the board

against the r i p fence with the left hand

a n d grasp the bevel index handle with the right hand. The

cut

i s

then made b y pulling the carriage forward until the

saw blade cuts through the work. When the cut i s complete,

the saw should be returned to the back of the radial arm and
the switch turned "Off". W h e n m o r e experience is g a i n e d

u s i n g t h e saw, i t

will

b e n o t i c e d t h a t w h e n p u l l i n g

t h e   s a w   t o w a r d   y o u   d u r i n g   cross-cutting,  t h e   s a w
b l a d e  tends t o  feed itself  t h r o u g h  the w o r k  d u e  t o  the
r o t a t i o n  o f  t h e  b l a d e  a n d  the direction o f  feed.  There-
fore,  the  o p e r a t o r   should  d e v e l o p   the  h a b i t   o f   h o l d -

ing

h i s

right

a r m straight f r o m the shoulder t o t h e

wrist. After this method

used a few times the operator

w i l l find that i t i s necessary to roll or rotate the body from

the waist up. Thus, it will become apparent that very little

effort i s required on the port of the operator to move the
saw blade through the work, and in most cases, the right
arm

i s

used merely to control the

of feed of the saw