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OPERATION
CROSS CUTS
A cross cut is made across the grain of the workpiece.
A straight cross cut means the miter scale indicator is
set at 0°. For a miter cross cut, the miter scale indicator
is set at an angle other than 0°.
Refer to Figure 16.
1. Disengage the lock pin (A) and lift saw arm to its full
height.
2. For a straight cross cut, skip to step 5.
3. To make a miter cross cut, loosen the miter lock
handle (B).
4. Depress the miter lock plate (C) and rotate the
control arm until the pointer aligns with the desired
angle on the miter scale (D) then tighten the miter
lock handle securely.
5. Place the workpiece flat on the table with one edge
securely against the fence. If the board is warped,
place the convex side against the fence. If the
concave edge of a board is placed against the
fence, the board could collapse on the blade at the
end of the cut, jamming the blade.
6. When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding,
support the opposite end of the stock with a roller
stand or with a work piece support that is level
with the table surface. See SUPPORTING LONG
WORKPIECES (Page 20).
7. Align cutting line on workpiece with edge of saw
blade or laser line.
FIGURE 16
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2
3
4
5
6
7
B
C
D
E
A
8. Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure
it against the fence. Use the optional work clamp
(E) or a C-clamp to secure the workpiece when
possible.
9. Before turning on the saw, practice the cut to ensure
no problems will occur when the cut is made.
10. Hold the saw handle firmly and squeeze the switch
trigger. Wait until the blade reaches maximum speed
11. Slowly lower the blade into and through the
workpiece.
12. Release the switch trigger and allow the blade
to stop rotating before raising the blade out of
workpiece.
13. Wait until the electric brake stops blade from turning
before removing the workpiece from the table.
BEvEL CUTS
A bevel cut is made across the grain with the blade
angled to the workpiece. A straight bevel means the
miter scale indicator is set at 0° and the bevel scale
indicator is set at an angle other than 0°.
COMPOUNd MITER CUTS
A compound miter cut is a cut made using a miter angle
and a bevel angle at the same time. Adjustments of
miter and bevel settings are interdependent. Each time
you adjust the miter setting you change the effect of
the bevel setting. Also, each time you adjust the bevel
setting you change the effect of the miter setting.