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Keep both feet firmly on the floor and maintain proper balance. As you
move the miter arm left and right, follow it and stand slightly to the side
of the saw blade. Sight through the guard louvers when following a pencil
line.
CLAMPING THE WORKPIECE
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, turn off
the tool and disconnect it from the power source before attempting
to move it, change accessories or make any adjustments accept as
written in laser adjustment instructions.
WARNING:
A workpiece that is clamped, balanced and secure before
a cut may become unbalanced after a cut is completed. An unbalanced
load may tip the saw or anything the saw is attached to, such as a table
or workbench. When making a cut that may become unbalanced, properly
support the workpiece and ensure the saw is firmly bolted to a stable
surface. Personal injury may occur.
WARNING:
The clamp foot must remain clamped above the base of the
saw whenever the clamp is used. Always clamp the workpiece to the base
of the saw–not to any other part of the work area. Ensure the clamp foot
is not clamped on the edge of the base of the saw.
If you cannot secure the workpiece on the table and against the fence by
hand, (irregular shape, etc.) or your hand would be less than 152.4 mm
(6") from the blade, a clamp or other fixture should be used.
For best results use the DW7082 clamp made for use with your saw. It
is available through your local retailer or D
E
WALT service center at extra
cost.
Other aids such as spring clamps, bar clamps or C-clamps may be
appropriate for certain sizes and shapes of material. Use care in selecting
and placing these clamps. Take time to make a dry run before making the
cut. The left fence will slide from side to side to aid in clamping.
SUPPORT FOR LONG PIECES
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, turn off
the tool and disconnect it from the power source before attempting
to move it, change accessories or make any adjustments accept as
written in laser adjustment instructions.
ALWAYS SUPPORT LONG PIECES
Support long workpieces using any convenient means such as sawhorses
or similar devices to keep the ends from dropping. For best results, use
the DW7080 extension work support to extend the table width of your
saw.
CUTTING PICTURE FRAMES, SHADOW BOXES AND OTHER FOUR
SIDED PROJECTS
To best understand how to make the items listed here, we suggest that
you try a few simple projects using scrap wood until you develop a “FEEL”
for your saw.
Your saw is the perfect tool for mitering corners like the one shown in
Figure 17. Sketch A in Figure 17 shows a joint made by using the bevel
adjustment to bevel the edges of the two boards at 45° each to produce
a 90 degree corner. For this joint the miter arm was locked in the zero
position and the bevel adjustment was locked at 45°. The wood was
positioned with the broad flat side against the table and the narrow edge
against the fence. The cut could also be made by mitering right and left
with the broad surface against the fence.
CUTTING TRIM MOLDING AND OTHER FRAMES
Sketch B in Figure 17 shows a joint made by setting the miter arm at 45°
to miter the two boards to form a 90° corner. To make this type of joint,
set the bevel adjustment to zero and the miter arm to 45°. Once again,
FIG. 16A
IMPROPER HAND POSITION
IMPROPER HAND POSITION
FIG. 16
PROPER HAND POSITION
PROPER HAND POSITION
