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3. Hold the workpiece firmly against the miter gauge with the path of the blade in
line with the desired cut location. Keep the workpiece an inch or so in front of
the blade. KEEP BOTH HANDS AWAY FROM THE BLADE AND THE PATH OF THE
BLADE (Fig. 37).
FIG. 37
4. Start the saw motor and allow the blade to come up to speed.
5. While using both hands to keep the workpiece against the face of the miter
gauge, and holding the workpiece flat against the table, slowly push the
workpiece through the blade. Refer to Figure 37.
6. Never try to pull the workpiece with the blade turning. Turn the switch off, allow
the blade to stop, and carefully slide the workpiece out.
CAUTION:
Never touch or hold onto the “free” or “cut off” end of the workpiece.
Bevel Crosscutting
This operation is the same as crosscutting except that the bevel angle is set to an
angle other than 0°. For proper hand position, refer to Figure 38.
WARNING:
Before connecting the table saw to the power source or operating the
saw, always inspect the blade guard assembly and riving knife for proper alignment
and clearance with saw blade. Check alignment after each change of bevel angle.
FIG. 38
FIG. 39
Mitering
WARNING:
Miter angles greater than 45
˚
may force the blade guard assembly
into the saw blade causing damage to the blade guard assembly and personal injury.
Before starting the motor, test the operation by feeding the workpiece into the blade
guard assembly. If the blade guard assembly contacts the blade, place the workpiece
under the blade guard assembly, not touching the blade, before starting the motor.
