23
Slide Cutting Wide Boards
Observe the following precautions:
Never pull the cutting head assembly and
spinning blade toward you during the cut.
Let the blade reach full speed before
cutting.
Extending the fence by sliding it out to the
required location.
Failure to comply may cause serious injury!
Use this operation to crosscut boards up to 12
inches wide.
Referring to Figure 30:
1. Unlock
the
carriage lock knob
(D).
2. Set both the desired bevel angle and/or the
miter angle as described in
Compound Cuts
(page 22); then lock into position.
3. If bevel cutting, set both the left and right
sliding fences (C) to their proper location.
4. Use a hold down clamp to secure the work-
piece.
5. Grasp the
switch handle
(F) and pull the
carriage
(A) forward until the center of the saw
blade is over the front of the
workpiece
(B).
6. Pull
the
trigger
(E) to turn the saw on.
7. When the saw reaches full speed, push the
saw handle
(F) down slowly, cutting through
the leading edge of the workpiece.
8. Slowly move the
saw handle
(F) toward the
fence
(C) to complete the cut.
9. Release
the
trigger
(E) and allow the blade to
stop spinning before allowing the cutting head
to raise.
Cutting Bowed Material
Always unplug the saw when
removing small pieces of debris. Failure to
comply may cause serious injury!
Referring to Figure 31:
1. Position a curved
workpiece
(C)
against
the
fence
(B).
2. Secure the curved workpiece with a
clamping
device
(A).
Cutting a curved workpiece without the support of
the fence and clamping device could result in
personal injury.
Figure 30
Figure 31
