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OPERATION
1. Remove the miter gauge. Secure the rip fence to the table.
2. Raise the blade so it is about 1/8 in. higher than the top of
the workpiece.
3. Place the workpiece flat on the table and against the fence.
Keep the workpiece about 1 in. away from the blade.
4. Turn the saw ON and wait for the blade to come up to
speed.
5. Slowly feed the workpiece into the blade by pushing for-
ward only on the workpiece section (1) that will pass between
the blade and the fence. (Fig. 21)
CAUTION
AVOID KICKBACK by pushing forward on the sec-
tion of the workpiece that passes between the blade
and the fence.
Fig. 21
6. Keep your thumbs off the table top. When both of your
thumbs touch the front edge of the table (2), finish the cut with
a push stick. Make a push stick using the pattern on page 25.
7. A push stick (3) should always be used. (Fig. 22)
8. Continue pushing the workpiece with the push stick (3) un-
til it passes the blade guard and clears the rear of the table.
9. Never pull the piece back when the blade is turning. Turn
the switch OFF. When the blade completely stops, raise the
anti-kickback pawls on each side of the splitter and slide the
workpiece out.
Fig. 22
CROSSCUTTING (FIG. 23)
CAUTION
To prevent serious injury:
• Do not allow familiarity or frequent use of your
table saw to cause careless mistakes. Remember
that even a careless fraction of a second is
enough to cause a severe injury.
• Keep both hands away from the blade and the
path of the blade.
• Never attempt to pull the workpiece backwards
during a cutting operation. This will cause
kickback and serious injury to the user can occur.
1. Remove the rip fence and place the miter gauge in a miter
gauge groove on the table.
2. Adjust the blade height so it is 1/8 in. higher than the top
of the workpiece.
3. Hold the workpiece firmly against the miter gauge with
the blade path in line with the desired cut location. Move the
workpiece to 1in. distance from the blade.
4. Start the saw and wait for the blade (1) to come up to full
speed. Never stand directly inline of the saw blade path, al-
ways stand to the side of the blade that
you are cutting on.
5. Keep the workpiece (2) against the face of the miter gauge
(3) and flat against the table. Then slowlypush the workpiece
through the blade.
6. Do not try to pull the workpiece back with the blade turn-
ing. Turn the switch OFF, and carefully slide the workpiece out
when the blade is completely stopped.
CAUTION
Always position the larger surface of the work-
piece on the table when crosscutting and/or bevel
crosscutting to avoid instability.
Fig. 23
