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Adjusting Depth
1. Remove from battery pack
2. To adjust depth of cut, place saw on edge of work
-
bench and pull up depth adjusting lever.
Lower
guard
lever
3. Keeping shoe flat against workbench, raise or
lower saw to desired position. Lowering saw will
increase depth of cut. Raising saw will decrease
depth of cut. For proper depth setting, blade should
extend no more than 1/4" below material being cut.
Use the depth of cut scale for standard depths.
4. Push down depth adjusting lever to lock. Check to
be sure depth adjusting lever is secure.
Adjusting Miter Angle
1. Remove from battery pack
2. To adjust angle of cut, place saw on edge or work
-
bench and pull up miter adjusting lever.
3. Hold down shoe and slide saw to desired position
(up to 53˚) according to markings on miter scale.
4. Push down miter lever to lock. Check angle with a
square. Also check to be sure miter adjusting lever
is secure before cutting.
Universal Hose Adaptor
Use the universal hose adapter to
attach the saw to a vacuum hose.
1. Remove the battery pack.
2. Remove the screw and dust
chute from the upper guard.
3. Insert the vacuum hose adap
-
tor into the upper guard and
tighten the screw securely.
4. Connect the vacuum hose to
the adapter, twisting together
to secure.
5. To
remove, reverse the proce-
dure.
WARNING
Always use either the dust chute
or vacuum hose adaptor/vacuum.
Failure to do so could cause dust or foreign
objects to be thrown into your face or eyes which
could result in possible serious injury.
OPERATION
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always
wear proper eye protection marked
to comply with ANSI Z87.1.
When working in dusty situations, wear appro-
priate respiratory protection or use an OSHA
compliant dust extraction solution.
Keep hands away from the blade and other mov
-
ing parts. Use only specifically recommended
accessories. Others may be hazardous.
Kickback causes and related warnings
– Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound
or misaligned saw blade, causing an uncontrolled
saw to lift up and out of the workpiece toward the
operator;
– When the blade is pinched or bound tightly by the
kerf closing down, the blade stalls and the motor
reaction drives the unit rapidly back toward the
operator;
– If the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the
cut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade can dig
into the top surface of the wood causing the blade
to climb out of the kerf and jump back toward the
operator.
Kickback
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incor
-
rect operating procedures or conditions and can be
avoided by taking proper precautions as given below:
• Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the saw
and position your arms to resist kickback forces.
Position your body to either side of the blade, but
not in line with the blade.
Kickback could cause
the saw to jump backwards, but kickback forces can
be controlled by the operator, if proper precautions
are taken.
• When blade is binding, or when interrupting a
cut for any reason, release the trigger and hold
the saw motionless in the material until the
blade comes to a complete stop. Never attempt
to remove the saw from the work or pull the saw
backward while the blade is in motion or kick
-
back may occur.
Investigate and take corrective
actions to eliminate the cause of blade binding.
• When restarting a saw in the workpiece, centre
the saw blade in the kerf and check that saw
teeth are not engaged into the material.
If saw
blade is binding, it may walk up or kickback from the
workpiece as the saw is restarted.
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