Porter-Cable 3700L, Instruction Manual

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Fo r suppo r t when cu tt i ng l ong p i eces , cons t r uc t a wo r k
suppo r t ex t ens i on . F i g . 39 ill us t r a t es t he m i t e r saw moun t ed
on t wo s t anda r d 2 x 4’s ( A ) . Fas t en t he f ou r moun t i ng
l egs ( t wo o f wh i ch a r e shown a t ( B ) F i g . 39 t o t he 2 x 4’s ,
us i ng f ou r sc r ews ( no t supp li ed ) t h r ough t he f ou r ho l es i n
t he moun t i ng l egs . The l eng t h o f t he 2 x 4’s ( A ) can va r y ,
depend i ng on t he wo r kp i ece .
NOTE: Ensure that the top of the support 2 x 4’s (C) are
level with the miter saw table. Th i s i s c r i t i ca l because t he
d i s t ance f r om t he t op o f t he 2 x 4’s ( A ) t o t he m i t e r saw t ab l e
va r i es f r om saw t o saw . I n mos t cases , s t anda r d 2 x 4’s ( C )
can used . If t hese a r e t oo h i gh , cu t t hem t o f i t . If t he 2 x 4’s
a r e t oo l ow , use 2 x 6’s . If t hese a r e h i gh , cu t t hem t o t he
co rr ec t he i gh t .
WORK SUPPORT EXTENSIONS
CUTTING ALUMINUM
A l um i num ex t r us i ons such as used f o r mak i ng a l um i num
sc r eens and s t o r m w i ndows can eas il y be cu t w i t h
you r compound m i t e r saw . When cu tt i ng a l um i num
ex t r us i ons , o r o t he r sec t i ons t ha t can be cu t w i t h a
saw b l ade and a r e w i t h i n t he capac i t y o f t he mach i ne ,
pos i t i on t he ma t e r i a l so t he b l ade i s cu tt i ng t h r ough t he
sma ll es t c r oss-sec t i on ( F i g . 35 ) . The w r ong way t o cu t
a l um i num ang l es i s ill us t r a t ed i n F i g . 36 . Be su r e t o app l y
a s t i ck wax t o t he b l ade be f o r e cu tt i ng a l um i num s t ock .
Th i s s t i ck wax i s ava il ab l e a t mos t i ndus t r i a l m ill supp l y
houses . The wax p r ov i des p r ope r l ub r i ca t i on and keeps
ch i ps f r om adhe r i ng t o t he b l ade .
FEN C E
BLADE
WRONG
FEN C E
BLADE
RIGHT
CUTTING BOWED MATERIAL
When cu tt i ng f l a t p i eces , check t o see i f t he ma t e r i a l i s
bowed . If i t i s , Pos i t i on t he ma t e r i a l on t he t ab l e as shown
i n F i g . 37 .
If t he ma t e r i a l i s pos i t i oned t he w r ong way ( F i g . 38 ) , t he
wo r kp i ece w ill p i nch t he b l ade nea r t he comp l e t i on o f
t he cu t .
RIGHT
WRONG
Fig. 35
Fig. 36
Fig. 37
Fig. 38
A
C
B
Fig. 39
Never apply lubricant to the blade while
the machine is running.