Power smart PS3030, Instruction Manual

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CUTTING
Straight, Cross, Bevel Cuts, and Ripping
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Using a pencil, mark the cut-line on the workpiece.
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Slide the workpiece underneath the Workpiece Foot. If necessary, adjust the Workpiece Foot by
loosening the Workpiece Foot Lock Knob and sliding the Workpiece Foot up or down until it lightly
rests on the workpiece. Tighten the Workpiece Foot Lock Knob. Do not allow the workpiece to
contact the blade yet.
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Turn the Switch On. The Saw Blade starts moving.
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Using both hands, carefully guide the workpiece into the Blade. Press down on the workpiece and
slowly guide it through the Saw Blade. Do not force the material through the Blade or the Blade
could break.
Interior cutting
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Using a pencil, mark the cut-line on the workpiece.
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Drill a 1/4 inch hole in the workpiece.
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Follow the procedure for removing the Saw Blade as described in Removing and Installing Blades.
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Place the workpiece on the Saw Table so that the hole is centered over the Blade access hole.
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Insert the Blade through the hole in the workpiece and the Saw Table.
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Reinstall the Blade and set the proper tension as described in Removing and Installing Blades on.
Make sure Blade teeth are facing forward and down.
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While holding the workpiece with one hand, turn the Switch On.
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Hold the workpiece with both hands while guiding and pressing down on the workpiece until the cut
is complete.
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Turn the Switch Off.
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Follow the procedure for removing the Saw Blade as described in Removing and Installing Blades.
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With the Blade removed, the workpiece can be removed from the Saw Table.
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Reinstall the Blade and set the proper tension as described in Removing and Installing Blades.
Curved Cuts
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Mark the entire cutting line with a pencil. If a template is available, use it as a marking guide.
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Slide the workpiece underneath the Workpiece Foot without touching the Saw Blade.
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Turn the Switch On.
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Using both hands, carefully guide the workpiece into the Saw Blade. Press down on the workpiece
and slowly guide it through the Blade. Do not force the material through the Blade. When cutting
curves, be careful not to twist the Blade out of line.
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If the curve cut is forced off the cut-line, back the material off the Saw Blade and start a new, straight
cut through a scrap section of the material. Begin the curved cut again from an appropriate angle
point.
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Turn the Switch Off and remove the Safety Key when finished cutting.
JAMMING OF SAW BLADE AND WORKPIECE
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If the Saw Blade jams in the workpiece, immediately turn the Switch Off, remove the Safety Key,
and unplug the Power Cord from its electrical outlet.
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Wait until the Saw Blade has come to a complete stop, then remove the Saw Blade as described in
Removing and Installing Blades. The workpiece will come with it.
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Place a flat bladed screwdriver in the cut and force it open. Remove the Saw Blade.
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Reinstall the Saw Blade on the machine and set the proper tension as described in Removing and
Installing Blades.