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CUTTING WITH YOUR CUT-OFF
MACHINE (Fig. 10)
WARNING
Do not attempt to cut wood or
masonry with this cut-off machine.
Never cut magnesium or magnesium
alloy with this machine. Failure
to comply could result in serious
personal injury.
• To prevent machine movement
or tipping during cutting procedure,
secure cut-off machine in place to a
workbench or work surface that is
also secure.
WARNING
Always use the vice on the cut-off
machine to prevent accidents that
could result in possible serious
personal injury.
WARNING
Never stand or have any part of
your body in line with the path of the
wheel. Doing so may cause an
accident resulting in possible serious
personal injury.
WARNING
Large, circular, or irregularly shaped
material may require additional
means of clamping to be secured
in place adequately for cutting. Use
“C” clamps that can be mounted
along the left and front side of the
machine base. Also use blocks
to hold material securely. Failure
to comply could result in serious
personal injury.
To avoid accidental start up of your
cut-off machine, always make sure
the switch is off before connecting to
power source. Failure to heed this
warning could result in serious
personal injury.
CUT-OFF (Fig. 11)
A cut-off is made by cutting across
the width of the workpiece. A straight
crosscut is made with the adjustable
fence set at the zero degree position.
Angled cut-offs are made with the
adjustable fence set at some angle
other than zero.
To cut with your cut- off machine:
• Firmly secure the material to be
cut by using the machine’s vice (or
adjustable fence and vice clamp).
• Loosen the fence quick lock and
fence bolts securing the fence.
• Rotate the adjustable fence to the
angle needed.
• Retighten fence quick lock and
fence bolt to secure the fence.
WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury,
always tighten fence quick lock and
fence bolts securely before making
a cut. Failure to do so, could result
in movement of the workpiece while
making a cut.
• Place the workpiece flat on the
machine base with one surface
securely against the adjustable
fence.
• Align cutting line on the workpiece
with the edge of the abrasive wheel.
• Push in the vice crank handle
to set the vice clamp against the
