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CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND
MITER SAW
WARNING:
When using a work clamp or C-clamp to secure your
workpiece, clamp workpiece on one side of the blade
only. The workpiece must remain free on one side of the
blade to prevent the blade from binding in workpiece. The
workpiece binding the blade will cause motor stalling and
kickback. This situation could cause an accident resulting
in possible serious personal injury.
CROSSCUTTING
See Figure 29.
A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the
workpiece. A straight crosscut is made with the miter table
set at the 0
°
position. Miter crosscuts are made with the miter
table set at some angle other than zero.
TO CROSSCUT WITH YOUR MITER SAW
■
Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
■
Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock
handle approximately one-half turn to the left to loosen.
■
Press the miter lock plate down with your thumb and hold.
■
Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with the
desired angle on the miter scale.
■
Release the miter lock plate.
Note:
You can quickly locate 0
°
, 22-1/2
°
left or right, and
45
°
left or right by releasing the lock plate as you rotate
the control arm. The lock plate will seat itself in one of the
positive stop notches, located in the miter table frame.
■
Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter
lock handle securely before making a cut. Failure to do so
could result in movement of the control arm or miter table
while making a cut.
■
Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge
securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place
the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of
a board is placed against the fence, the board could
collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the
blade.
See Figures 36 and 37.
■
When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support
the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with a
work surface level with the saw table.
See Figure 34.
■
Align cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of saw
blade.
■
Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure
it against the fence. Use the optional work clamp or a
C-clamp to secure the workpiece when possible.
See
Figure 29.
STRAIGHT
CROSSCUT
Fig. 29
WORK CLAMP
OPERATION
