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(Original instructions)
Mitre Scale Adjustment
Place a square against the saw’s fence and blade, as
shown in Figure 4. (Do not touch the tips of the blade teeth
with the square. To do so will cause an inaccurate
measurement.) Loosen the mitre clamp handle (4) as shown
in Figure 5 and swing the mitre arm until the mitre latch (5)
locks it at the 0 mitre position. Do not tighten the clamp
handle. If the saw blade is not exactly perpendicular to the
fence, loosen the two screws that hold the handle to the
base (shown in Figure 6) and move the arm of the saw left
or right until the blade is perpendicular to the fence, as
measured with the square. Retighten the two screws. Pay
no attention to the reading of the mitre pointer at this point.
Guard Actuation and Visibility
The blade guard on your saw has been designed to
automatically raise when the arm is brought down and to
lower over the blade when the arm is raised. The guard can
be raised by hand when installing or removing saw blades
or for inspection of the saw. NEVER RAISE THE BLADE
GUARD MANUALLY UNLESS THE SAW IS TURNED OFF.
NOTE:
Certain special cuts will require that you manually
raise the guard. To do this, simply place your right thumb on
the upper side of the guard and roll the guard up just
enough to clear the workpiece. Never tie up or otherwise
prevent the guard from operating normally.
Operation
Plug the saw into any power source. Refer to the nameplate
for voltage. Be sure the cord will not interfere with your
work.
Switch
To turn the saw on, depress the trigger switch (16). To turn
the tool off, release the switch. There is no provision for
locking the switch on.
Body and Hand Position (See figure 7)
Proper positioning of your body and hands when operating
the mitre saw will make cutting easier, more accurate and
safer. Never place hands near cutting area. Place hands no
closer than 6" from the blade. Hold the workpiece tightly to
the table and the fence when cutting. Keep hands in position
until the trigger has been released and the blade has
completely stopped. ALWAYS MAKE DRY RUNS
(UNPOWERED) BEFORE FINISH CUTS SO THAT YOU
CAN CHECK THE PATH OF THE BLADE. DO NOT CROSS
HANDS, AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 7.
Cutting With Your Saw
NOTE:
Although this saw will cut wood and many nonferrous
materials, we will limit our discussion to the cutting of wood
only. The same guidelines apply to the other materials. DO
NOT CUT FERROUS (IRON AND STEEL) MATERIALS OR
MASONRY WITH THIS SAW. Do not use any abrasive
blades.
Crosscuts
NOTE:
Cutting of multiple pieces is not recommended, but
can be done safely by ensuring that each piece is held firmly
against the table and fence.
A crosscut is made by cutting wood across the grain at any
angle. A straight crosscut is made with the mitre arm at the
zero degree position. Set the mitre arm at zero, hold the
wood on the table and firmly against the fence. Turn on the
saw by squeezing the trigger switch. When the saw comes
up to speed (about 1 second) lower the arm smoothly and
slowly to cut through the wood. Let the blade come to a full
stop before raising arm.
Mitre crosscuts are made with the mitre arm at some angle
other than zero. This angle is often 45 degrees for making
corners, but can be set anywhere from zero to 47 degrees
left or right. After selecting the desired mitre angle, be sure
to tighten the mitre clamp handle (4). Make the cut as
described above.
Bevel Cuts
A bevel cut is a crosscut made with the saw blade at a bevel
to the wood. In order to set the bevel, loosen the bevel
clamp knob (17) and move the saw to the left as desired.
Once the desired bevel angle has been set, tighten the bevel
clamp knob firmly. Bevel angles can be set up to 45 degrees
left and can be cut with the mitre arm set between zero and
47 degrees right or left.
Quality of Cut
The smoothness of any cut depends on a number of
variables. Things like material being cut, blade type, blade
sharpness and rate of cut all contribute to the quality of the
cut.
When smoothest cuts are desired for molding and other
precision work, a sharp (60 tooth carbide) blade and a
slower, even cutting rate will produce the desired results.
Ensure that material does not creep while cutting, clamp it
securely in place. Always let the blade come to a full stop
before raising arm.
