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Saw Operations
Miter cutting 6-3/4" (171mm) base boards
– This saw can miter cut 6-3/4" (171mm)
tall base boards vertically positioned
against the fence at any angle from 0° to
52°. All angled cuts must be made with the
base board placed on the left side of the
table. For certain cuts, the base board will
have to be flipped upside down or placed
with the face side against the fence. Always
use a C-clamp to hold the base board to the
fence before making cuts. NOTE: For cut-
ting standard base board up to 3-7/8"
(100mm) tall, no special placement is re-
quired and it can be miter cut at any angle
left or right.
SETTING SAW TO MAKE A MITER
CUT
1.
See Using Miter Detent on page 41.
2.
Loosen the miter lock knob
12
. Lift miter
detent lever
13
and move the saw to the
desired angle, using either the detents
17
or the miter scale
15
. Tighten miter
lock knob (see Fig. 47).
3.
Extend the base extensions
22
and fence
on the side on which the cut will be
made (see Workpiece Support on page
38).
4.
Properly position workpiece. Make sure
workpiece is clamped firmly against the
table or the fence.
Use a clamping position
that does not interfere
with operation. Before switching “ON”
saw, lower saw head to make sure the
clamp clears guard and head assembly.
5.
Follow procedures for either chop cut or
slide cut (see pages 42–43).
6.
Wait until saw blade comes to a com-
plete stop before returning head to the
raised position and then remove work-
piece.
Workpiece
Clamp
30
Workpiece
15
17
13
22
12
Fig. 46
Fig. 47
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