Fig.17
✘
NEVER
make these cuts FREEHAND (without using the rip fence or auxiliary devices when required)
because the blade could bind in the cut and cause a KICKBACK.
✘
NEVER
stand directly in front of the blade in case of a kickback. Stand to either side.
✘
NEVER
reach over or behind the blade to pull the workpiece through the cut, to support long or
heavy workpieces, to remove small cut-off pieces of material or for any other reason.
✘
NEVER
pick up small pieces of cut-off material from the table. Remove them by pushing them off
the table with a long stick,
✘
NEVER
remove small pieces of cut-off material that may have have become trappedinside
the blade guard while the saw is running. This could endanger your hands or cause a kickback.
Turn the saw off. After the blade has stopped turning, lift the guard and remove the piece.
✘
NEVER
force the work - a gentle pressure is all that is required.
The feed force should always be applied between the saw blade and the fence and down on to
the table, NOT on the section that will become the cut-off piece,
3. Rip Cutting a Bevel.
By tilting the saw blade (by up to 45
O
), it is possible to rip cut a bevel in your work. To do this, set the
blade angle by slackening off the Blade Tilt Locking Handle, (refer to illustration on page 8) and position
the blade using the angle gauge and pointer mounted on the front of the machine.
(if absolute accuracy is required, check the blade angle with a protractor).
You will note that the Blade Tilt Locking Handle is spring loaded.. to operate, pull the handle out
against the spring so that the handle may be turned clockwise to any desired position. Releasing the
handle locks it back on to the shaft so that the shaft may be turned anticiockwlse, thus slackening off
the blade mechanism. Repeat the procedure until the blade mechanism is completely free.
To secure the blade mechanism, once the blade angle has been correctly set.. repeat the procedure,.
turning the handle in the opposite direction. i.e. pull the handle out against the spring and turn it
anticlockwise before releasing it, then turn the handle as far as possible clockwise to lock the mechanism.
NOTE: Your saw is equipped with positive stops for fast and accurate positioning of the saw
blade at 90 and 45 degrees to the table. Should these stops become out of alignment, they
may be readjusted according to the instructions given under ‘Maintenance’
When bevel ripping material 150mm (6") or narrower, use
the fence on the RIGHT SIDE of the blade ONLY. This will
provide more space between the fence and the saw
blade for the use of a push stick.
If the fence is mounted to the left as shown in Fig. 17, the
saw blade guard may interfere with the proper use of a
push stick, as illustrated,
CAUTIONI
To prevent personal injury always disconnect plug from power source when making
adjustments.
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