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pin out; then re-insert the pin securely in the hole of the riving knife. While raising
or lowering the knife, pin will snap in the hole of the knife when located at one of
the three positions.
• Tighten the locking knob.
REMOVE
• Loosen the locking knob.
• Hold the knob and pull the locking pin out.
• Remove the riving knife out of the mounting bracket.
NOTE:
Make sure blade is at the highest position before adding or removing the
riving knife.
WARNING:
For your own safety, always observe the following safety precautions.
•
Never make any cut freehand (without using mitre gauge or rip fence). Blade can
bind in the cut and cause a kickback.
• Always lock mitre gauge or rip fence securely when in use.
• Remove rip fence from the table when mitre gauge is in use.
• Remove mitre gauge from table when rip fence is in use.
• Make sure blade guard is installed for all “through sawing” operations. Through
sawing operations are those operations in which the saw blade cuts completely
through the thickness of the wood. Replace guard immediately after completion
of resawing, rabbeting and dadoing. Frequently check action of anti-kickback
pawls by passing the workpiece alongside the spreader while saw is off. Pull the
workpiece toward you. If the pawls do not dig into the workpiece and hold it, the
pawls must be sharpened. (See Maintenance section.)
•
Have blade extend approximately 1/8” above top of workpiece. Additional blade
exposure increases hazard potential.
•
Do not stand directly in front of blade in case of a kickback. Stand to either side
of the blade.
• Keep your hands clear of the blade and out of the path of the blade.
• If the blade stalls or stops while cutting, turn switch OFF and safety disconnect
OFF before attempting to free the blade.
•
Do not 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.
•
Do not pick up small pieces of cut-off material from the table. Remove them by
pushing them off table with a long stick. Otherwise they could be thrown back at
you by the rear of the blade.
• Do not remove small pieces of cut-off material that may become trapped inside
blade guard while saw is on. This could endanger your hands or cause a kickback.
Turn saw off. After blade has stopped turning, lift guard and remove the piece.
• Always lower blade below the table level when machine is not in use.
TYPES OF CUTS/OPERATIONS
THROUGH CUTS
A through cut is a sawing operation in which the workpiece is completely sawn
through. Examples of through cuts are rip cuts, cross cuts, mitre cuts, and beveled
cuts. The blade guard assembly MUST be used when performing through cuts.
CROSSCUTTING
WARNING:
Use caution when starting the cut to prevent binding of the guard
against the workpiece. This cut is performed with the mitre gauge set at “0”,
and is used for cutting across the workpiece grain at 90° (blade square with
both the edge and flat side of wood).
MITRE CUTTING
WARNING:
Mitre angles greater than 45° may force the blade guard assembly
into the saw blade causing damage to the blade guard assembly and personal
OPERATION
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