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To make this type of cut, the miter table must be rotated to the correct miter
angle and the saw arm must be tilted to the correct bevel angle.
Always
take special care when making compound miter cuts, due to the interaction
of the two angle settings.
Adjustments of miter and bevel settings are interdependent. Whenever the miter
setting is adjusted, the effect of the bevel setting also changes. Whenever the
bevel setting is adjusted, the effect of the miter setting is changed.
It may take several settings to obtain the desired cut. The first angle setting
should be checked after setting the second angle, because adjusting the second
angle affects the first.
Once the two correct settings for a particular cut have been obtained, always
make a test cut in scrap material before making a finish cut in good material.
Making a Compound Miter Cut with the Miter Saw
1. Unplug the saw.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug the saw could result in accidental start-up,
which may cause serious injury.
2. Pull out the locking pin in order to release the saw arm.
3. Loosen the miter-lock knob in order to loosen the miter table.
4. Hold the base of the saw arm firmly, and use it to rotate the miter table while
holding the saw base steady.
5. The 0°, 15°, 22.5°, 31.6°, and 45°left and right settings are quickly
identifiable with the stops at the angle settings.
6. When the desired miter-table setting is achieved, tighten the miter-lock.
WARNING:
In order to avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter-
lock lever securely before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement
of the control arm or miter table while making a cut.
7. To set the bevel angle, loosen the bevel-lock knob (Fig. 1, #22) by turning the
knob counter-clockwise.
8. Tilt the saw arm to the desired bevel angle, as shown on the bevel scale.
Bevel angles can be set from 0°to 45°left.
9. Once the saw arm has been set at the desired angle, tighten the bevel-lock
knob securely.
10. 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 the board is against the fence, the board could collapse
on the blade at the end of the cut and jam the blade (Figs. 14 and 15).
11. Align the red laser line so that it is touching the right edge of the pencil line
