OPERATION
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Loosen the depth adjustment knob.
See Figure 7.
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Hold the base flat against the workpiece and raise or
lower the saw until the required depth is reached.
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Tighten the depth adjustment knob securely.
STARTING A CUT
■
Know the right way to use your saw.
See Figure 8.
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Never use your saw as shown in Figures 9 & 10.
■
Never place your hand on the workpiece behind your
saw while making a cut.
WARNING
To make sawing easier and safer, always
maintain proper control of your saw.
Loss of control of your saw could cause an
accident result in serious injury.
TO MAINTAIN OPTIMUM CONTROL
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Always support your workpiece near the cut.
■
Support your workpiece so the cut will be on your left.
■
Clamp your workpiece so it will not move during the cut.
■
Place your workpiece with its good side down.
Note:
The good side is the side on which appearance
is important.
■
Before beginning a cut, draw a guide line along the
desired line of cut. Then place the front edge of the
base on the part of your workpiece that is solidly
supported.
See Figure 12.
■
Never place your saw on the part of the workpiece
that will fall off when the cut is made.
See Figure 9.
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Hold your saw firmly with both hands.
See Figure 11.
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Depress the lock-off button and squeeze the trigger to
start your saw. Always let the blade reach full speed,
then insert your saw into the workpiece.
WARNING
The blade must not come into contact with the
workpiece before it reaches full speed.
Otherwise your saw could kickback towards you
resulting in serious injury.
■
When making a cut, use steady, even pressure.
Forcing causes rough cuts, could shorten the life of
your saw and could cause "kickback".
DANGER
When sawing through a workpiece, the lower
blade guard does not cover the blade which is
thus exposed on the underside of the workpiece.
Keep your hands and fingers away from the
cutting area. Because of the risk of serious bodily
injury, the rotating blade must never come into
contact with any part of your body.
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Once you have completed your cut, release the trigger
and allow the blade to come to a complete stop.
Do not remove your saw from the workpiece while the
blade is moving.
CAUTION
To make sawing easier and safer, always
maintain proper control of your saw. Loss of
control of your saw could cause an accident and
result in serious injury.
■
When making a cross cut or rip cut, align your line of
cut with the outer blade guide notch on the saw base
as shown in figure 12.
■
Since blade thicknesses vary, always make a trial cut
in scrap material along a guideline to determine
how much, if any, the guideline must be offset to
produce an accurate cut.
Note:
The distance from the line of cut to the guide
line is the amount you should offset the guideline.
See Figure 12.
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A width of cut scale has been provided on the base of
your saw. When making straight cross cuts or rip
cuts, the scale can be used to measure up to four
inches to the right side of the blade. It can be used to
measure up to one inch to the left side of the blade.
BEVEL CUTS
■
The angle of cut of your saw may be adjusted to any
desired setting between zero and 50°.
Note:
When making 50° cuts, the blade should be set
at the maximum depth of cut.
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When making 45° bevel cuts, there is a notch in the saw
base to help you line up the blade with the guide line.
See Figure 14.
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When making 45° bevel cuts, line up your guide line
with the guide notch on the saw base.
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