• When cutting long pieces of timber or molding,
support the overhanging end(s) of the stock with
the material supports.
• Align the cutting line on the workpiece with the
edge of saw blade.
• Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it
against the fence. Tighten vice to secure the
workpiece. (Fig 21)
WARNING: To avoid serious personal
injury, keep your hands outside the no
hands zone; at least 75mm from the
blade. Never perform any cutting
operation freehand (without holding
workpiece against the fence). The blade
could grab the workpiece if it slips or
twists.
• Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the
cutting operation just to make sure that no
problems will occur when the cut is made.
• Grasp the saw handle firmly, press the lock-off
switch, then squeeze the trigger switch. Allow
several seconds for the blade to reach maximum
speed.
• Slowly lower the blade into and through the
workpiece.
• Release the trigger switch and allow the saw blade
to stop rotating before raising the blade out of
workpiece.
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COMPOUND MITRE CUT
A compound mitre cut is a cut made using a mitre
angle and a bevel angle at the same time. This type
of cut is used to make picture frames, cut molding,
make boxes with sloping sides, and for certain roof
framing cuts.
To make this type of cut the mitre table must be
rotated to the correct angle and the saw arm must
be tilted to the correct bevel angle. Care should
always be taken when making compound mitre
setups due to the interaction of the two angle
settings.
Adjustments of mitre and bevel settings are
interdependent with one another. Each time you
adjust the mitre setting you change the effect of the
bevel setting. Also, each time you adjust the bevel
setting you change the effect of the mitre setting.
It may take several settings to obtain the desired cut.
The first angle setting should be checked after
setting the second angle, since 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 wood
before making a finish cut in good wood. (Fig 22)
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