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SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITRE
TABLE AT 45
O
Move the saw arm to the 45
0
bevel position. (Fig 17)
If the saw arm cannot reach a full 45
0
position, the
45
0
bevel positioning bolt will have to be reset (Fig 18)
so that when the saw arm is moved to the 45
0
bevel
position the bolt bottoms out on the 45
0
bevel
positioning bar. Check 45
0
angle with a 45
0
set square
from the table to the blade. If the table and blade do
not align, readjust the 45
0
positioning bolt so that it
bottoms out on the 45
0
positioning bar at 45
0
.
Adjust the pointer to the 45
O
position.
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APPLICATIONS
(Use only for the purposes listed below)
• Cross Cutting wood & plastic
• Cross Cutting mitres, joints, etc. for picture frames,
moldings, door casings and fine joinery.
NOTE:
The crosscut blade provided is for most wood
cutting operations. For fine joinery and picture frame
cuts or cutting plastic, use a blade suitable, available
from your nearest hardware store.
WARNING: Before starting any cutting
operations, clamp or bolt your compound
mitre saw to a workbench. Never operate
your mitre saw on the floor or in a
crouched position. Failure to heed this
warning can result in serious personal
injury.
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CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND
MITRE SAW
WARNING: Use the vice to secure your
workpiece on one side of the blade only.
The workpiece must remain free on one
side of the blade to prevent the blade
from binding in workpiece. The workpiece
binding blade will cause motor stalling and
kickback. This situation could cause an
accident resulting in serious personal injury.
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CROSSCUTTING
A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the
workpiece. A 90
0
crosscut is made with the mitre
table set at the zero degree position. Mitre crosscuts
are made with the mitre table set at some other angle
other than zero. (Fig 29 next page)
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TO CROSSCUT WITH YOUR MITRE SAW
• Pull out the lock pin and lift the saw arm to its full height.
• Unlock the mitre table.
• Rotate the mitre table until the pointer aligns with
the desired angle on the mitre scale.
• Lock the mitre table lock knob.
NOTE:
You can quickly locate 0
0
, 15
0
, 22.5
0
, 30
0
& 45
0
left or right on the scale. The mitre table can be seated
in one of the positive stop notches, located in the
mitre table frame.
45
0
Bevel
Positioning Bolt
Fig 17
Fig 18
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OPERATIONS
