MAKING A CROSS CUT
See Figure 44.
It isrecommended that you make test cutson scrap
wood. Stand at the frontof the saw and pushthe
wood tothe blade with the miter gage.
_1= WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is
lowered over bladeand isworkingproperlyto
preventpossibleinjury.
• Set the bladeto the fightdepthforthe workpieceby
tumingthe height handwheel.
• Set the mitergage to 0". Make sure mitergage
knobis securelytightened.
• Place a supportthe same heightas the top ofthe
saw table behindthe saw for thecut work.
• The mitergage may be usedin either of the two
g_:_ovesin thetable. When usingleftgroove, hold
workpiecefirmlyagainsttheemitergage basewith
yourleft hand and gripthe knobwithyour right
hand.When usingthe rightgroove, holdworkpiece
firmlyagainst the mitergage base withyour right
handand gripthe knobwith yourlefthand. See
Figure44.
• Checkthat the wood is nottouchingthe blade.
Insertthe key and liftthe switchto the ON position.
• Letthe blade buildup to fullspeed beforefeeding
the workpieceintothe blade withthe mitergage.
• Holdthe workfirmlyagainst the mitergage and
pushthe miter gage to feed the workintothe blade.
• When the work iscompleted,pressthe switchoff
and removethe key.
MAKING A RIP CUT
See Figure 45.
Making a test cut on scrap woodis highlyrecom-
mended. Fromthe frontof the saw, posltioothe wood
against the ripfence and pushit to the blade witha
pushstick.Be sure the end of the wood issquare.
• Forsmall piecesofwood, use a pushstickto move
the woodinto and pastthe blade.
• Make sure thewood is nottouchingthe blade.
Insertthe key and lifttheswitchto the ON position.
Letthe blade buildupto fullspeed beforefeeding
theworkpieceintotheblade.
• When theworkiscompleted,presstheswitchoff
and removethekey,
CROSSct,rr
PLACELEFT HANDON
WORKPIECEAND
Mn'ERGAGEHERE
WHENMITERGAGEIS
ONLEFTSIDEOFBLADE
PLACERIGHTHANDON
MITERGAGEKNOBHERE
Fig. 44
RIPCUT
WARNING: Never stand directlyInthe lineof
cut. Stand to the side to reduce riskof injury.
WARNING: Never push a smallpiece of wood
into the bladewith your hand.
_1= WARNING: Make surethe blade guard is
lowered over blade and is workingproperlyto
preventpossible injury.
• Removethe mitergage and attachthe ripfence
over the rails.
• Place a supportthe same heightas thetop ofthe
saw table behindthe saw for the cutwork.
• Positionthe ripfence thecorrectdistancefromthe
blade forthe cut.
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