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OPERATION
NOTICE:
• Before use, be sure to release the handle from the low-
ered position by pulling the stopper pin.
• Do not apply excessive pressure on the handle when
cutting. Too much force may result in overload of the
motor and/or decreased cutting efficiency. Push down
handle with only as much force as is necessary for
smooth cutting and without significant decrease in
blade speed.
• Gently press down the handle to perform the cut. If the
handle is pressed down with force or if lateral force is
applied, the blade will vibrate and leave a mark (saw
mark) in the workpiece and the precision of the cut will
be impaired.
• During a slide cut, gently push the carriage toward the
guide fence without stopping. If the carriage movement
is stopped during the cut, a mark will be left in the work-
piece and the precision of the cut will be impaired.
WARNING:
• Make sure the blade is not contacting the work-
piece, etc. before the switch is turned on. Turni ng
the tool on with the blade in contact with the workpiece
may result in kickback and serious personal injury.
1. Press cutting (cutting small workpieces)
(Fig. 42)
Workpieces up to 87 mm high and 183 mm wide can be
cut in the following manner.
After turning the stopper lever clockwise and sliding the
carriage to your desired position, push the carriage
toward the guide fence fully and tighten the locking screw
clockwise and pull the lock lever towards the front of the
saw to secure the carriage. Secure the workpiece cor-
rectly with the proper type of vise or crown molding stop-
pers. Switch on the tool without the blade making any
contact and wait until the blade attains full speed before
lowering. Then gently lower the handle to the fully low-
ered position to cut the workpiece. When the cut is com-
pleted, switch off the tool and WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE
HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP before returning
the blade to its fully elevated position.
WARNING:
• Firmly tighten the locking screw clockwise and pull
the lock lever towards the front of the saw so that
the carriage will not move during operation. Insuffi-
cient tightening of the locking screw may cause possi-
ble kickback which may result in serious personal
injury.
2. Slide (push) cutting (cutting wide workpieces)
(Fig. 43 & 44)
Loosen the locking screw counterclockwise and also
push forward the lock lever so that the carriage can slide
freely. Secure the workpiece with the proper type of vise.
Pull the carriage toward you fully. Switch on the tool with-
out the blade making any contact and wait until the blade
attains full speed. Press the handle down and PUSH
THE CARRIAGE TOWARD THE GUIDE FENCE AND
THROUGH THE WORKPIECE. When the cut is com-
pleted, switch off the tool and WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE
HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP before returning
the blade to its fully elevated position.
WARNING:
• Whenever performing a slide cut, first pull the car-
riage full towards you and press the handle all the
way down, then push the carriage toward the guide
fence. Never start the cut with the carriage not
pulled fully toward you. If you perform the slide cut
without the carriage pulled fully toward you unexpected
kickback may occur and serious personal injury may
result.
• Never attempt to perform a slide cut by pulling the
carriage towards you. Pulling the carriage towards
you while cutting may cause unexpected kickback
resulting in possible serious personal injury.
• Never perform the slide cut with the handle locked in
the lowered position.
• Never loosen the knob which secures the carriage
while the blade is rotating. A loose carriage while cut-
ting may cause unexpected kickback resulting in possi-
ble in serious personal injury.
3. Miter cutting
Refer to the previously covered “Adjusting the miter
angle”.
4. Bevel cut (Fig. 45)
Loosen the lever and tilt the saw blade to set the bevel
angle (Refer to the previously covered “Adjusting the
bevel angle”). Be sure to retighten the lever firmly to
secure the selected bevel angle safely. Secure the work-
piece with a vise. Make sure the carriage is pulled all the
way back toward the operator. Switch on the tool without
the blade making any contact and wait until the blade
attains full speed. Then gently lower the handle to the
fully lowered position while applying pressure in parallel
with the blade and PUSH THE CARRIAGE TOWARD
THE GUIDE FENCE TO CUT THE WORKPIECE. When
the cut is completed, switch off the tool and WAIT UNTIL
THE BLADE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP
before returning the blade to its fully elevated position.
WARNING:
• After setting the blade for a bevel cut, before oper-
ating the tool ensure that the carriage and blade
will have free travel throughout the entire range of
the intended cut. Interruption of the carriage or blade
travel during the cutting operation may result in kick-
back and serious personal injury.
• While making a bevel cut keep hands out of the
path of the blade. The angle of the blade may confuse
the operator as to the actual blade path while cutting
and contact with the blade will result in serious per-
sonal injury.
• The blade should not be raised until it has come to
a complete stop. During a bevel cut the piece cut off
may come to rest against the blade. If the blade is
raised while it is rotating the cut-off piece maybe
ejected by the blade causing the material to fragment
which may result in serious personal injury.
NOTICE:
• When pressing down the handle, apply pressure in par-
allel with the blade. If a force is applied perpendicularly
to the turn base or if the pressure direction is changed
during a cut, the precision of the cut will be impaired.
• Before bevel-cutting, an adjustment of the upper fence
and lower fence maybe required. Refer to the section
titled “Guide fence adjustment”.
