RIDGID MS1065LZA Operator's Manual page 22

OPERATION
TO CROSS CUT
See Figure 23.
A cross cut is made by cutting across the grain of the work-
piece. A straight cross cut is made with the miter table set
at the 0° position. Miter cross cuts are made with the miter
table set at some angle other than zero.
 Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
 Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock handle
approximately one-half turn to the left to loosen.
 Press the miter lock plate down with your thumb and
hold.
 Rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with the
desired angle on the miter scale.
 Release the miter lock plate.
NOTE: You can quickly locate 0°, 11.25°, 15°, 22.5°,
31.6°, and 45° left or right by releasing the lock plate as
you rotate the control arm. The lock plate will seat itself
in one of the positive stop notches, located in the base.
 Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
 Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge
securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place
the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge
of a board is placed against the fence, the board could
collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the
blade. See Figures 31 and 32.
 When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support
the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with
a work surface level with the saw table. See Figure 29.
 Align cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of saw
blade.
 Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure
it against the fence. Use the work clamp or a C-clamp to
secure the workpiece when possible.
 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 then squeeze the switch
trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach
maximum speed.
 Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
 Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop
rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece. Wait
until the electric brake stops blade from turning before
removing the workpiece from the miter table.
STRAIGHT CROSS CUT
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WORK CLAMP
Fig. 23