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Accessories
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DANGER
Edging
without
an auxiliary
fence
when
arm
is at 0° miter
position
prevents
complete
location
of cut-
ting tool behind
fence.
Make and use
auxiliary
fence
to edge
with
arm
locked at 0° miter.
4. If saw handle gets in way with radial
arm locked at 0° miter, edging can be
done at 30 ° left miter. In this position,
cut-
ting tool can be located
behind
either
a
regular
or auxiliary fence.
i) lock arm at 30 ° left miter
ii) unlock swivel lock, move saw handle
90 ° towards
left, so motor surface
squarely
faces front
iii) lock swivel lock.
Note: This is not a pre-set indexed blade
carliage position.
Saw forces may affect
swivel lock's abili O, to hold carriage firrnly
in place.
5. Before
edging, with saw unplugged
and
yellow key out, turn cutting tool by hand
to make sure it does not strike guard or
any other part of saw.
Lower
Blade
Guard
The following
safety information
and in-
structions
apply to all blades and acces-
sories.
The lower blade guard is required
by the
Occupational
Safe w and Health
Ad-
ministration
(OSHA)
if the radial saw is
used commercially.
The lower blade guard
is intended
for use only in repetitive
90 °
crosscutting.
Repetitive
90 ° crosscutting
is the
repeated
and continuous
cutting
of
many pieces of lumber
to the same
length with the saw placed in the
90 ° crosscut
position.
In repetitive
90 ° crosscutting,
the guard
may reduce
the chance of accidentally
touching
the blade from the side. This
protection
is possible
ONLY
when:
• the blade is in its rearmost position
and
• the guard is resting
on the table so the
leading
and trailing teeth
of the blade
are not exposed
from the sides.
The lower guard ONLY provides
protec-
tion against
minor lacerations
and bruises
that occur from contact
with the fiat sides
of the spinning
blade.
WARNING
Lower
blade guard
will not provide
any protection
if blade is pulled over
your
hand,
or your
hand
enters
blade
path
from
front
or rear
of
blade. Fingers or hand can be cut or
cut off.
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WARNING
Remove
lower blade guard for ALL
other types of cuts except repetitive
90 ° crosscutting.
Using lower guard
other
than
for
repetitive
90 °
crosscutting
will increase
risk of cer-
tain hazards:
• During
rip and bevel cuts, the
workpiece
or narrow
cut-off pieces can
be pinched
between
the guard and the
blade. Workpiece
or cut-off pieces can
kickback.
• In the bevel position
the blade teeth
are fully exposed.
Fingers
or hand can be
cut off.
• Cut off pieces can jam between
the
guard and blade. Turn saw off and wait
for blade to stop before freeing
a
jammed
guard or blade.
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