Operation; Cutting Warped Material - RIDGID R4251 Operator's Manual

• DO NOT allow familiarity with tools to make you
inflict serious personal injury.
ALWAYS wear eye protection with side shields and marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1 Failure to do so could result in objects
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being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible serious personal
• DO NOT use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this
accessories not recommended can result in serious personal
• Before starting any cutting operation, clamp or bolt the compound miter saw to a
the floor or in a crouched
To avoid serious personal injury, ALWAYS tighten the miter lock handle and bevel lock knob securely before making a
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Failure to do so could result in movement of the control arm or miter table while making a
• To avoid serious personal injury, KEEP hands outside the no hands zone, at least 4 inches from
cutting operation freehand (without holding workpiece against the
• When using a work clamp or C-clamp to secure the workpiece, clamp workpiece on one side of the blade
MUST remain free on one side of the blade to prevent the blade from binding in
cause motor stalling and
NEVER move the workpiece or make adjustment to any cutting angle while the saw is running and the blade is
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can result in contact with the blade causing serious personal
• When cutting, DO NOT force the blade against the
the risk of overheating the saw blade
You may use this tool for the following purposes:
• Bevel cutting and compound cutting for crown moldings,
• Cross cutting wood.
• Cross cutting for moldings, door casings, picture frames,
NOTE: This saw is for cutting

CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL

See Figure 25.
When attempting to cut warped material, the CONVEX face
should be against the fence.
See Figure 26.
NEVER position a piece of warped material with the CONCAVE
face or edge against the fence. It will pinch the blade near the
completion of the cut.
To avoid a kickback and to avoid serious
personal injury, NEVER position the concave
edge of bowed or warped material against the fence.

OPERATION

careless.
position. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal
kickback. This situation could cause an accident resulting in serious personal
tips.
wood. The blade provided is acceptable for wood cutting
Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient enough to
injury.
injury.
fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or
workpiece.
injury.
workpiece. Forcing the blade will cause a drop in motor RPM and increase
etc.
etc.
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tool. The use of attachments or
workbench. NEVER operate the miter saw on
injury.
cut.
blade. NEVER perform any
only.
The workpiece binding the blade will
injury.
ONLY.
Figure 25
Figure 26
cut.
twists.
The workpiece
rotating. Any slip