Craftsman 10872 - Mini Circular Saw Operator's Manual page 28

INSTALLING A NDUSINGTHE E DGE GUIDE (Figs.15,16and16a)
z_WARNING:
ALWAYSunplug saw before making any adjustments. I
Failureto unplug the saw could result In accidental starting which can cause
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serious personal injury,
Your saw comeswith an edge guide
that is 7-fncheslong on the guide
edge. It allows you to make accurate
paratlet cuts when tdmmfng a work-
piece. It attaches to the saw'sbase..
The arm of the edge guide Is
stamped, on both sides, 0 to 7 inches
in 1/4-Inchincrements and 1 to 18
centimeters in 10-mm increments for
easy adjustment of your cut,
The edge guide can be used with the
guide edge turned down to guide
along the edge of a workplace for rip
or cross cuts (see Ftgo16),or turned
up to guide against a wal! for inside
cuts (see Fig.16a),
1. Unplug the saw.
Fig. 15
/_ WAR NI NG:
ALWAYSunplug saw before making any adjustments. I
Failureto unplug the saw could result In accldental starting which can cause
I
serious personal injury,
2, Position the edge guide so the arm cans!]de Into the mounting slots at the front of the
saw'sbase (see Fi-go15), a nd loosen the retaining screw.
3. Adjust the edge guide to the desired length of cut.
4. Tighten the edge gulde retaining screw.
5, Clampand supportthe workplace securely before maktn.qyour cut,
6. Race the edgeguide firmly against the edge ofthe workplace(see Fig.16), or against
a wall (sea Hg.16a). Doing thi-swill help give you a true cut without pinching the blade.
7. BE SURE that the guid!ngedge of the workpfece, or the wall, is stralght so you can
produce a straight cut (see Fig°16 and 16a).
8. ALWAYSLETTHE BLADE REACH FULL SPEED, then carefuiIy guide the saw into
the wort_plece. DO NOT .blndthe blade in the cut. Push the saw forward at a speed
where the blase is not larJonng.
Fig. 16
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