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basic
saw
operations
REQUIREMENTS
FOR CROSSCUT
Board
posibon
(stationary)
against
rip fence
(guide)
and
laying
fiat on table
top.
(OPERATIONS
1 THROUGH
4)
1.
Arbor
nut
must
be tight
and saw blade
guard
installed
in horizontal
position.
2.
Arm
contro!
lever must
be in locked
position.
3.
Adjust
the antikickback
assembly
so the pawls just clear
the workpiece
or the fence,
whichever
is higher.
4.
Work
must
be held
firmly
against
table
and fence.
For
workpieces
thicker
than
the
fence
is high,
install
a
higher
fence
(at
least
workpiece
thickness).
Always
place
the fence
in the most
forward
position
(farthest
from
the
column
support)
compatible
with
the
workpiece
oeing
p_ocessed
and
the
operation
being
performed.
With
the carriage
fully
retracted,
the blade
must
not
contact"the
workpiece
whet]
placed
against
the fence, w,ithin
the stated capacities
of your
saw.
5.
Blade should
be sharp and correctly
set.
6.
Hands
must be kept we!1 away from
saw blade
7.
Yoke
lock
handle
must
be in locked
position.
8.
Bevel index
lever must be locked.
9.
Blade
should
cut
into
the table
or plywood
cover
not
more than
1/32
inch.
!0. Pull
the
saw ,forward
just
far
enough
to
sever
the
lumber.
It is dangerous
if the blade has been pulled
too
far out beyond
the piece being cut. When
it is returned
it can pick
up the right
hand piece and throw
it over the
fence.
11. For
operations
No.
3 and
No.
4, observe
additional
instructions
under
paragraph
"Operating
Controls'"
"'Blade
Angle".
PROPER
(SEE
ITEM
"10"
AT LEFT)
OPERATION
No. 1 - CROSSCUT
Crosscutting
is the
process
of sawing
the
workpiece
by
pulling
the saw
blade
through
it and using
the fence
as a
support
for
the
edge
of
the
workpiece.
Never
crosscut
free hand.
WARNING:
BEFORE
CROSSCUTTING,
MAKE
SURE
THE
ARM
CONTROL
LEVER,
BEVEL
LOCK
LEVER
AND
YOKE
LOCK
HANDLE
ARE
ALL LOCKED,
NEVER
USE
A LENGTH
STOP
OR
A FIXED
GUIDE
ON
THE
FREE
END
OR
EDGE
OF A WORKPIECE.
DO
NOT
CROSSCUT
WORKPIEOES
THAT
PLACE
YOUR
HANDS
CLOSE
TO THE
PATH
OF THE
SAW
BLADE.
WHEN
MORE
EXPERIENCE
IS
GAINED
BY
USING
THE
SAW,
IT
WILL
BE
NOTICED,
THAT
WHEN
PULLING
THE
SAW
TOWARD
YOU
DURING
CROSSCUTTING,
THE
BLADE
TENDS
TO
FEED
ITSELF
THROUGH
THE
WORK
DUE
TO
THE
ROTATION
OF THE
BLADE
AND
THE DIRECTION
OF
THE
FEED.
THEREFORE,
YOU
SHOULD
DEVELOP
THE
HABIT
OF
HOLDING
YOUR
RIGHT
ARM
STRAIGHT
FROM
THE
SHOULDER
TO THE
WRIST
IMPROPER
(SEE
ITEM
"10-
AT LEFT)
REPETITIVE
CROSSCUTTING
Clamp
a "C'"
clamp
(min.
6 inch)
using a wood
block
on
each
side
of the
arm.
This
will
limit
the
carriage
travel
beyond
the
position
necessary
to
complete
the
crosscut
operat Ion.
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