Compound Miter Crosscutting; Additional Safety Instructions For Rip Cuts - Sears Craftsman 113.221770 Owner's Manual

Basic Saw Operations (continued)
Compound Miter Crosscutting
Compound miter cutting is a combination of miter cutting
and bevel Crosscutting. The cut is made at an angle other
than 90° to both the edcle and the bottom fiat side of the
wood.
" Adjust the miter gauge and the blade to the desired
angle,..Make sure miter gauge is locked.
- Always usethe miter gauge in the groove to the right
of the blade. It cannot be used in the groove to the left
because the blade guard will interlere. Hold the work-
piece with yourright hand and the lock knob wilh your
left hand.
Using the Rip Fence
Additional Safety Instructions for Rip Cuts
Before starting:
o Never use the miter gauge when ripping
• Use a push stick whenever the fence is 2 or more
inches from the blade.
• When thru-sawing, use an auxiliary fence and push
block whenever the fence must be between 1/2 and 2
inches from the blade,
• Never thru-saw rip cuts narrower than 1/2 inch. (See
"Basic Saw Operations-Ripping and Bevel Ripping"
section)
• Never rip anything shorterthan 10" long.
• When using a push stick or push block, the trailing end
of the werkpiece must be square, A push stick or push
block against an uneven end could slip ofl or push the
workplace away from the fence
• A featherboard can help guide the workpiece, (see
"Basic Saw Operation-Using Featherboards for Thru-
Sawing." section)
° Always use featherboards for any non thru-sawtng rip
type cuts. (see "Basic Saw Operations-Using Feather-
boards for Non Thru-sawing" section')
• To avoid kickbacks and slips into the blade make sure
the rip fence is parallel to the sawblade
• Before thru-sawing, check the anti-kickback pawls, the
pawls must stop a kickback once it has started.
Replace or sharpen anti-kickback pawls when points
become dull.
• Ptastic and composition (like hardboard) materials may
be cut on your saw. However, since these are usually
quile hard and slippery, the anti-kickback pawls may
not stop a kickback. Therefore. be especially carelul in
your set-up and cutting procedures.
While Thru-sawing:
• To avoid kickbacks and slips into the blade, always
push forward on the section of the workpiece between
the sawblade and the rip fence. Never push forward on
the piece being cut off.
Ma ke From 314" Thick Solid Wood
,- 24"
Kerfs About !_=_
5/16" Apart _ _ . __
' I--_ L_ra,n
4-1/2 _ 5"-_ Featherboard
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8"
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