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basic saw operations
Basic
saw
operations
are
summarized
into
six categories,
explained
and
illustrated
in
the
following
paragraphs.
A
manual
entitled
"The
Radial
Saw"
is available
at your
nearest
Sears
Retail
Store
or
Catalog
Order
House.
This
manual
contains
considerable
data
and
project
ideas
applicable
to the radial
saw.
NOTE:
Refer
to
paragraphs
under
"OPERATION"
for
illustrations
and descriptions
of controls.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR CROSSCUT
LOCK
ARM
LATCH
KNOB
YOKE
CLAMP
HANDLE
BEVEL
INDEX
KNOB
Board
{stationary)
position
against
rip
fence
(guide)
and
laying-,lat
on table top.
(OPERATIONS
1 THROUGH
4)
1.
Arbor
nut
must
be tight
and saw blade guard
installed
in
horizontal
position
with
anti-kickback
device
in full
up position.
2.
Arm
latch handle
(knob)
must be tight.
3.
Adjust
the
anti-kickback
assembly
so the
pawls
just
clear the workpiece.
4.
Work
must
be held firmly
against
table
and fence.
For
workpieces
thicker
than
the
fence
is
high,
it
is
recommended
that
a higher
fence
be cut
(at
least
workpiece
thickness)
and
inserted
for
that
operation
being
performed.
Always
place
the fence
in the most
forward
position
(farthest
from
the column
support)
compatible
with
the workpiece
being processed
and the
operation
being
performed.
With
the
carriage
fully
retracted,
the blade
should
not contact
the workpiece
when
placed
against
the
fence,
within
the
stated
capacities
of your
saw.
5.
Blade should
be sharp and correctly
set.
6.
Hands
must be kept well away from
saw blade.
7.
Yoke
clamp
handle
must be in locked
position.
8.
Bevel index
knob
must be tight.
9.
Blade
should
cut
into
the table
or plywood
cover
not
more than
1/32
inch.
10. 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".
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
LATCH,
BEVEL
LOCK AND YOKE CLAMP
ARE ALL SECURED. NEVER USE A LENGTH STOP OR
A FIXED
GUIDE
ON THE FREE END OR EDGE OF A
WORKPIECE.
(SEE INSTRUCTION
7 UNDER
"SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
TO OPERATOR".)
DO NOT CROSSCUT
WORKPIECES
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,
THE
FENCE
\
PROPER
DIRECTION
OF
TRAVVEL
"_-
(SEE ITEM
"10"
AT LEFT)
IMPROPER
(SEE ITEM
"10"
AT LEFT)
OPERATOR
SHOULD
DEVELOP
THE
HABIT
OF
HOLDING
HIS
RIGHT
ARM
STRAIGHT
FROM
THE
SHOULDER
TO THE WRIST.
REPETITIVE
CROSSCUTTING
Clamp
a "'C'"
clamp
(rain.
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
operation.
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