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operating
controls
C.
Push lever in
with
thumb
-- to turn
switch
off.
WARNING:
THIS
LOCKING
FEATURE
IS
PROVIDED
TO
PREVENT
UNAUTHORIZED
USE
OF
YOUR
SAW.
ALWAYS
REMOVE
THE
KEY
AND
KEEP
IT
IN
A
SAFE
PLACE.
TO
REMOVE
KEY,
HOLD
THUMB
ON
END
OF
LEVER
TO
KEEP
SWITCH
IN "OFF"
POSITION
AND
PULL
KEY
STRAIGHT
OUT.
o
WARNING:
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
ALWAYS
LOCK THE SWITCH "'OFF" WHEN SAW IS NOT
IN USE. REMOVE KEY AND KEEP IT IN A SAFE
PLACE
...ALSO
IN THE EVENT OFAPOWER
FAILURE
(ALL YOUR
LIGHTS GO OUT} TURN
SWITCH OFF. LOCK IT AND REMOVE THE KEY
THIS
WILL
PREVENT
THE
SAW
FROM
STARTING
UP AGAIN
WHEN
THE
POWER
COMES BACK ON.
7. The Manual Motor Brake.
The
manual
brake
is located
on the motor
shaft
at
the right-hand
end of motor.
BRAKE
____
BRAKE
HOUSING
DRUM
ASSEM_!
Y
I
SCREW
(1/4-20x
I/2 IN.,
HLX-HD)
\
,V,OT OR
b.
Pressing
on the brake
button
with
finger
or thumb,
after
turning
off
the ON OFF
switch,
will
greatly
reduce
blade coasting
time.
NOTE:
When
using
an
accessory
such
as a drill
chuck
attached
to end
of motor
shaft,
it
,,,viii be necessary
to
remove
the
brake
housing
assembly
and brake
drum.
Be
sure to re-install
the brake
after
removing
the accessory.
Use only
the following
recommended
accessories:
Drill
chuck,
Sanding
drum,
and Router
adapter.
CAUTION:
The
sawblade,
dado,
or cutting
tool
must
be
removed
from
the
saw
arbor
before
using
the
accessory
shaft.
NEVER
operated
the
saw
with
cutting
tools
(including
sanding accessories) installed
on both ends of the
saw arbor.
POSITIONING
ANTI-KICKBACK
AND
SPREADER
ASSEMBLY,
FOR RIPPING
WARNING:
NEVER
POSITION
THE
GUARD
OR
ANTI-KICKBACK
ASSEMBLY
WITH
THE POWER ON.
NEVER
POSITION
THE ANTI-KICKBACK
PAWLS BY
GRASPING THE PAWLS OR SPREADER.
WORK_,
PIECE
MINIMUM
GUARD
CLEARANCE
GUARD
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SCREW
ANTI-KICKBACK
POSITION
(Make
sure
by trial
before
starting
the
cut that
the
Anti-Kickback
Pawls
will
stop
a Kick-beck
once
it
has started)
For
all crosscutting
operations
(those
operations
in which
the carriage
is traveled
along the radial
arm to feed the saw
blade
into
the workpiece)
both
the guard and anti-kickback
and
spreader
assembly
must
be
elevated
to
clear
the
workpiece
or the fence, whichever
is higher.
1.
The
blade
guard
is positioned
by
loosening
the guard
clamp screw
and rotating
the guard so that it just clears
the workpiece
as shown.
2.
The
anti-kickback
and spreader
assembly
is used during
ripping
operations
and
is adjustable
to accommodate
the thickness
of the board
being
ripped.
A wing
nut in
the guard secures the assembly.
3.
Loosen
the
wing
screw
and
with
the
tab
provided,
position
the
anti-kickback
and spreader
assembly
until
the pawls assume
the approximate
position
shown.
Tighten
the wing
screw.
Before
making
the cut,
check
the effectiveness
of the
anti-kickback
pawls
by sliding
the workpiece
under
the
pawls
in the direction
of feed and then
attempting
to
slide
it
in
the
reverse
direction
-
the
direction
of
kickback.
If the pawls do not catch,
readjust.
PRECISION
INDEXING
Experienced
operators
of precision
equipment,
such as this
Craftsman
Radial
Saw,
normally
acquire
the
habit
of
indexing
the
machine
in one
direction
only,
whenever
a
new setting
is made
in preparation
for a different
operation.
For
example:
when
moving
the
radial
arm
to
a new
position,
it is advisable
to move
it slightly
past the desired
index
position,
then
return
it slowly
and carefully
to latch
and
lock
it.
Swivel
indexing
and bevel
indexing
can
be
accomplished
in a similar
manner.
This
indexing
technique
tends
to
neutralize
any
stresses
imposed
upon
saw
components
and contributes
to the high degree of accuracy
the saw is capable
of producing
when operated
expertly.
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