DeWalt D364-O4 Instruction Manual page 10

WARNING: lt is
important to support the work properly and
to
hold
the saw firmly to prevent loss of
control which could cause personal
injury; Figure 13 illustrates
ÿpical
hand support
of
the saw.
ALWAYS
DISCONNECT SAW
BEFORE MAKING
ANY
ADJUST-
MENTS!
Place
the work with its "good" side - the
one on
which
appearance is most
important
- down. The saw cuts upward, so
any
splintering will
be on the work face
that
is up
when you
saw
it.
Support the
work
so that the cut will be on
your
right. Place the wider
portion of
the saw shoe
on
that part of the workpiece which
is solidly
supported, not on the section that will fall off when the cut is made. As
examples, Figure
16 illustrates
the
RIGHT
way to
cut off the end of a
board, and Figure
17
the WRONG way. Always
clamp
work.
Don't
try
to
hold short pieces by hand!
Remember to support cantilevered and
overhanging material. Use caution when sawing material
from below.
CUTTING
Be
sure saw is
up
to full speed before blade contacts
material
to
be
cut.
Starting
saw with
blade
against
material
to
be cut or
pushed for-
ward
into kerf can result in kickback.
Push the
saw
forward at a
speed
which
allows the blade to cut with-
out laboring. Hardness and
toughness can vary even in the same
piece of
material,
and
knotty
or damp sections can put
a heavy load
on the saw. When this happens, push the saw
more
slowly, but
hard
enough to keep
it
working without much decrease in speed.
Forcing
the saw can cause rough cuts, inaccuracy, kickback and over-heating
of
the motor.
Should your cut
begin
to go
off
the
line, don't try to force it back
on.
Release the switch and allow blade to come to a complete stop. Then
you
can withdraw the saw, sight anew,
and start
a
new cut
slightly
inside the wrong one.
ln any event, withdraw the saw
if
you
must shift
the cut.
Forcing a correction inside the
cut
can
stall
the saw and
lead
to
kickback. lF SAW STALLS, RELEASE THE TRIGGER AND BACK
THE SAW UNTIL
IT IS LOOSE.
BE
SURE BI.ADE
IS STRAIGHT IN
THE CUT AND CLEAR OF THE CUTTING EDGE
BEFORE
RESTARTING.
FtG. 15
WRONG
MATERIAL BENDS
ON
BLADE CAUSING HEAVY
LOADS OR KICKBACK.
SUPPORT WORK
NEAR CUT
WRONG