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154577/2683-220 IC
5/17/02
NOTE: When cutting thin strips, be careful to ensure that small cutoff pieces
don't hang up on inside of lower guard.
Ripping
Ripping is the process of cutting wider boards into narrower strips- cutting
grain lengthwise. Hand guiding is more difficult for this type of sawing and
some type of guide should be used. A rip fence (Figure 18) may be
purchased separately for this purpose.
Pocket Cutting
A pocket cut is one that is made in a floor, wall, or other flat surface. Adjust
saw shoe so blade cuts at desired depth.
TURN OFF TOOL AND DISCONNECT FROM POWER SUPPLY.
Tilt saw forward and rest front of the shoe on material to be cut. Using the
retracting lever, retract blade guard to an upward position. Lower rear of shoe
until blade teeth almost touch cutting line. Now release the blade guard (its
contact with the work will keep it in position to open freely as you start the
cut) Figure 19. Start the motor and gradually lower the saw until its shoe rests
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Figure 14
RIGHT
SUPPORT WORK
NEAR CUT
MATERIAL BENDS ON
WRONG
BLADE CAUSING
HEAVY LOADS OR
KICKBACK
flat on the material to be cut. Advance saw along the cutting line until cut is
completed. Release trigger and allow blade to stop completely before
withdrawing the blade from the material. When starting each new cut, repeat
as above. Never tie the blade guard in a raised position.
Kickback
When the saw blade becomes pinched or twisted in the cut kickback can
occur. The saw is thrust rapidly back toward the operator. When the blade is
pinched or bound tightly by the kerf closing down, the blade stalls and the
motor reaction drives the unit backward. When the blade becomes twisted or
misaligned in the cut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade can dig into the
top surface of the wood causing the blade to climb out of the kerf and jump
back toward the operator. Kickback is more likely to occur when any of the
following conditions exist.
Improper work piece support
Sagging or improper lifting of the cutoff piece causing pinching of the blade.
Cutting through material supported at the outer ends only (Figure 16). As the
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Figure 16
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