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OPERATING
CONTROLS
(See figure
23)
1. Yoke clamp arm
2. Swivel index knob
3. Safety lock key
4. Carriage lock knob
5. Elevation crank
6. Radial arm cap
7. Arm lock handle
8. Arm latch handle
9. Manual brake
10. Bevel index scale
11. Bevel index knob
12. Bevel lock knob
13. Guard clamp screw
14. Handle
15. ON-OFFSwitch
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Figure
23
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INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USE OF KEY AND
SWITCH
1. Insert the key into the slot and turn counterclockwise.
(See figure 24.)
2. Hook end of forefinger
under the left end of the ON-OFF
switch
lever and pull the lever out, to start the saw motor.
(See
figure
24.)
To stop
the saw,
simply
_'bump °" the
switch
lever
with
finger
or thumb--pushing
it inward.
NOTE:
This saw
cannot
be operated
without
the key,
and
likewise,
the
key cannot
be re-
moved
from
the
lock
while
the
saw
motor
is
running.
RAISING
AND
LOWERING
THE RADIAL
ARM
is accom-
plished
by the elevation
crank
(5, figure 23). One
complete
turn
of
this handle
will
raise
or lower
the
radial
arm
1/8-inch.
LOCKING
THE CARRIAGE
TO THE
RADIAL
ARM
is ac-
complished
by the carriage
lock knob
(4, figure
23). Turn
the
knob
clockwise
to
lock;
counterclockwise
to
unlock.
Avoid
excessive
tightening
of the knob.
ANGULAR
MOVEMENT
AND
LOCKING
THE
RADIAL
ARM
are controlled
by the arm lock handle
(7, figure
23)
and the arm latch handle
(8). The radial
arm can be rotated
360 ° and
locked
in any
desired
position.
The arm
is un-
locked
by loosening
the arm
lock handle
and
raising
the
arm
latch
handle
out of the detent
notch.
It is locked
by
tightening
the arm lock handle.
The radial
arm has positive
stops at 0 ° and 45 °, left and right,
and
is released
from
these
index
positions
by raising
the arm
latch handle.
In
order to provide
the most positive
and accurate
settings at
the index
positions,
the following
is recommended:
1. Move
the
radial
arm
into the
index
position
(do
not
bump
or jar) and
depress the arm latch handle
solidly
into the detent
notch with the palm
of the hand.
2. Lock the radial
arm by tightening
the arm
lock
handle
fully
hand
tight.
NOTE:
The arm lock
handle
(7, figure
23)
is
shown on the right-hand
side of radial
arm. The
handle
can
be removed
and
re-installed
to
position
it on the left-hand
side of the arm,
if
desired.
MOVEMENT
AND
POSITION
OF THE
MOTOR
IN
THE
YOKE
are controlled
by the bevel
index
knob
(11, figure
23) and bevel
lock
knob
(12).
The bevel
index
scale
indi-
cates the angular
position
of the motor
with
respect
to the
horizontal
position,
from
0 ° to 90 °, in either
vertical
posi-
tion.
The bevel
index
knob
indexes
the motor
at 0 °, 45 ° ,
and 90 ° , up and down.
Pull the knob
out to release
the
motor
from
any of the index
positions.
At any
other
posi-
tion,
the bevel
index
knob
is not engaged.
The bevel
lock
knob
locks
the
motor
to yoke
when
the motor
is in any
position.
ROTATION
AND
POSITION
OF THE YOKE
are controlled
by the swivel
index knob
(2, figure
23) and the yoke clamp
arm
(1).
The swivel
index
knob
automatically
indexes
the
yoke
at each
90 ° position
and
both
0 ° positions.
Lift the
knob
to release
it. The yoke
clamp
arm locks the yoke
to
the carriage
in any
position.
Push the arm
to the right
to
release
it; push to the left to tighten.
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