Craftsman 124.58833 Operator's Manual page 19

• Do not pick up small pieces of cut-off material from the
table. Remove them by pushing them off table with a long
stick. Otherwise they could be thrown back at you by the
rear of the blade.
• Do not remove small pieces of cut-off material that may
become trapped inside blade guard while saw is on. This
could endanger your hands or cause a kickback. Turn saw
off. After blade has stopped turning, lift guard and remove
the piece.
• Always lower blade below the table level when machine is
not in use.
CROSSCUTTING
WARNING: Use caution when starting the cut to prevent
binding of the guard against the workpiece.
This cut is performed with the miter gauge set at "0", and is
used for cutting across the workpiece grain at 90° (blade
square with both the edge and flat side of wood).
MITER CUTTING
WARNING: Miter angles greater than 45° may force the
blade guard assembly into the saw blade causing damage to
the blade guard assembly and personal injury. Before start-
ing the motor, test the operation by feeding the workpiece
into the blade guard assembly. If the blade guard assembly
contacts the blade, place the workpiece under the blade
guard assembly, not touching the blade, before starting the
motor.
WARNING: Certain workpiece shapes, such as molding may
not lift the blade guard assembly properly. With the power off,
feed the workpiece slowly into the blade guard area and until
the workpiece touches the blade. If the blade guard assem-
bly contacts the blade, place the workpiece under the blade
guard assembly, not touching the blade, before starting the
motor. This cut is performed with the miter gauge, and is
used for cutting at an angle other than 90° square with the
edge of the workpiece.
BEVEL CROSSCUTTING
WARNING: When possible, use the right miter gauge slot
when bevel crosscutting so that the blade tilts away from the
miter gauge and your hands.
WARNING: Use caution when starting the cut to prevent
binding of the guard against the workpiece.
This cut is performed with the miter gauge, and is the same
as crosscutting, except that the workpiece is also cut at an
angle other than 90° square to the flat side of the wood (blade
is at an angle).
COMPOUND MITER CUTTING
This cut is performed with the miter gauge, and is a combina-
tion of miter cutting and bevel crosscutting. The cut is made
at an angle other than 90° to both the edge and flat side of
wood.
RIPPING
WARNING: When bevel ripping and whenever possible,
place the fence on the side of the blade so that the blade is
tilted away from the fence and hands. Keep hands clear of
the blade and use a push stick to feed the workpiece if there
is less than 6" between the fence and the blade.
This cut is performed with the rip fence, and is used to cut
the workpiece lengthwise with the grain. Position the fence to
the desired width of rip and lock in place. When ripping long
boards or large panels, always use a work support.
BEVEL RIPPING
WARNING: Before connecting the table saw to the power
source or operating the saw, always inspect the blade guard
assembly and riving knife for proper alignment and clearance
with saw blade. Check alignment after each change of bevel
angle.
WARNING: When possible, place the fence on the right side
of the blade so that the blade is tilted away from the fence
and hands. Keep your hands clear of the blade and use a
pushstick to feed the workpiece if there is less than
between the fence and the blade.
This cut is performed with the rip fence, and is the same as
ripping, except that the blade is set at an angle other than
90°.
RESAWING
This cut is performed with the rip fence, and is used to rip a
workpiece through its thickness rather than across its flat
width. Do not attempt to resaw bowed or warped material.
NOTE: It may be necessary to remove blade guard and use
work supports as well as push blocks when performing this
operation.
WARNING: Install blade guard immediately upon completion
of resawing operation.
PLOUGHING
This cut is performed with the rip fence, and is used to make
a groove lengthwise with the grain of the workpiece. Use
proper hold downs and feed devices.
RABBETING
This cut is performed with either the miter gauge or rip fence.
Rabbeting is used to cut out a section of the corner of a
workpiece, across an end or along an edge. To make a rab-
bet requires cuts which do not go all the way through the
material.
Therefore, blade guard must be removed. Install blade
guard immediately upon completion of rabbeting operation.
Rabbet cuts can also be made using dado head.
DADOING
This cut is performed with either the miter gauge or rip fence.
Dadoing is done with a set of blades (dado set) rather than
standard saw blades. The dado set is used to groove wood
similar to ploughing and rabbeting. However, the dado set
allows operator to remove more material in one pass. The
operator, with a dado set, can vary width of cut up to 3⁄4".
Instructions for operating dado set are contained in owner's
manual furnished with dado set. Dadoing requires cuts which
do not go all the way through material. Therefore, blade
guard must be removed. Dado sets have different character-
istics than saw blades.
When using a dado set, the following parts must be substi-
tuted dado table insert (not included).
IMPORTANT: Always use correct insert. When using the
dado set, use caution. Use featherboards and push sticks as
applicable.
WARNING: Always immediately replace the standard blade,
blade guard and blade insert when you are finished dadoing.
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