MasterCraft 55-6863-0 Operating Manual page 22

To Bevel Cut With the Mitre Saw
1. Unplug the saw.
WARNING: Failure to unplug the saw could result in accidental starting,
causing serious injury.
2. Make sure that the mitre table is at 0°and locked, and check that the mitre-table
lock is locked and secured in position.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always securely tighten the
mitre-lock lever before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the
control arm or mitre table while making a cut.
3. Pull out the locking pin to release the saw arm.
4. To make a bevel cut, loosen the bevel-lock knob (Fig. 1-22) by turning the knob
counter clockwise.
5. Tilt the saw arm to the desired bevel angle, as indicated on the bevel scale. The
blade can be positioned at any angle, from a 90° straight cut (0 on the scale) to a
45°left bevel (Fig. 28).
WARNING: Tighten the bevel-lock knob to secure the saw arm in its position.
6. Place the work piece flat on the mitre table with one edge securely against the
fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If the
concave edge of the board is against the fence, the board could collapse on the
blade at the end of the cut and jam the blade (Fig. 30 and 31).
7. Align the red laser line to touch the right edge of the pencil line on the work piece.
8. Use the hold-down clamp to secure the work piece against the Mitre Saw table
and fence.
9. When cutting long work pieces, support the opposite end of the work piece with a
roller stand or with another work surface that is level with the saw table.
CAUTION: Never use another person as an additional support for a work piece
that is longer or wider than the basic saw table or to help feed, support, or pull the
work piece.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always keep hands outside the
"no hands zone", as marked on the saw table, which is at least 3 inches (7.6 cm)
from the blade. Also, never perform any cutting operation "freehand" (i.e. without
holding the work piece against the fence); the blade could grab the work piece,
causing it to slip and twist.
10. Before turning on the saw, perform a trial of the cutting operation by lowering the
saw arm to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made.
11. Hold the saw handle and use the index finger to turn on the laser switch by
pushing it forward.
12. To turn on the saw, push the safety-lock button in with the thumb while squeezing
the On/Off trigger switch located under the handle (Fig.1-1 and Fig.1-3). Allow
several seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed.
13. Slowly lower the blade into and through the work piece.
14. Release the safety lock and the trigger switch, and turn off the laser switch. Allow
the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out of the work piece.
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