Wickes BMS2102 Manual page 17

3. CROSS PULL CUT (SEE FIG. N1, N2)
Cross pull cut is used mainly for wide pieces, allowing
you to cut wider pieces of wood, i.e. the slide rod lock
knob is loose, the saw head is pulled towards the
operator, the saw head is lowered to the workpiece and
then pushed to the rear of saw to make a cut to do this,
follow the procedures below:
1) Connect the machine to power outlet ensure that the
mains cable is clear of the blade and base plate.
2) Position the material to be cut on the rotating mitre
table with one edge securely against the fence,
ensure it is firmly clamped with the work clamp so
that it will not move during cutting.
3) Loosen the slide rod lock knob by turning it anti-
clockwise.
4) Before switching on, pull the saw head towards you
whilst in the upright position, until the blade clears
the workpiece or to its maximum extension if blade
can not clear the workpiece.
5) Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the
cutting operation just to make sure that no problems
will occur when the cut is made.
6) Hold the saw handle firmly, when squeezing the
trigger switch. Allow several seconds for the blade to
reach maximum speed.
7) Press and hold the on/off switch, slowly lower the
saw head and blade into and through the work-piece.
Push the saw head forwards (towards the full rear
position) to complete the cut.
8) Release the on/off switch. Allow the saw blade
to stop rotating BEFORE raising the blade out of
the work-piece. Wait until the blade stops before
removing the workpiece.
WARNING: Never pull the saw towards you
during a cut. The blade can suddenly climb
up on top of the workpiece and force itself towards
you.
4. MITRE CUT (SEE FIG. O)
A mitre cut can be made any angle in the range from 45°
left to 45° right. It can be made as either a chop cut or a
cross pull cut depending on the width of the workpiece.
The mitre table lock latch is used to lock the table at the
desired mitre angle. To adjust the mitre angle, refer to
MITRE TABLE LOCK section in the BEFORE OPERATION
section.
After setting the required mitre angle, follow the
procedures of chop cut/cross pull cut.
Fig. O
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Fig. N1
Fig. N2