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TO CROSS CUT OR RIP CUT
When making a cross cut or rip cut, alig_ your line of cut
with the outer blade guide notch on the saw base as
shown in figure 17.
T0P VIEW0F SAW
_
NOTCH
6UIOELINE
ALIGN OUTIB] BLADE GU_
NOTCH ON SAW BASE'_
LINE
OF CUT AS _
WHEN MAKING CROSSCUTS OR _
CUTS
Fig. 17
Since blade thicknesses
vary, always make a trial cut in
scrap material along a guideline
to determine
how much,
if any, the guideline
must be offset to produce
an accurate
cut.
Note: The distance from the line of cut to the guideline
is
the amount you should offset the guideline.
WIDTH OF CUT SCALE
See Figure 18.
A width of cut scale has been provided on the base of
your saw. When making straight cross cuts or rip cuts, the
scale can be used to measure
up to four inches to the
right side of the blade. It can be used to rneasere up to
one inch to the left side of the blade.
RIP GUIDE (EDGE
Use the rip guide provided with your saw whet}
wide rip cuts. A five inch scale has been provided
on the
rip guide. When using the width of cut scale on the base
in combination
with the rip guide, cuts can be made up to
6 id. to the left of the rip guide or 8-7/8 in. to the right of
the rip guide.
The rip guide helps prevent the blade from twL_ng in a
cut. The blade twisting in a cut can cause kickback.
TO ASSEMBLE
RIP GUIDE
IN Remove battery pack from saw.
A
W,.,!I_il_NG:
Failure to remove battery pack from
saw could result in accidental
starting caz_ing
possible serious personal
injury.
RIP
GUIDESCREW
(WINGSCREW}
F_g_18
PLACERIP
GUg)£THI_ I'IOLES
•
Place rip guide _h
holes in saw base a=s_hovm in
figure !9.
•
Ad_us_ rip guide to _
width needed.
•
lighten rip guide screw (wing screw) securely_
When using a rip guide, position
the face of the rip £K_de
firmly against _
edge of workpiece. This makes for a
true cut without pinching the blade. The guiding ectge of
werkplece
must be stTaight for your cut to be sa_gtfL
Use
caution to peswent tt_e biade from binding in the cut.
16
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