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Craftsman 172.10850 Owner's Manual page 17

7 1/4-in. circular saws

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TO ADJUST
BLADE
DEPTH
1. Unplug
the saw.
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WARNING:
Failure to unplug
the saw could result in accidental
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starting
causing
possible
serious
personal
injury.
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2, Loosen
Knob (See Fig. 8).
3. Determine
the desired
depth of cut.
4, Locate the depth-of-cut
scale on the back (_i the upper blade guard.
5. Hold the base of saw flat against
the workpiece
and then raise or lower the saw
until the indicator
mark on the bracket
aligns with the notch on the blade guard.
6, Tighten
the knob securely.
STARTING
A CUT
1. ALWAYS
use your saw with your hands positioned
correctly
(See Fig. 9).
WARNING:
ALWAYS
maintain
proper control
of the saw to make
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sawing
safer and easier. Loss of control
of the saw could cause an accident
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resulting
in possible
serious
injury.
NEVER
use the saw with
your
hands
positioned
as shown
in Fig. 10!
TO HELP
MAINTAIN
CONTROL
1. ALWAYS support the workpiece
near the cut.
2. ALWAYS
support the workpiece
so
the cut will be on your right.
3. ALWAYS
clamp the workpiece
so it will not move during the cut.
Place the workpiece
with the good
side down.
NOTE: The good side is the side
where
appearance
is important.
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Before starting a cut, draw a guiee ine
along the desired
line of cut. Then place
the front edge of the saw base on that
part of the workpiece,
that is solidly
supported
(See Fig. 9).
4.NEVER
place the saw on the part of
the workpiece
that will fall off when
the cut is made (see Fig. 10).
5.ALWAYS
keep the cord away from the
cutting
area. ALWAYS
place the cord so it does not hang up on the
workpiece
when making
a cut.
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