Craftsman 172.24360 Owner's Manual page 29

ToCrosscutWithYour Miter Saw
1. Unplug
the saw.
I /K WARNING:
To prevent personal injury, ALWAYS disconnect the I
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plug from power source BEFORE assembling parts, making adjustments
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or changing blades.
2. Pull out the lock pin and lift the saw arm to its full height.
3. Loosen (unscrew) the Miter Lock Handle approximately
one-haft turn,
4. Press miter lock plate down with your thumb and hold.
5. Rotate the control arm until the pointer
aligns with the desired angle on the miter scale.
6. Release the miter lock plate.
NOTE: You can quickly locate 0 °, 15°, 221/2°, 30 ° left or right, and 450 left or right by
releasing the lock plate as you rotate the control arm. The lock plate will seat
itself in one of the positive stop notches, located in the miter table frame.
7. Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
J /K WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, ALWAYS tighten the I
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miter lock handle securely BEFORE making a cut. Failure to do so could
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result in movement of the control arm or miter table while making a cut.
8. Place workpiece flat on the miter 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.
(See Figures 29 and 30 on page 37.)
9. When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support the opposite
end of the stock with a roller stand or with another work surface that
is level with the saw table.
10. Align cutting line on the workpiece with the edge on the saw blade.
11. Hold the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against the fence.
Use the hold-down clamp or a C-clamp to secure the workpiece when possible.
(See Figure 26.)
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To avoid serious personal injury, ALWAYS keep your hands outside ]
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the "no hands zone"(red lines); at least 3 inches from blade. Also, NEVER perform any
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cutting operation "freehand" (i.e. without holding workpiece against the fence); the blade
could grab the workpiece, causing it to slip and twist.
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