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Do not stand directly in front of blade in case of a kick-
back. Stand to either side of the blade.
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Keep your hands clear of the blade and out of the path of
the blade.
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If the blade stalls or stops while cutting, turn switch OFF
and safety disconnect OFF before attempting to free the
blade.
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Do not reach over or behind the blade to pull the work-
piece through the cut, to support long or heavy work-
pieces, to remove small cut-off pieces of material or for
any other reason.
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Do not pick up small pieces of cut-off material from the
table. Remove them by pushing them off table with a long
stick. Otherwise they could be thrown back at you by the
rear of the blade.
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Do not remove small pieces of cut-off material that may
become trapped inside blade guard while saw is on. This
could endanger your hands or cause a kickback. Turn saw
off. After blade has stopped turning, lift guard and remove
the piece.
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Always lower blade below the table level when machine is
not in use.
TYPES OF CUTS/OPERATIONS
CROSSCUTTING
Performed with miter gauge set at "0". Crosscutting
is known
as cutting work across the grain at 90 °, or square with both
the edge and the fiat side of the wood.
MITER CUTTING
Performed with miter gauge, is known as cutting wood at an
angle other than 90 ° with the edge of the wood.
BEVEL CROSSCUTTING
Performed with miter gauge, is same as crosscutting except
that the wood is also cut at an angle other than 90 ° with the
flat side of the wood (blade is at an angle).
COMPOUND
MITER CUTTING
Performed with miter gauge, is a combination of miter cutting
and bevel crosscutting. Cut is made at angle other than 90 ° to
both the edge and flat side of wood.
RIPPING
Performed with rip fence, is known as cutting a piece of wood
with the grain or lengthwise. Position the fence to the desired
width of rip and lock in place. When ripping long boards or
large panels always use a work support.
BEVEL RIPPING
Performed with rip fence, the same as ripping. However, blade
is set at an angle other than 90 °.
RESAWlNG
Performed with rip fence, is known as ripping a piece of wood
through its thickness. Do not attempt to resaw bowed or
warped material.
NOTE: It may be necessary to remove blade guard and use
work supports as well as push blocks when performing this
operation.
WARNING:
Install blade guard immediately upon completion
of resawing operation.
PLOUGHING
Performed with rip fence, is grooving with grain long way of
workpiece. Use proper hold downs and feed devices.
RABBETING
Performed with either miter gauge or rip fence. Rabbeting is
known as cutting out a section of the corner of a piece of
material, across an end or along an edge. To make a rabbet
requires cuts which do not go all the way through the materi-
al. Therefore, blade guard must be removed. Install blade
guard immediately upon completion of rabbeting operation.
Rabbet cuts can also be made using dado head.
DADOING
Performed with either miter gauge or rip fence. Dadoing is
done with a set of blades (dado set) rather than standard 10
or 12" saw blades. The dado set is used to groove wood simi-
lar to ploughing and rabbeting. However, the dado set allows
operator to remove more material in one pass. The operator,
with a dado set, can vary width of cut up to '_".
Instructions for operating dado set are contained in owner's
manual furnished with dado set. Dadoing requires cuts which
do not go all the way through material. Therefore, blade guard
must be removed. Dado sets have different characteristics
than saw blades. As a result, saw must be fitted with special
parts that are furnished with saw.
The Craftsman stationary saw dado set maximum capacity is
% I.D. x 8" O.D. x _"
width.
When using a dado set, the following parts must be substitut-
ed (see Figure 7 and 9): %" dade arbor extension (Fig. 7, Ne.
36) and dado table insert (Fig. 9, No. 6). (See Assembly.)
IMPORTANT: Always use correct insert. When using the dado
set, use caution. Use featherboards
and push sticks as applic-
able.
WARNING:
Always immediately replace the standard blade
arbor, standard blade, blade guard and blade insert when you
are finished dadoing.
NOTE: 12" Saw only. To replace blade, the standard 1" arbor
extension (not shown) should be used.
CUTTING
OVERSIZED
WORKPIECES
When cutting long workpieces or large panels, always support
workpiece that is not on table. Use adjustable roller stand or
make simple support by clamping a piece of plywood to saw
horse. Add facings to miter gauge or rip fence as needed.
IMPORTANT:
Do not allow facings to interfere with operation
of blade guard.
DUST COLLECTING
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Saw is fitted with a 4" male exhaust port. When a dust col-
lector is used, cover louvers on door. This will create a
better vacuum within cabinet and result in more efficient
sawdust removal. It is recommended
to tape louvers
closed or seal with a sheet of plastic.
IMPORTANT:
If dust collector is NOT used when saw is run-
ning, be sure louvers are open (for good air circulation to
keep motor from overheating).
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Before starting saw, see that all adjustments are properly
made and guards in place. With power disconnected,
turn
pulley by hand to make sure everything is correct before
connecting power and starting saw.
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