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POSITIVE
0 ° BEVEL STOP
•
Turn screw and adjust base until square with saw
See Figure 25.
blade.
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
POSITIVE0°
BEVELSTOP
CARPENTER'S
SQUARE
BEVEL
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
BLADE
•"l]ghten
hex nut and bevel adjustment knobsecurely.
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WARNING:
Attempting to make cuts without bevel
adjustment knob securely tightened can result in
serious injury.
TO POCKET
CUT
See Figure 26.
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WARNING:
Always adjust bevel setting to zero
before making a pocket cut. Attempting a pocket cut at
any other setting can result in loss of control of your
saw possibly causing serious injury.
Adjust the bevel setting to zero, set blade to correct blade
depth setting, and swing the lower blade guard up using
the lower blade guard handle.
Always raise the lower blade guard with the handle to
avoid serious injury.
While holding lower blade guard by the handle, firmly rest
the front of the base flat against the workpiece with the
rear of the handle raised so the blade does not touch the
workpiece. See Figure 26.
Fig. 25
Your saw has a positive 0° bevel stop, that has been
factory adjusted to assure 0 ° angle of your saw blade
when making 90 ° cuts. However, misalignment can occur
during shipping.
TO CHECK
•
Remove battery pack from saw.
_1= WARNING:
Failure to remove battery pack from
saw could result in accidental starting causing
possible serious personal injury.
•
Place your saw in an upside down position on
workbench. See Figure 25.
•
Using a carpenter's square, check squareness of saw
blade to the base of your saw.
TO ADJUST
•
Remove battery pack from saw.
_1,
WARNING:
Failure to remove battery pack from
saw could result in accidental starting causing
possible serious personal injury.
•
Loosen bevel adjustment knob.
•
Loosen hex nut securing adjustment screw.
LOWERBLADE
GUARDHANDLE
POCKETCUT
LOWERBLADEGUARD
Fig. 26
Depress the lock-off button and squeeze the switch trigger
to start your saw. Always let the blade reach full speed
then slowly lower blade into the workpiece
until base
is flat against workpiece.
After you complete your cut release the trigger and allow the
blade to come to a complete stop. After the blade has
stopped, remove it from the workpiece. Corners may then be
cleared out with a hand saw or sabre saw.
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WARNING:
Never tie the lower blade guard in a
raised position. Leaving the blade exposed could
lead to serious injury.
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