Crosscutting Checklist; Crosscutting Hints - Craftsman 113.234701 Owner's Manual

Crosscutting
Crossscutting Checklist
Refer to the following checklist before
making crosscut kerfs or crosscutting. It
will remind you of things to do to make
your cutting safer.
Crosscutting Checklist
1. Prevent accidental start-up. Saw un-
2. Safety goggles on.
3. Blade sharp and correctly installed.
and table spacer; at least half as high
as wor_xece, and never less than 4.
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5. Pawls lowered to _ above fence o
0vorkpiece, whichever is higher.
6. Hold down raised and locked.
7. Swivel, miter, and bevel locks lock-
ed; table clamps tightened.
8. One hand always on saw handle
9. Blade pulled through workpiece
blade:
ning before reaching for cut-off end of
wor_iece.
Crosscutting Hints
1. To extend the life of the table top,
make an additional top out of 72'
plywood or masonite. Clamp or nail to
original table top, section by section. If
you use nails, nail in the four corners to
make sure the blade will not contact the
nails.
2. Instead of using one fence for all cut-
ting paths, make several fences, each
with only a few kerfs. (See Cutting
Aides--Fences.) Too many kerfs in a
fence weaken it.
3. When making miter or bevel cuts, use
extra force in holding the workpiece
down because it tends to move during
these types of cuts.
4. When cutting hard woods, like oak,
pull blade through more slowly.
5. Keep table clean of chips and sawdust.
6. Use the right blade for each job.
7. Use sharp blades.
8. To keep cut line accurate, peri-
odically check blade alignment by fol-
lowing instructions in Alignment and
Adjustment section.
9. Do not cut severly warped or crooked
workpieces.
10. For workpieces with one smooth
and one rough surface, cut with smooth
surface down on table.
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