Bevel Cutting - COMPANION 172.21199 Operator's Manual

To Miter Cut cont.
10. BEFORE turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting operation just to make sure that
no problems will occur when the cut is made.
11. Hold the saw handle firmly when squeezing the trigger switch. Allow several seconds for the
blade to reach maximum speed.
12. Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
13. Release the trigger switch and allow the saw blade to stop rotating BEFORE raising the blade
out of the workpiece. Wait until the electric brake stops the blade from turning BEFORE
removing the workpiece from the miter table.
BEVEL CUTTING (See Figures 27 and 28)
A bevel cut is a cut made across the grain of the workpiece with the blade at an angle to the
workpiece, A straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set in the 0° position and the blade
set at an angle between 0° and 45 °.
Fig. 27
Indicator Point
Scale
Mounting Bracket
Fig. 28
Bevel Cut
To Bevel Cut
1. Unplug the saw.
I WARNING:
To prevent personal injury, ALWAYS disconnect the plug from power source
BEFORE assembling parts, making adjustments or changing blades.
2. Pull out the lock pin and lift the saw arm to its full height.
3. Loosen the miter lock levers.
4. Rotate the saw table until the pointer aligns with zero on the miter scale.
5. Tighten the miter lock levers securely.
/ WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury,ALWAYS tighten the miter lock levers securely
BEFORE making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the control arm or miter table
while making a cut.
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