Crosscutting; Using The Wood Facing On The Miter Gauge - Craftsman 137.284630 Operator's Manual

CROSSCUTTING (Fig. VV)
{_ WARNING]
To prevent serious injury:
o Do not allow familiarity or frequent
use of your table saw to cause
careless mistakes. Remember
that even a careless fraction of
a second is enough to cause a
severe injury.
o Keep both hands away from the
blade and the path of the blade.
o Never attempt to pull the
workpiece backwards during a
cutting operation. This will cause
kickback and serious injury to the
user can occur.
1. Remove the rip fence and place
the miter gauge in the miter gauge
groove on the table.
2. Adjust the blade height so that it
is 1/8 in. higher than the top of the
workpiece.
3. Hold the workpiece firmly against
the miter gauge with the blade path
in line with the desired cut location.
Move the workpiece to a 1 in.
distance from the blade.
4. Start the saw and wait for the blade
(1) to come up to full speed. Never
stand directly in line of the saw blade
path, always stand to the side of the
blade that you are cutting on.
5. Keep the workpiece (2) against the
face of the miter gauge (3) and flat
against the table. Then slowly push
the workpiece through the blade.
6. Do not try to pull the workpiece back
with the blade turning. Turn the
switch OFF, and carefully slide the
workpiece out when the blade has
completely stopped.
I WARNING i
Always position the larger surface
of the workpiece on the table
when crosscutting and/or bevel
crosscutting to avoid instability.
Fig. VV
USING THE WOOD FACING ON THE
MITER GAUGE (Fig. WW)
Slots are provided in the miter gauge
for attaching an auxiliary facing (1)
to make it easier to cut very long or
short pieces. Select a suitable piece of
smooth wood, drill two holes through
it and attach it to the miter gauge with
screws. Make sure the facing does not
interfere with the proper operation of
the saw blade guard. When cutting long
workpieces, you can make a simple
outfeed support by clamping a piece of
plywood to a sawhorse.
Fig. WW
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