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• Flange: A ring or collar on the end of a spindle or arbor that permits other
objects, such as a blade, to be attached to it.
• Freehand Cut: Performing a cut without using a fence, miter gauge, fixture,
work clamp, or other proper device to keep the workpiece from twisting or
moving during the cut. Do not perform any operation free-hand. Use a clamp
or vise wherever possible.
• Gum: A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products.
• Kerr: The material removed by the blade in a through cut or the slot
produced by the blade in a non-through or partial cut.
• Kickback: A hazard that can occur when the blade binds or stalls and
throws the workpiece back toward operator.
• Miter Cut: A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than
90 ° to the fence.
• No Hands Zone: The area between the marked lines on the left and right
side of the miter-table base. This zone is identified by No Hands Zone
symbols inside the marked lines on the miter table base.
• Non-Through Cuts: Any cutting operation where the blade does not extend
completely through the thickness of the workpiece.
• Resin: A sticky, sap-based substance that has hardened.
• Revolutions Per Minute (RPM): The number of turns completed by a
spinning object in one minute.
• Saw Blade Path: The area over, under, behind, or in front of the blade, as it
applies to the workpiece; that area which will be or has been cut by the blade.
• Set: The distance that the saw blade tooth is bent (or set) outward from the
face of the blade.
Throat Plate: A plate inserted in the Miter Saw's table that allows for
blade clearance.
• Through Sawing: Any cutting operation where the blade cuts completely
through the thickness of the workpiece.
• Workpiece or Material: The item on which the cutting operation is performed.
The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends, and edges.
_, WARNING: Your saw should never be connected to the power source when
you are assembling parts, making adjustments, installing or removing blades,
cleaning, or when it is not in use. Disconnecting the saw will prevent accidental
starting, which could cause serious personal injury.
1. Open the carton and remove the saw by lifting it with its carrying handle.
_, IMPORTANT: Do not lift the miter saw by the cutting handle, as this will
cause misalignment of the saw arm to the saw base.
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