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USING
THE MITER
GAUGE
FOR CROSSCUTTING.
MITER CUTTING.
BEVEL
CUTTING.
COMPOUND
MITER
CUTTING.
DADOING
and
when
RABBETTING
AND
MOLDING
across the end of a narrow workpiece,
THE MITER GAUGE IS USED.
WARNING:
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, ALWAYS
OBSERVE
THE
FOLLOWING
SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS
IN ADDITION
TO THE SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
ON PAGES 2, 3, and 4,
1. Never make these cuts freehand
(without
using
the
miter
gauge
or otiler
auxiliary
devices)
because the blade could
bind in the cut and
cause a KICKBACK
or cause your fingers
or
hand to slip into the blade.
2. Always
lock the miter gauge securely when in
use,
3. Remove
rip fence
from
table,
4, Make
sure
blade
guard
is
nstalled
for
all
"thru-sawing"
operations
{when
8awblade
cuts
entirely
through
the
thickness
of
the
workpiece.) Replace guard IMMEDIATELY
after
completion
of dadoing,
molding
or rabbeting
cuts.
5. Have blade extend approximately
1/8 in. above
top of work_iece
Additional
blade exposure
would increase the hazard potential.
6, Do not stand directly
in front of the blade in case
of a THROWBACK
(Small cut-off
piece caught
by the back of the blade and thrown toward the
operator).
Stand to either side of the blade.
7. Keep your hands clear of the blade and out of
the path of the blade.
8. If blade stalls or stops
while
cutting,
TURN
SWITCH
OFF before
attempting
to free the
blade.
9. Do not reach over or behind the bladeto
pull the
workpiece
through
the cut..,
to support
long
or
heavy
workpieces
.. to
remove
cut-off
pieces
of
material
or
FOR
ANY
OTHER
REASON.
10, Do not pick up small pieces of cut-off
material
from the table. REMOVE them oy pushing them
OFF the table with a long stick, Otherwise
they
could be thrown
back at you by the rear of the
b lade.
11. Do not remove small pieces of cut-off
material
that may become
TRAPPED
inside the blade
guard while the sawis RUNNING.
THIS COULD
ENDANGER
YOUR
HANDS
or
cause
a
KICKBACK.
Turn the saw OFF. After the blade has stopped
turning,
lift the guard and remove the piece.
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