Making Common Cuts; Body And Hand Position - Craftsman 113.234880 Owner's Manual

WHENEVER SAW BLADE IS SPINNING.
WARNING: Don't let familiarity (gained from
frequent use of your slide compound miter saw)
cause a careless mistake. A careless
fraction of a second is enough to cause a severe
injury.
Before starting your cut, watch the slide compound
miter saw while it runs. If it makes an unfamiliar noise
or vibrates a lot, stop immediately. Turn the slide com-
pound miter saw off, Unplug the slide compound miter
saw. Do not restart until finding and correcting the prob-
lem.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY. Keep all visitors a safe dis-
tance from the slide compound miter saw. Make sure
bystanders are clear of the slide compound miter saw
and workpiece
Never confine the piece being cut off. Never hold it,
clamp it, touch it, or use length stops against it while the
blade is spinning. It must be free to move sideways on
its own. If confined, it could get wedged against the
blade and thrown violently.
Let the blade reach full speed before cutting,
DON'] FORCE TOOL, It will do the job better and safer
at its designed rate. Feed the blade into the workpiece
only fast enough to let it cut without bogging down or
binding.
Before freeing any jammed material:
• Turn switch "OFF".
• Unplug the slide compound miter saw.
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
After finishing a cut:
• Keep holding the power head down,
• Release the switch, and wait for all moving parts to
stop before moving your hands,
• If blade doesn't stop within 6 seconds, unplug the
saw and follow the instructions in the Trouble
Shooting section for fixing the brake before using
the saw again.
BEFORE LEAVING THE SAW:
NEVER LEAVE TOOL RUNNING UNATTENDED, Turn
power off. Wait for all moving parts to stop.
Make workshop child-proof. Lock the shop. Disconnect
master switches, Store tool away from children and oth-
ers not qualified to use it.
Making Common Cuts
There are two types of cuts that can be made with the
slide compound miter saw;
1. Chop Cutting (See page 17).
• The carriage lock knob is tightened and the saw
handle is pushed down to cut through the work-
piece.
• This type of cut i¢,,usedmainly for narrow pieces.
2. Slide Cutting (See page 18).
• The carriage lock knob is left loose, the cutting
head is pulled towards the operator, the saw blade
is lowered into the workpiece and then pushed to
the rear of the saw to complete the cut.
• Used for cutting wide pieces
Body and Hand Position
Proper positioning of your body and hands when oper-
ating the miter saw will make cutting easier and safer,
Never place hands near cutting area. Place hand so all
parts are at least 4" from path of blade. Hold workpiece
firmly to the fence to prevent movement toward the
blade. Keep hands in position until blade has complete-
ly stopped. Before making a cut, make a "dry run" with
the power off so you can see the path of the blade.
WARNING: To avoid thrown work and blade con-
tact, do not try to cut pieces too short to let you
properly support the workpiece and keep your
hold down hand the required distance from the
blade,
WARNING: For your convenient use, your saw
has a blade brake. The brake is not a safety
device. Never rely on it to replace proper use or
the guard on your saw. If the blade does not stop
within 6 seconds, unplug the saw and follow the
instructions in the Trouble Shooting section for
fixing the brake before using the saw again.
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