Using The Miter Gauge; Crosscutting - Craftsman 113.226640 Owner's Manual

USING THE MITER GAUGE
THE MITER GAUGE iS USED WHEN
CROSSCUTTING, MITER CUTTING, BEVEL
CUTTING, COMPOUND MITER CUTTmNG,
DADOING and when RABBETTING AND
MOLDING across the end of a narrow workpiece.
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 other 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 installed for all "thru-
sawing" operations (when sawblade cuts
entirely thru the thickness of the workpiece.)
Replace guard IMMEDIATELY after completion
of dadoing, molding or rabbeting cuts.
5. Have blade extend apF)roximately 1/8 in above
top of workpiece. 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 ff blade stalls or stops while cutting. TURN
SWITCH OFF before attempting to free the
blade.
9. Do not reach over or behind the blade to pull the
work piece through the cut.. to sup port 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 by pushing them
OFF the table with a long stick. Otherwise they
could be thrown back at you by the rear of the
blade.
11. Do not remove small pieces of cut-off material
that may become TRAPPED inside the blade
guard while the saw is 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.
CROSSCUTTING
CROSSCUTTING is known as cutting wood across
the grain at 90 ° , or square with both the edge and
the flat side of the wood. This is done with miter
gauge set at "0".
The graduations on the miter gauge provide
accuracy for average woodworking. In some cases
where extreme accuracy is required, when making
angle cuts, for example, make a trial cut and then
recheck it with an accurate square, or protractor.
If necessary, the miter gauge head can be swiveled
slightly to compensate for any inaccuracy.
NOTE: The space between the miter gauge bar and
the groove in the table is held to a minimum during
manufacturing.
For max mum accuracy when using the miter
gauge, always 'favor one side of the groove in the
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table. In other words, don t move the miter gaug
from side to side whiWe cutting, but keep one side of
the bar riding aga nst one side of the groove.
NOTE: Glue a piece of sandpaper to the face of the
miter gauge head. This will help prevent the
workpiece from "creeping" while it is being cut.
The Hold-Down Clamp (Optional Accessory)
should be used on the miter gauge for greater
accuracy.
The miter gauge may be used in either of the
grooves in the table. Make sure it is locked.
When using the miter gauge in the LEFT hand
WORKPIECE
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TABLE I
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SANDPAPER
groove, hold the workpiece firmly against the miter
gauge head with your left hand, and grip the lock
handle with your right.
When using the RIGHT Hand groove, hold the
workpiece with your right hand and the Iockhandle
with your left hand. -
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