Compound Miter Crosscutting; Using Tile Rip Fence; Additional Safety Instructions For Rip Cuts - Craftsman 113.221740 Owner's Manual

Compound Miter Crosscutting
Compound miter cutting is a combination of miter cutting
and bevel crosscutting,. The cut is made at an angle other
than 90 ° to both the edge and the bottom flat side of the
wood.
Adjust the miter gauge and tile blade to the desired
angle_,oMake sure miter' gauge is locked.
o Always use the miter' gauge in the groove to the right of
the blade. It cannot beused in the groove to the left
because the blade guard will interfere.. Hold the work-
piece with your' right hand and tile lock knob with your
left hand
Using the Rip Fence
Additional Safety Instructions for Rip Cuts
Before starting:
• Never use the miter gauge when ripping
• Use a push stick whenever the fence is 2 or more
inches from the blade.
• When thru-sawing, use an auxiliary fence and push
block whenever the fence must be between 1/2 and 2
inches from the blade_
o Never thru-saw rip cuts narrower than 1/2 .inch. (See
"Basic Saw Operations-Ripping and Bevel Ripping"
section).
o Never rip anything shorter than 10'Uong.
oWhen using a push stick or push block, the trailing end
of the workpiece must be square. A push stick or push
block against an uneven end could slip off or push the
workpiece away from the fence,.
=A featherboard can help guide tile workpiece_ (see
"Basic Saw Operation-Using Featherboards for Thru-
Sawing.," section)
° Always use featherboards for' any non thru-sawing rip
type cuts. (see "Basic Saw Operations-Using Feather-
boards for Non Thru-sawing" section)
oTo avoid kickbacks and slips into the blade, make sure
the rip fence is parallel to the sawblade,
° Before thru-sawing, check the anti-kickback pawls., the
pawls must stop a kickback once it has started°
Replace or sharpen anti-kickback pawls when points
become dullo
o Plastic and composition (like hardboard) materials may
be cut on your saw_ However, since these are usually
quite hard and slippery, the anti-kickback pawls may
not stop a kickback. Therefore, be especially careful in
your set-up and cutting procedures.
While Thru-sawing: :,
oTo avoid kickbacks and slips ir_to the blade, always
push forward on the section of the workpiece between
the sawblade and the rip fence,, Never push forward on
the piece being cut off.
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