Craftsman Professional 320.27311 Operator's Manual page 22

INTEGRATED CROSSCUT RULER
Marked on the base across the front (see Fig, 12a) is a handy ruler for measuring
repetitive cuts., It is marked 1-inch to the right of 0_and 5-inches to the left of 0°,
MAKING RIP CUTS
ALWAYS use a guide when making long or wide rip cuts with your saw You can use
either a straight edge or use the edge guide that was included with your saw
USING A STRAIGHT EDGE (Fig, 13)
Z_ WARNING:
ALWAYS clamp and support workpiece securely° ALWAYS ]
maintain proper control of saw. Failure to clamp and support workpiece combined
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with loss of control of saw could result in serious injury.
I• You can make an efficient rip guide
by clamping a straight edge to your
workpiece,,
2 Carefully guide the saw along the
straight edge for a straight rip cut
(see Fig., 13).
3,,ALWAYS LETTHE BLADE REACH
FULL SPEED, then carefully guide
the saw into the workpiece, DO NOT
bind the blade in the cut° Push the
saw forward at a speed where the
blade is not laboring,
Fig° 13
Slraight
Edge
INSTALLING AND USING THE EDGE GUIDE (Figs, 14 and 14a)
Your saw comes with an edge guide that is 71/2-incheslong on the guide edge, It allows you
to make accurate parallel cuts when trimming a workpiece,, It attaches to the saw's base The
arm of the edge guide is stamped 0 to 7 inches in 118-inch increments and 18 centimeters in
t-mm increments for easy adjustment of your cut,
I, Unplug the saw,
Z_ WARNING:
ALWAYS unplug saw before making any adjustments, Failure to I
unplug the saw could result in accidental starting which can cause serious personal injury.
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2,, Position the edge guide so the arm with the inch increments is facing "up", Slide the arm
of the edge guide into the mounting slots at the front of the saw's base (see Fig, 14),
3,_ Adjust the edge guide to the desired length of cut
4, Tighten the edge guide retaining screw,
5, Clamp and support the workpiece securely before making your cut
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