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TO CROSS CUT OR RIP CUT
When making a cross cut or rip cut, align your line of cut
with the outer blade guide notch on the saw base as
shown in figure 17.
TOP VIEW OF SAW
GUIDELINE
BLADE
GUIDE NOTCH
A width of cutscale has been provided on the base of
your saw. When making straight cross cuts or ripcuts, the
scale can be used to measure up to four inchesto the
right side of the blade. It can be used to measure up to
one inchto the left side of the blade.
RIP GUIDE
(EDGE
GUIDE)
Use the rip guide providedwith your saw when making
wide rip cuts. A five inch scale has been provided on the
rip guide. When using the width of cut scale on the base
in combinationwith the dp guide, cuts can be made up to
6 in. to the leftof the rip guide or 8-7/8 in. to the right of
the ripguide.
The rip guide helps prevent the blade from twisting in a
out.The blade twisting in a cut can cause kickback.
TO ASSEMBLE
RIP GUIDE
•
Remove battery pack from saw.
WARNING:
Failure to remove battery pack from
saw could resultin accidental starting causing
possiblesenous personal injury.
ALIGN OUTER BLADE GUIDENOTCH ON SAW BASEWITH LINE
OF CUT AS SHOWN WHEN MAKINGCROSS CUTS OR RIP CUTS
Fig, 17
Since blade thicknesses
vary, always make a trial cut in
scrap matedal along a guideline to determine
how much,
if any, the guideline must be offset to produce an accurate
cut.
Note: The distance from the line of cut to the guideline is
the amount you should offset the guideline.
WIDTH
OF CUT SCALE
See Figure 18.
BASE
ASSEMBLY
RIP
GUIDESCREW
(WING SCREW)
RIP GUIDE
(EDGEGUIDE)
WIDTHi
C'tTrSCALE
BLADE
Fig. 18
PLACE RIP
GUIDETHRU HOLES
Fig. 19
•
Place rip guide through holes in saw base as shown in
figure 19.
•
Adjust ripguide to the width needed.
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"Rghten rip guide screw (wingscrew) securely.
When usinga rip guide, positionthe face of the rip guide
firmly against the edge of workpieca. This makes for a
true cut without pinchingthe blade. The guidingedge of
workpieco must be straightfor your cutto be straight. Use
cautionto prevent the blade from binding in the cut.
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