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Getting
To Know
1. Warning label
2. Handle Latch
The miter
saw can be
locked
in the lowered
position for compact storage
3. Fence Lock Screws
The
fence
has
two
positions
for
increased
crosscut
capacity.
The lock screws
secure
the
fence to the base. The saw is shipped
with the
fence in the rear position.
4. Miter Lock Handle
The miter
lock handle securely
locks the miter
saw at a desired
miter angle,
Index points have
been provided
at 0°,15°R/L,
22.5°R/L,30°RiL,and
45°RiL.
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The bevel
lock handle
locks the miter saw at a
desired
bevel angle.
Lower Blade Guard
The blade guard helps protect your hands from
the
blade
in
the
raised
position.
To
avoid
binding
on the workpiece,
it retracts
as
the
blade is lowered.
Miter Saw Handle
The saw handte contains the trigger switch with
a lock-off
button, The blade is lowered
into the
workpiece
by pushing
down
on the handle.
The
saw will return
to it's upright
position
when the
handle
is released.
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Glossary
of
Arbor
The shaft on which a cutting tool is mounted,
Bevel Cut
An angle cutting operation
made
through
the face
of the workpiece.
Compound Cut
A simultaneous
bevel and miter cutting operation.
Grosscut
A cutting operation
made across
the width
of the
workpiece.
Freehand
Performing
a cut without the use of fence (guide),
hold down or other
proper
device
to prevent
the
workpiece
from twisting
during the cutting operat-
ion. Twisting
of the worl<piece
can cause
it to be
thrown.
Revolutions
Per Minute (RPM)
The
number
of
turns
completed
by
a spinning
object
in one minute.
Sawblade
Path
The area
of the workpiece
or table
top directly
in
line with either the travel of the blade or the part of
the workpiece
which will be, or has been, cut by
the blade.
Set
The distance
that the tip of the sawblade
tooth is
bent (or set) outward from the face of the blade.
Gum
A sticky, sap based residue from wood products.
Heel
Misalignment
of the btade.
Kerr
The.amount
of material
removed
by the blade in a
through cut or the slot produced
by the blade in a
nonthrough or partial cut.
Miter Cut
An angle cutting operation
made across the width
of the workpiece.
Resin
A sticky, sap based substance that has hardened.
Workplece
The item on which the cutting operation
is being
performed.
The
surfaces
of
a
workpiece
are
commonly
referred to as faces, ends, and edges.
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