Miter Table - Performax 240-3687 Operating Manual

CROSSCUTTING (Fig. 11)
A crosscut is a cut made across the
grain of the workpiece. A straight
crosscut is a cut made with the miter
table set at the 0° position (Fig 11).
Miter crosscuts are made with the
miter table set at an angle other than
0°, either left or right.
Crosscutting with the Miter Saw
1. Unplug the saw.
WARNING: Failure to unplug the
saw could result in accidental start-up, which may cause serious injury.
2. Push in the locking pin in order to lock the saw arm in the down position.
3. Loosen the miter lock.
4. Firmly hold the base of the saw arm, and use it to rotate the miter table
while holding the saw base steady.
5. Quickly locate 0°, 15°, 22.5°, 31.6° and 45°, left or right, by the stops or
clicks at these angle settings.
6. Once the miter angle is set, tighten the miter-lock lever by tightening the
miter-lock knob.
7. Pull out the locking pin in order to release the saw arm.
8. Place the workpiece flat on the miter table, with one edge securely against
the fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If
the concave edge of the board is against the fence, the board could collapse
on the blade at the end of the cut, and jam the blade (Fig. 14 and 15).
9. Align the "red laser line" so that it is touching the right edge of the pencil line
on the workpiece.
10. Use the hold-down clamp to secure the workpiece against the saw table
and fence.
11. When cutting long workpiece, support the opposite end of the workpiece
with a roller stand or with another work surface that is level with the saw
table.
WARNING: In order to avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter-
lock lever securely before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement
of the control arm or miter table while making a cut.
Fig. 11
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