Performax 240-3600 Operator's Manual page 28

WARNING:
end" of the workpiece or a "free piece"
that is cut off while the power is ON and/
or the saw blade is rotating. The piece
may contact the blade, resulting in a
thrown workpiece and possible injury.
WARNING:
guard, spreader, and anti-kickback pawls
in place and operating properly. Keep
the teeth sharp. The spreader must be
in alignment with the saw blade, and the
teeth must stop a kickback once it has
started. Check their action before ripping
by pushing the wood under the anti-
kickback teeth. The teeth must prevent
the wood from being pulled toward the
front of the saw.
WARNING:
ALWAyS be used for ripping operations
to prevent loss of control and personal
injury. NEVER perform a ripping operation
freehand. ALWAyS lock the fence to the
rail.
When bevel ripping, and whenever
possible, place the fence on the side of
the blade so that the blade is tilted away
from the fence and the hands. Keep your
hands clear of the blade, and use a push
stick to feed the workpiece if there is less
than 6" (15 cm) between the fence and the
blade.
NOTICE: Always use a work support when
sawing a long piece of material or a panel .
A sawhorse, rollers or an out-feed assembly
provide adequate support for this purpose .
The work support must be the same height
as the saw table .
1 . Lock the rip fence by pressing down
on the locking lever .
2 . Remove the miter gauge .
3 . Raise the blade so that it is approximately
1/8" (3 .2 mm) higher than the top of the
workpiece .
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OPERATION
Never touch the "free
Keep the saw blade
A rip fence should
4 . Hold the workpiece flat on the table and
against the fence . Keep the workpiece
approximately 1" (25 mm) away from the
blade .
CAUTION:
have a straight edge against the fence,
and must not be warped, twisted or
bowed. Keep both hands away from the
blade and away from the path of the
blade.
5 . Turn the saw on, and allow the blade to
come up to speed . Both hands can be
used in starting the cut . When there is
approximately 12" (30 cm) left to be
ripped, use only one hand, with your
thumb pushing the material, your index
and second fingers holding the material
down, and your other fingers hooked
over the fence . Always keep your thumb
alongside your first two fingers and near
the fence .
6 . Keeping the workpiece against the table
and the fence, slowly feed the workpiece
all the way through the saw blade toward
the rear . Continue pushing the workpiece
until it is past the blade . Do not overload
the motor .
7 . NEVER try to pull the workpiece back
with the blade turning . Turn the switch off,
allow the blade to stop, raise the anti-
kickback pawls on each side of the
spreader, if necessary, and slide the
workpiece out .
The workpiece must