MasterCraft 55-6896-2 Owner's Manual page 17

2. Push the safety lock-off button while squeezing the ON/OFF trigger switch
to turn the tool ON. (See Fig. 10.)
3. Wait until the blade reaches full speed.
WARNING: Always keep hands and fingers away from the cutting area. Any
part of the body coming into contact with a moving blade will result in serious
injury.
Stopping the Mitre Saw and removing the workpiece
1. After completing a cut, release the ON/OFF trigger switch and push the
laser ON/OFF switch backward in order to turn it off.
2. Allow the saw blade to come to a complete stop. Do not remove the
workpiece from the sawing plate until the blade has stopped rotating.
3. Gently raise the saw head, and remove the workpiece. Ensure that the
lower blade guard can close easily.
4. Unplug the tool.
5. Remove loose or scrap pieces.
CROSSCUTTING (Fig. 11)
A crosscut is a cut made across the
grain of the workpiece. A straight
crosscut is a cut made with the mitre
table set at the 0° position (Fig 11).
Mitre crosscuts are made with the
mitre table set at an angle other than
0°, either left or right.
Crosscutting with the Mitre 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 mitre lock.
4. Firmly hold the base of the saw arm, and use it to rotate the mitre table
while holding the saw base steady.
5. Quickly locate 0°, 15°, 22.5°, 35.3° and 45°, left or right, by the stops or
clicks at these angle settings.
6. Once the mitre angle is set, tighten the mitre-lock lever by tightening the
mitre-lock knob.
Fig. 11
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