Crosscutting - Craftsman 137.415030 Operator's Manual

Making the bracket:
● Start with 3/8 in. wood at least
3/8 in. wide or wider and 2-1/2 in.
long or longer.
● Cut the piece to shape and size
as shown.
Putting it together:
● Fasten the base and handle
together with glue and woodscrews.
WARNING
!
Make sure the screw heads do not
stick out from the bottom of the base,
they must be flush or recessed.
● Fasten the base and bracket
together with glue.
WARNING
!
To avoid injury, do not use the screws
to fasten the base and bracket.
Fig. SS
3/8 in.
3/8 in.
2
5-1/2 in.
CROSSCUTTING (FIG. TT)
WARNING
!
To prevent serious injury:
● Do not allow familiarity or
frequent use of your table saw
to cause careless mistakes.
Remember that even a careless
fraction of a second is enough to
cause a severe injury.
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● Keep both hands away from the
blade and the path of the blade.
● Never attempt to pull the
workpiece backwards during a
cutting operation. This will cause
kickback and serious injury to
the user can occur.
1. Remove the rip fence and place
the miter gauge in the miter gauge
groove on the table.
2. Adjust the blade height so that it
is 1/8 in. higher than the top of
the workpiece.
3. Hold the workpiece firmly against
the miter gauge with the blade path
in line with the desired cut location.
Move the workpiece to a 1 in.
distance from the blade.
4. Start the saw and wait for the
blade to come up to full speed.
Never stand directly in line of the
saw blade path, always stand to
the side of the blade that you are
cutting on.
5. Keep the workpiece (1) against the
5 in.
face of the miter gauge (2) and flat
against the table. Then slowly push
the workpiece through the blade.
6. Do not try to pull the workpiece
back with the blade turning. Turn
the switch OFF, and carefully slide
the workpiece out when the blade
has completely stopped.
WARNING
!
Always position the larger surface
of the workpiece on the table
when crosscutting and/or bevel
crosscutting to avoid instability.
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