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POCKET CUTS
Disconnect battery pack from tool before
making adjustments. Set depth adjust-ment
according to material to be cut. Tilt saw forward
with cutting guide notch lined up with the line
you’ve drawn. Raise the lower guard, using lift
lever and hold the saw by the front and rear
handles (Fig. 10).
With the blade just clearing the material to be
cut, start the motor. Gradually lower the back
end of saw using the front end of the foot as
the hinge point. WARNING: As blade starts
cutting the material, release the lower guard
immediately. When the foot rests flat on the
surface being cut, proceed cutting in forward
direction to end of cut. WARNING: Allow
blade to come to a complete stop before
lifting the saw from cut. Also, never pull the
saw backward since blade will climb out of
the material and KICKBACK will occur. Turn
saw around and finish the cut in the normal
manner, sawing forward. If corners of your
pocket cut are not completely cut through, use
a jigsaw or hand saw to finish the corners.
CUTTING LARGE SHEETS
Large sheets and long boards sag or bend,
depending on support. If you attempt to cut
without leveling and properly supporting the
piece, the blade will tend to bind, causing KICK-
BACK and extra load on the motor (Fig. 11).
Support the panel or board close to the cut, as
shown in (Fig. 12). Be sure to set the depth of
the cut so that you cut through the sheet or
board only and not the table or work bench.
The two-by-fours used to raise and support the
work should be positioned so that the broadest
sides support the work and rest on the table or
bench. Do not support the work with the
narrow sides as this is an unsteady
arrangement. If the sheet or board to be cut is
too large for a table or work bench, use the
supporting two-by-fours on the floor and
secure.
RIP CUTS
The combination blade provided with your saw
is for both cross cuts and rip cuts. Ripping is
cutting lengthwise with the grain of the wood.
Rip cuts are easy to do with a rip fence (Fig.
13). To attach fence, insert fence through slots
in foot to desired width as shown and secure
with the knob.
RIP BOARD GUIDE
When rip cutting large sheets, the rip fence
may not allow the desired width of cut. Clamp
or nail a straight piece of 1" (25 mm) lumber
to the sheet as a guide (Fig. 14). Use the right
side of the foot against the board guide.
FIG. 10
FIG. 11
FIG. 12
FIG. 13
FIG. 14
WRONG
RIGHT
FOOT
LOWER
GUARD
LIFT
LEVER
RIP
FENCE
KNOB
DESIRED
WIDTH
OF CUT
DESIRED
LINE
OF CUT
RIP
BOARD
GUIDE
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