20.
Long workpieces have a tendency
to tip over unless clamped down
and properly supported from underneath.
Clamps
Workpiece Clamp - This clamp easily secures a
workpiece in any of three (3) clamp holes behind the
fence (Figure 20).
• Insert clamp post into clamp hole.
• Loosen wing nut and adjust arm to proper height,
and securely tighten wing nut.
• Rotate screw knob of the clamp clockwise to
tighten, counter
-clockwise to loosen.
• Move the head assembly to check clearance
with clamp.
There may be extreme compound
cuts where clamp cannot be used.
Support workpiece with hand outside No Hands
Zone.
Do not try to cut short pieces that cannot be
clamped and cause your hand to be in the No Hands
Zone.
Figure 20. Workpiece Clamp
Conventional Clamps and other hold down devices
can be used to hold the workpiece firmly against the
table and the fence.
WARNING
!
WARNING
!
Basic Saw Operations
Workpiece Support
Workpiece
Clamp
Clamp
Hole
Screw
Rod
Clamp
Holes