Making Cuts; Making A Cross Cut; Making A Rip Cut - Craftsman 21829 - Professional 10 in. Portable Table Saw Operator's Manual

MAKINGCUTS
The blade provided with
the saw is a high-quality combi-
nation blade sultabTefor ripping and crossout operations.
_1, WARNING: Do not use blades rated less than the
speed of this tool. FaiKure to heed this warningcould
resultin perscnal injury.
Use the miter gauge when making cross, miter,bevel,
and compound miter cuts. To secure the angle, lock the
miter gauge in place by twisting the lock knob clockwise.
Always tighten the lock knobsecurely in pJaoe before use.
NOTE=It is recommended that you place the piece to be
saved on the left side of the blade and that you make a
test cut on scrap wood first.
MAKING A CROSS CUT
See Figures40 - 41.
WARNING: Using the rip fence as a cutoff gauge
when crosscuttingwit1resultin kickback which can
cause seriouspersonat injury.
WARNING=: Make sure the blade guard assembly
is installed and working properly to avoid serious
possible injury.
It is recommended you make test cuts on scrap wood.
• Remove the rip fence by liftingthe lockinghandle.
• Set the blade to the correct depth for the workpiece.
• Set the miter fence to 0 ° and tighten the lock knob.
CROSS CUT
PLACE LEFTHAND ON
WORKPIECE AND
MITERFENCE HERE
Fig. 40
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SWITCH
ON
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SWITCH KEY
'8WITCH IN LOCI_DPOSITION
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• Place a support (the same height as saw table) behind
the saw for the cut work.
• Make sure the wood is clear of the blade beforeturning
on the saw.
• To turn the saw ON, lift the switch button.
• To turn saw OFF, press the switch button down.
NOTE: To prevent unauthorizeduse, remove the switch
key as shown in figure 41.
• Let the blade build up to fullspeed before movingthe
wot_piece _ntothe b_ade.
• Hold the workpieca firmlywith both hands on the miter
gauge and feed the workpiece into the blade.
• When the cut_ made, turn the saw off. Wait for the
blade to come to a complete Hop betore removing the
workpiese.
MAKING A RiP CUT
See Figure 42.
It is recommendedyou make a test cut on scrap wood.
,_ WARNING: Make sure the blade guard assembly
is installedand working proper(y to avoid serious
possibleinjLIry.
• Positionthe rip fence the desired distance from the
blade for the out and sasurstylook the handle. Adjust
the scale to zero at the cutting edge of the blade.