Basic Saw Operation; Work Helpers - Craftsman 113.242720 Owner's Manual

8 REMOVING AND INSTALLING SAWBLADE
WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, TURN SWITCH
"OFF" AND REMOVE PLUG FROM POWER SOURCE
OUTLET BEFORE REMOVING OR INSTALLING
SAWBLADE.
A. Remove insert.
B. Place ARBOR wrench on flat surfaces of saw
ARBOR . . . ARBOR NUT wrench on nut...
position wrenches as shown . . . hold your hands
well above blade.
C. With ARBOR wrench against table, PULL ARBOR
NUT wrench FOREWARD to LOOSEN nut.
D. To TIGHTEN nut . . . HOLD ARBOR wrench
against rear of table . . . PUSH ARBOR NUT
wrench toward rear.
NOTE: When installing the blade . . . make sure the
teeth are pointing toward the flont of the saw ... and
that the blade and collars are clean, and free from any
burrs.
The HOLLOW side of the collars must be against the
blade.
NOTE: Do not overtighten arbor nut. Use the arbor
wrench to just "snug" it.
E. To replace insert.
Place insert into insert opening in table and push
toward rear of saw until keyslot in insert will drop
over screw. Tighten screw.
Do not tighten screw to the point where it will
deflect the insert.
PULL TO LOOSEN i/
PUSH TO TIGHTEN / '_ /'
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ARBOR
WRENCH
ARBOR NUT WRENCH
FLAT SURFACES . COLLAR
TEETH POINTING TO'-'" _'_
BASIC SAW OPERATION
USING THE MITER GAUGE
CROSSCUTTING, MITER CUTTING, BEVEL CUTTING,
COMPOUND MITER CUTTING and when RABBETING
across the end of narrow workpiece, THE MITER GAUGE
IS USED.
WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, ALWAYS
OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ON
PAGES 2,3, and 4.
1. Never make these cuts freehand (without using the
miter gauge or other auxiliary devices) because the
blade could bind in the cut and cause a KICKBACK or
cause your fingers or hand to slip into the blade.
2. Always lock the miter gauge securely when in use.
3. Remove rip fence from table.
4. Make sure blade guard is installed for all "THRU-
SAWING" operations (when sawblade cuts entirely
thru the thickness of the workpiece.) Replace guard
IMMEDIATELY after completion of dadoing, molding
or rabbeting cuts.
5. Have blade extend approximately 1/8 in. above top of
workpiece. Additional blade exposure would increase
the hazard potential.
6. Do not stand directly in front of the blade in case of a
THROWBACK (Small cut-off piece caught by the back
of the blade and thrown toward the operator). Stand to
either side of the blade.
7. Keep your hands clear of the blade and out of the path
of the blade.
8. If blade stalls or stops while cutting, TURN SWITCH
OFF before attempting to free the blade.
g. Do not reach over or behind the blade to pull the
workpiece through the cut.., to support long or heavy
workpieces . . . to remove cut-off pieces of material or
FOR ANY OTHER REASON.
10. Do not pick up small pieces of cut-off material from the
table. REMOVE them by pushing them OFF the table
with a long stick. Otherwise they could be thrown back
at you by the rear of the blade.
1 1. Do not remove small pieces of cut-off material that may
become TRAPPED inside the blade guard while the saw
is RUNNING. THIS COULD ENDANGER YOUR
HANDS or cause a KICKBACK.
Turn the saw OFF. After the blade has stopped turning,
lift the guard and remove the piece.
WORK HELPERS
Before cutting any wood on your saw, study all of the
"Basic Saw Operations".
Notice that in order to make some of the cuts, it is
necessary to use certain devices "Work Helpers" like the
Push Stick, the Push Block and the Auxiliary Fence which
you can make yourself.
After you have made a few practice cuts, make these
"helpers" before starting any projects. Make the "Push
Stick" first.
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