Craftsman 172.67098 Operator's Manual page 12

STARTING
A CUT (Fig. 12)
/_ WARNING:
ALWAYS clamp and support workpiece securely. ALWAYS maintain ]
proper control of saw. Failure to clamp and support workpiece and loss of control of
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saw could result in serious injury.
1. ALWAYS use your saw with your hands positioned correctly, with one hand operating
the trigger switch and the other on the front assist handle (see Fig. 12).
Z_ WARNING: ALWAYS maintain proper control of the saw to make sawing safer
and easier. Loss of control of the saw could cause an accident resulting in possible
serious injury.
2. NEVER use the saw with your hands
positioned as shown in Fig. 13
TO HELP MAiNTAiN CONTROL:
1. ALWAYS support the workpiece near the cut.
2. ALWAYS support the workpiece so the cut
will be to the left of support.
3. ALWAYS clamp the workpiece so it will not
move during the cut. Place the workpiece
with the good side down.
Right
I NOTE:The good side of the workpiece is the side where appearance is important.
4. Before starting a cut, draw a guideline Fig. 13
along the desired line of cut, then place the
front edge of the saw base on that part of
the workpiece that is solidly supported
(see Fig.12).
5. NEVER place the saw on the part of the
workpiece that will fall off when the cut
is made (see Fig. 13).
6. Hold the saw firmly with both hands
(see Fig 12).
7. Squeeze the trigger switch to start the saw.
ALWAYS let the blade reach full speed Wrong
before you begin the cut into the workpiece.
8. When making a cut, ALWAYS use steady, even pressure. Forcing the saw causes
rough cuts and could shorten the life of the saw or cause Kickback.
TO HELP MAiNTAiN CONTROL cont.:
9. After completing your cut, release the trigger switch and allow the blade to come to
a complete stop. DO NOT remove the saw from the workpiece while the blade is moving.
_When sawing through a workpiece, the lower blade guard DOES
NOT cover the blade on the underside of the workpiece (see Fig. 4, page 17). ALWAYS
keep your hands and fingers away from the cutting area. Any part of your body
coming in contact with the moving blade will result in serious injury.
MAKING CROSS CUTS AND RiP CUTS (Fig. 14)
z_ WARNI NG:
ALWAYS clamp and support workpiece securely. ALWAYS ]
maintain proper control of saw. Failure to clamp and support workpiece and loss of
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control of saw could result in serious injury.
1. ALWAYS use your saw with your hands positioned correctly (see Fig. 12).
/!k, WARNING:
ALWAYS maintain proper control of the saw to make sawing
safer and easier. Loss of control of the saw could cause an accident resulting
in possible serious injury.
2. When making cross or rip cuts, align your line of cut with the right side of the notch by the
0° indicator (see Fig. 14).
3. Since the thickness of blades varies, MAKE ATRIAL CUT in scrap material along the
guideline to determine how much, if any, you should offset the blade from the guideline to
allow for the kerf of the blade to get an accurate cut.
Fig. 14 _=._ Line of Cut
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MAKING RiP CUTS
ALWAYS use a guide when making long or wide rip cuts with your saw.You can use either a
straight edge or use the edge guide that was included with your saw.
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