Sears 113.241591 - Manual (Page 30)

ASIC SAW OPERATION
WORK HELPERS
Before cutting arty 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 Heipers"
like the Push Stick; the Push Block and the Auxiliary
Fence/Work Support, which you can make yourself.
After you have made a few practice cuts, make up
these “helpers" before starting any projects Make
the “Push Stick" first.
SilGHTLY LESS THAN
THICKNESS OF WORKf»IECE
IVICIK& U lC r UOI I UOII . -r
from a wid6 bosrd; say 11/-1/2 in, wid©, and sat the
rip fence 9-7/8 in. from the sawblade.
Make the Push Block using a piece of 3/8in . and 3/4
in. plywood.
. .
The small piece of wood 3/8 in. X 3/8 in. x 2-1/2 in.
should be GLUEDto the plywood .. . DO NOT USE
NAILS, ThisistopreventduHingthesawbladelnthe
event you mistakingly cut into the push block.
Position the handle in the center of the plywood and
fasten together with glue and woodscrews.
USING THE MITER GAUGE .......
THE MITER GAUGE IS USED WHEN
CROSSCUTTING, MITER CUTTING, BEVEL
CUTTING, COMPOUND MITER CUTTING,
dadoing and when RABBETTINQ AND
MOLDING across the end of a narrow workpiece.
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.
AUXILIARY FENCE/WORK SUPPORT
Make one using a piece of 3/8 in. and 3/4 in.
plywood.
Fasten together with glue and
woodscrews.
NOTE: Since the Push Block is used with the
Auxiliary Fence, the 4-3/4 in. dimensions must be
held identical oh both the pieces.
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. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
9. 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. REMiOVE 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.
11. Do not rerhbve small pieces of cut-off materia!
that may become TRAPPED inside the blade
auard 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.