Use and Care Guide

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

g. Attach the battery pack to the saw.

h. Pull out the arm-lock pin to release the saw arm.

i. Place the work piece at on the miter table with

one edge securely against the fence. If the

board is warped, place the convex side against

the fence. If the concave edge of the board is

against the fence, the board could collapse on

the table at the end of the cut and jam the blade

(see Cutting Warped Material).

j. Turn on the LED light switch (C) and align the

pencil line with the blade’s shadow line.

k. Use the work clamp (2) to secure the work piece

against the saw table and fence.

l. When cutting a long work piece, use a block

(not supplied) to support the work piece.

WARNING

• To avoid serious personal injury, always securely

tighten the miter-control lever before making a

cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of

the control arm or miter table while making a cut.

• Never use another person as an additional

support for a work piece that is longer or wider

than the basic saw table, or to help feed, support,

or pull the work piece.

• To avoid serious personal injury, always keep

hands outside of the “No-Hands Zone”, as

marked on the saw base, or at least 3” (7.6 cm)

away from the blade. Never perform any cutting

operation “freehand” (i.e., without holding the

work piece against the fence), because the blade

could grab the work piece, causing it to slip and twist.

m. Before turning on the saw, perform a test of the cutting operation by lowering the saw arm

to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made.

n. Hold the main handle (R) and turn the saw on with the ON/Off switch (B). Allow several

seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed before cutting.

o. Slowly lower the blade into and through the work piece. Complete the cut.

p. Release the On/Off switch. Allow the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out

of the work piece.

21a

straight crosscut

21b

miter crosscut