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POCKET CUTSCUTTING LARGE SHEETS
Disconnect battery pack from tool beforeLarge sheets and long boards sag or bend,
making adjustments. Set depth adjust-mentdepending on support. If you attempt to cut
according to material to be cut. Tilt saw forwardwithout leveling and properly supporting the
with cutting guide notch lined up with the linepiece, the blade will tend to bind, causing KICK-
youOve drawn. Raise the lower guard, using liftBACK and extra load on the motor (Fig. 11).
lever and hold the saw by the front and rearSupport the panel or board close to the cut, as
handles (Fig. 10).shown in (Fig. 12). Be sure to set the depth of
With the blade just clearing the material to bethe cut so that you cut through the sheet or
cut, start the motor. Gradually lower the backboard only and not the table or work bench.
end of saw using the front end of the foot asThe two-by-fours used to raise and support the
the hinge point. WARNING: As blade startswork should be positioned so that the broadest
cutting the material, release the lower guardsides support the work and rest on the table or
immediately. When the foot rests flat on thebench. Do not support the work with the
surface being cut, proceed cutting in forwardnarrow sides as this is an unsteady
direction to end of cut. WARNING: Allowarrangement. If the sheet or board to be cut is
blade to come to a complete stop beforetoo large for a table or work bench, use the
lifting the saw from cut. Also, never pull thesupporting two-by-fours on the floor and
saw backward since blade will climb out ofsecure.
the material and KICKBACK will occur. Turn
saw around and finish the cut in the normalFIG. 11
manner, sawing forward. If corners of your
WRONG
pocket cut are not completely cut through, use
a jigsaw or hand saw to finish the corners.
LOWER
GUARD
FIG. 10LIFT
LEVER
FIG. 12
FOOTRIGHT
RIP CUTSRIP BOARD GUIDE
The combination blade provided with your sawWhen rip cutting large sheets, the rip fence
is for both cross cuts and rip cuts. Ripping ismay not allow the desired width of cut. Clamp
cutting lengthwise with the grain of the wood.or nail a straight piece of 1" (25 mm) lumber
Rip cuts are easy to do with a rip fence (Fig.to the sheet as a guide (Fig. 14). Use the right
13). To attach fence, insert fence through slotsside of the foot against the board guide.
in foot to desired width as shown and secure
with the knob.FIG. 14
FIG. 13DESIRED
LINE
DESIREDOF CUT
WIDTH
OF CUT
RIP
KNOBBOARD
GUIDE
RIP
FENCE
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