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POCKET CUTSTurn saw around and finish the cut in the
Disconnect the plug from the power sourcenormal manner, sawing forward. If corners of
before making adjustments. Set depth adjust-your pocket cut are not completely cut through,
ment according to material to be cut. Tilt sawuse a jigsaw or hand saw to finish the corners.
forward with cutting guide notch lined up with
the line youOve drawn. Raise the lower guard,FIG. 8
using lift lever and hold the saw by the front
and rear handles (Fig. 8).
With the blade just clearing the material to be
cut, start the motor. Gradually lower the back
end of saw using the front end of the foot asFOOT
the hinge point.
As blade starts cutting the
!WARNING
material, release the lower
guard immediately. When the foot rests flat on
the surface being cut, proceed cutting in
forward direction to end of cut.
Allow blade to come to a
!WARNINGLOWER
complete stop before lifting
GUARD
the saw from cut. Also, never pull the sawLINE GUIDE
LIFT LEVER
backward since blade will climb out of the
material and KICKBACK will occur.
CUTTING LARGE SHEETSboard only and not the table or work bench.
Large sheets and long boards sag or bend,The two-by-fours used to raise and support the
depending on support. If you attempt to cutwork should be positioned so that the broadest
without leveling and properly supporting thesides support the work and rest on the table or
piece, the blade will tend to bind, causing KICK-bench. Do not support the work with the
BACK and extra load on the motor narrow sides as this is an unsteady
(Fig. 9).arrangement. If the sheet or board to be cut is
too large for a table or work bench, use the
Support the panel or board close to the cut, as
supporting two-by-fours on the floor and
shown in (Fig. 10). Be sure to set the depth of
secure.
the cut so that you cut through the sheet or
FIG. 9
WRONG
FIG. 10
RIGHT
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