OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with
tools to make you careless. Remember that a
careless fraction of a second is suf- ficient to
inflict serious injury.
WARNING: Always wear eye protection
with side shields marked to comply with ANSI
Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in objects
being thrown into your eyes, resulting in pos-
sible serious injury.
WARNING: Do not use any attachments or
accessories not recommended by the manu-
facturer of this tool. The use of attachments
or accessories not recommended can result in
serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the purposes listed
below:
· Straight line cutting operations such as cross
cutting, mitering, ripping, and beveling
NOTE: This saw is designed to cut man-made
tile, pavers, and stone tile products only.
ON/OFF SWITCH
Your saw is equipped with an on/off switch
that has a built-in locking feature. This feature
is intended to prevent unauthorized and pos-
sible hazardous use by children and others.
TO TURN YOUR SAW ON:
· Lift the switch to turn ON.
TO TURN YOUR SAW OFF:
· Press the switch down to turn OFF
WARNING: In the event of a power failure
or when the tool is not in use, turn the switch
OFF. This action will prevent the tool from ac-
cidentally starting when power returns
WARNING: ALWAYS make sure your work-
piece is not in contact with the cutting wheel
before operating the switch to start the tool.
Failure to heed this warning may cause the
workpiece to be kicked back toward the opera-
tor and result in serious personal injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of accidental
starting, ALWAYS make sure the switch is in
the OFF position before plugging tool into the
power source.
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LOCKING / UNLOCKING THE SAW ARM
To unlock and raise the saw arm:
· Firmly grasp the "D" handle and apply down-
ward pressure while at the same time turning
the lock knob counterclockwise.
· Slowly raise the saw arm.
To lock the saw arm:
· Firmly grasp the "D" handle and apply down-
ward pressure while at the same time turning
the lock knob clockwise to lock.
A. Lock knob
B. Depth stop knob
MAKING CUTS
Always draw the line to be cut on the tile using
a marker or grease pencil. If the tile is shiny
and hard-to-mark, place masking tape on the
tile and mark the tape.
A common problem when cutting tile is stray-
ing from the marked line. Once you've strayed
from the mark, you can not force the wheel
back to the line by twisting the tile. Instead,
back up and recut the tile slicing off a small
amount of tile until the wheel is back on track.
TO MAKE A CROSS CUTS
Cross cuts are straight 90° cuts. The material is
fed into the cut at a 90° angle to the wheel,
and the wheel is vertical.
· Using a marker or grease pencil, mark the
area to be cut on material.
· Set the miter guide to 0°, tighten the lock
knob, and lock in place.
· Place the material on the table and firmly
against the miter guide and fence.
· Make sure the material is clear of the cutting
wheel before turning on the saw.
· Turn the on/off switch to the ON position.
C. D-handle