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Chop Cut
• A "chop cut" is a cross cut at 0° miter angle.
Follow these instructions for making your
chop cut:
1. Pull the head assembly lock pin 19 and let the
head assembly rise to the top position.
2. Properly position workpiece. Make sure work-
piece is clamped firmly (See Using workpiece
clamp", Page 16).
3. Activate the switch. Lower the head assembly
and make your cut.
4. Wait until blade comes to a complete stop before
returning head assembly to the raised position
and/or removing workpiece.
Miter Cut
• A miter cut is a chop cut made at any miter angle
in the range from 0 to 45°.
• The miter scale shows the angle of the blade rel-
ative to the fence angle.
Follow these instructions for making your
miter cut:
1. Lift the quick release lever 23 and pull the work-
piece clamp 15 away from the fence 21.
2. Loosen the miter lock lever 16. Move the fence
21 to the desired angle, indicated on the miter
scale 17C by the miter scale pointer 17A.
Tighten miter lock lever 16.
3. Follow steps in "Using workpiece clamp" (Page
16) to properly secure the workpiece.
4. Follow procedures for chop cut.
5. Wait until blade comes to a complete stop before
returning head assembly to the raised position
and/or removing workpiece.
Emptying Chip Collection Tray
After the chip collection tray 13 is 2/3 to 3/4 full,
remove it form the saw by pulling it straight back
out of the base 22 (Fig. 2). Empty the tray into
proper waste container. Replace the tray by sliding
it straight back into the back of base.
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