Flex FX7221 Manual Del Operador página 37

BLADE-BEVEL CONTROL
Loosen the blade bevel lock handle
counterclockwise (Fig. 24), slide the elevation
wheel until the pointer is at the desired angle,
and tighten the blade bevel lock handle
clockwise.
WORK HELPERS
Before cutting any wood on your saw, study all
of the basic saw operations.
Notice that in order to make some of the cuts,
it is necessary to use certain devices, "Work
Helpers," like the push stick, the push block
PUSH STICK AND PUSH BLOCK
Make the push stick using a piece
of 1 x 2 as shown (Fig. 25a).
Make the push block using pieces of 3/8"
plywood A and 3/4" hardwood B (Fig. 25b).
The small piece of wood, 1/2" x 3/8" x
2-1/2", should be glued to the plywood.
Do not use nails. This is to prevent
dulling the sawblade in the event you
mistakenly cut into the push block.
Position the handle in the center of
the plywood and fasten it together
with glue and woodscrews.
Use a push stick whenever the fence is
2 inches or more from the blade. Use
a push block when the operation is too
narrow to allow the use of a push stick.
The push stick or block should be used in
the place of the user's hand to guide the
material only between the fence and blade.
When using a push stick or push block, the
trailing end of the board must be square. A push
stick or block against an uneven end could slip
off or push the work away from the fence.
Fig. 24
Pointer
Elevation Wheel
and the auxiliary fence, which you can make
yourself.
After you have made a few practice cuts, make
these "helpers" before starting any projects.
Make the "push stick" first.
Fig. 25a
Workpiece
End
1-1/2
1/4
1/4
Fig. 25b
4-3/4
3/8
2-1/2
5-1/8
These edges must
be parallel
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Bevel Lock Handle
3/4
15
1/4
12
5
12
2-1/2
3/8
45°
Notch
A
3/8
B