Craftsman 9 Band Saw Manual

							  
Thefollowingtools(notincluded)areneededforcheckingadjustmentsofthesaworforinstallingtheblade: 
ADJUSTABLEWRENCH 
PHiLLiPS$OREWORIVER 
Fig.3 
Thefollowingitemsareincludedwiththetool: 
3mmHexKey..................................................................1 
4mmHexKey..................................................................1 
5mmHexKey..................................................................1 
MiterGauge......................................................................! 
SawTable.........................................................................! TableLockHandle............................................................1 
Washer.............................................................................! 
SawBlades......................................................................2 
OperatorsManual(notshown)........................................! 
HEXKEY 
(3ram,4 
__mm,Bmm) WASHER 
Fig.4 
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UNPACKING 
Thisproductrequiresassembly. 
[]Carefullyliftsawfromthecartonandplaceitonalevel 
worksurface. 
NOTE:Thistoolisheavy.Toavoidbackinjury,liftwith 
yourlegs,notyourback,andgethelpwhenneeded. 
[]hspectthetoolcarefullytomakesurenobreakageor 
damageoccurredduringshipping. 
[]Donotdiscardthepackingmaterialuntilyouhave 
carefullyinspectedandsatisfactorilyoperatedthetool. 
[]Thesawisfactorysetforaccuratecutting.After 
assemblingit,checkforaccuracy,ffshippinghas 
influencedthesettings,refertospecificprocedures 
explainedinthismanual. 
[]ffanypartsaredamagedormissing,pleasecall 
1-800-932-3188forassistance. 
_WARNING:Ifanypartsaremissing,donotoperate 
thistooluntilthemissingpartsarereplaced.Failure 
todosocouldresultinpossibleseriouspersonal 
injury. TABLE 
ALIGNING 
BOLT 
TABLE 
LOCK 
HANDLE 
WARNING:Donotattempttomodifythistool 
orcreateaccessoriesnotrecommendedforuse 
withthistool.Anysuchalterationormodificationis 
misuseandcouldresultinahazardouscondition 
leadingtopossibleseriouspersonalinjury. Fig.5 
_llWARNING:Donotconnecttopowersupplyuntil 
assemblyiscomplete.Failuretocomplycouldresult 
inaccidentalstartingandpossibleseriouspersonal 
injury. 
MOUNTINGTHESAWTABLE 
SeeFigures5-6. 
_WARNING:Alwaysmakesurethebandsawis 
securelymountedtoaworkbenchoranapproved 
workstand.Failuretoheedthiswarningcanresultin 
seriouspersonalinjury. 
[]Removetheangleadjustmentknobfromthesideof 
thesawhousing. 
NOTE:Takecarewhenremovingthenutandwasher 
fromthecenteroftheangleadjustmentknob.Thereis 
aspringinthecenterthatisreleasedafterthenutand 
washerareremoved. 
[]Removethetablealigningbolt,washer,andwingnut 
fromthesawtable. 
[]Standingatthefrontofthebandsaw,slidethesaw 
tablethroughtheslotmovingfromtherightsideofthe 
sawtabletotheleft. 
12 TABLE 
LOCK 
HANDLE 
ANGLE 
ADJUSTMENT 
KNOB  
						

							  
[] 
[] 
[] Hnsertthewasheronthethreadedendofthetabletock 
handle.Thetablelockhandleisspringloadedand 
isreleasedbypullingthehandleawayfromthesaw 
housing.Tightenthesawtabletothesawhousingby 
ratchetingthetablelockhandleclockwiseorbyfinger 
tighteningthetablelockhandle. 
Reattachtheangleadjustmentknobusingthespring, 
washer,andnut. 
Reattachthetablealigningbolt,washer,andwingnut 
tothesawtable. 
NOTE:Thewingnutgoesbelowthesawtable. 
MOUNTmNGBANDSAW30WORKBENCH 
Hfthebandsawistobeusedinapermanentlocation,we 
recommendthatyousecureittoaworkbenchorother 
stablesurface.Whenmountingthesawtoaworkbench, 
holesshouldbedrilledthroughthesupportingsurfaceof 
theworkbench. 
[]Eachholeinthesawbaseshouldbeboltedsecurely 
usingbolts,lockwashers,andhexnuts(notincluded). 
[]Placebandsawontheworkbench.Usingthesaw 
baseasapattern,locateandmarktheholeswherethe 
bandsawistobemounted. 
[]Drillfourholesthroughtheworkbench. 
[]Placebandsawontheworkbenchaligningholesinthe 
sawbasewiththeholesdrilledintheworkbench. 
[]Hnsertallfourbolts(notincluded)andtightensecurely 
withlockwashersandhexnuts(notincluded). 
NOTE:AI!boltsshouldbeinsertedfromthetop.Hnstall 
thelockwashersandhexnutsfromtheundersideof 
thebench. 
Supportingsurfacewherebandsawismountedshould 
beexaminedcarefullyaftermountingtoinsurethatno 
movementduringusecanresult.Hfanytippingorwalk- 
ingisnoted,secureworkbenchorsupportsurfacebefore 
beginningcuttingoperation. CLAMPmNGBANDSAWTOWORKBENCH 
SeeFigure7. 
Hfthebandsawistobeusedasaportabletool,itis 
recommendedthatyoufastenitpermanentlytoamount- 
ingboardthatcaneasilybeclampedtoaworkbenchor 
othersupportingsurface.Themountingboardshouldbe 
ofsufficientsizetoavoidtippingofsawwhileinuse.Any 
goodgradeplywoodorchipboardwitha3/4in.thickness 
isrecommended. 
[]Mountsawtoboardusingholesinsawbaseasa 
templateforholepattern.Locateandmarktheholes 
wherethebandsawistobemounted. 
[]FollowthelastthreestepsinthesectionMounting 
BandSawtoWorkbench. 
Hflagboltsareused,makesuretheyarelongenoughto 
gothroughholesinthesawbaseandmaterialthesawis 
beingmountedto.Hfmachineboltsarebeingused,make 
sureboltsaretongenoughtogothroughholesinthesaw 
base,thematerialbeingmountedto,andthelockwash- 
ersandhexnuts. 
NOTE:Htmaybenecessarytocountersinkhexnutsand 
washersonbottomsideofmountingboard. 
Fig.7 
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ADJUSTmNGBLADEGUmDEASSEMBLY 
SeeFigure8. 
WARNING:Toavoidpersonalinjury,maintainproper 
adjustmentofbladetension,bladeguides,andthrust 
bearings. 
Topreventthebladefromtwistingorbreaking,theblade 
guideassemblyshouldalwaysbesetapproximately1/8 
in.abovetheworkpiece. 
[]Turnthelocklevercounterclockwisetounlockthe 
bladeguideassembly. 
[]Asaguide,useascrappieceofthesamewoodyou 
areabouttocuttosettheheightofthebladeguide 
assembly.Adjustbladeguideassemblybyturningthe 
bladeguideknob. 
[]Lockbladeguideassemblyinplacebyturningthelock 
leverclockwise. 
[]Alwayslockthebladeguideassemblyinplacebefore 
turningonthebandsaw. 
mNSTALUNGANDADJUSTmNGTHEBLADE 
SeeFigures9-10. 
_WARNING:Alwayswearsafetygogglesorsafety 
glasseswithsideshieldstoprotectyoureyeswhile 
uncoilingbandsawblades.Failuretoheedthis 
warningcouldresultinaseriouseyeinjury. 
[]Loosenandremovethewingnutandtablealigning 
boltfromthesawtable. 
[]Removethesawtablebeforeopeningthefrontcover 
ofthesawhousing. 
[]Loosenthetwosetscrewsthatholdthebladeguardin 
placeusingthe4mmhexkeyprovided,thenremove 
thebladeguard. 
[]Turnthelocklevercounterclockwisetounlockthe 
bladeguideassembly.Turningthebladeguideknob 
(clockwiseraisesthebladeguideassembly;counter- 
clockwiselowersit),positionthebladeguideassembly 
abouthalfwaybetweenthesawtableandsawhousing. 
Retightenthelocklever. 
[]Releasebladetensionbylooseningthe8mmhexnut 
thenturningthebladetensionknobcounterclockwise. 
[]Carefullyremovetheoldblade. 
NOTE:Thespringontheupperwheelallowsthewheel 
tobepulleddownforeasierremovaloftheblade. 
[]Wearinggloves,carefullyuncoi!thebladeatarms 
length.Ifthenewbladewasoiledtopreventrust- 
ing,itmayneedtobewipedtokeeptheoilfromyour 
workpiece.Carefullywipeinthesamedirectionthe 
teetharepointingsotheragdoesnotcatchonthe 
teethofthesawblade. \ BLADEGUIDE 
KNOB 
LOCK 
LEVER 
WING 
NUT TABLEALIGNING 
BOLT SETSCREWS Fig.8 
SAW 
TABLE 
Fig.9 
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NOTE:Theblademayneedtobeturnedinsideoutif 
theteetharepointinginthewrongdirection.Holdthe 
bladewithbothhandsandrotateitinward. 
[]Withtheteethofthebladetowardthefrontofthesaw 
andfacingdownward,placethebladethroughthe 
lowerbladeguidesandaroundthelowerwheel.Pull 
downontheupperwheeltoplacethesawbladeon 
thewheel. 
[]Slowlyturntheupperwheeltotherightorclockwise 
byhandtocenterthebladeontherubbertires. 
[]Adjustthebladetension.Checkoradjusttheblade 
tracking. 
[]Adjustbothupperandlowerbladeguidesandthrust 
bearings.Seepage16. 
[]Reattachthesawtableandthealigningbolt,washer, 
andwingnut.T(ghtensecurely. 
[]Reattachthebladeguard. 
[]Closefrontcover. 
WHEEL8mmNEXNUT 
BLADEGU)DE 
ABBEMBL¥ 
BAWBLADE 
LOWEB 
BLADE 
GU(DEB 
Fig.10 ADJUST(NGBLADETENS(ON 
SeeFigures10-11. 
[]Turnoffandunplugthesaw.Removetheswitchkey. 
[]Beforeusingthebandsaw,turnthebladetensionknob 
onthetopofthesawclockwisetoengagetension. 
[]Tochecktension,raisethebladeguideassemblya(l 
thewayuptoexposetheblade. 
[]Pushthebladetothesidew(thmoderateforce;the 
bladeshouldflexapprox(mately1,/8in. 
NOTE:Adjustmentsofbladetensioncanbemadeat 
anytime. 
Anothermethodofcheckingbladetensionhastodowith 
thesoundtheblademakeswhenpluckedlikeaguitar 
str(ng. 
[]Pluckthebackstraightedgeonthecoastingside 
oppositethebladeguideswhileturningthetension 
knob.Soundshouldbeamusicalnote.Sound 
becomesh(gherpitchedastensionincreases. 
Usingeithermethodtocheckbladetensioncanbe 
developedwithpractice. 
[]Neverincreasebladetensionsotightastocompletely 
compressthespring.Whencompletelycompressed, 
thespr(ngcannolongeractasashockabsorber. 
NOTE:ToomuchtensionmaycausetheMadeto 
break.Toolittletens(onmaycausethebladetosl(pon 
thewheels. 
TOiNCFtEABE 
TENBION 
BLADETENB(0NKNOB 
F(g.11 
TRACK(NGTHEBLADE 
SeeFigure12. 
NOTE:Adjustbladetensionproperlybeforemaking 
trackingadjustments.Checkthatthebladeguidesarenot 
interferingwiththeblade. 
ToAdjust: 
[]Openthefrontcoverbyreleasingtheupperandlower 
latches.Watchtheb(adespositionontheuppertire 
throughthetrackingviewwindowas,byhand,you 
slowlyturntheupperwhee(clockwise.(ftheMade 
movesawayfromthecenterofthetire,thetracking 
mustbeadjusted. 
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BLADEON 
WHEEL BLADE 
KNOB 
BLADETF{ACKING 
KNOB SQUARINGTHESAWTABLETOTHEBLADE 
SeeFigure13. 
[]Removethebladeguardbylooseningthetwoset 
screwswiththe4mmhexkey. 
[]Turnthelocklevercounterclockwisetounlockthe 
bladeguideassembly.Turningthebladeguideknob 
clockwise,raisethebladeguideassemblyasfarasit 
wil!go.Retightenthebladeguideknob. 
[]Placeasmallcombinationsquareonthesawtable 
besidetheblade. 
[]Loosenthetablelockhandleandrotatetheanglead- 
justmentknobtotiltthesawtableupordowntoalign 
table90°toblade(0°position).Retightenthetablelock 
handle. 
[]Usinganadjustablewrench,adjustthezerostopset 
screwunti!thesetscrewjusttouchesthesawhousing. 
[]Checksquarenessofthesawtabletotheblade.Make 
readjustmentsifnecessary. 
[]Loosenscrewonscaleindicatorwithaphillipsscrew- 
driverandalignscaleindicatortozero. 
[]Tightenallscrewssecurely. 
[]Replacethebladeguardoncethesawtablehasbeen 
squared. 
Fig.12 
ffthebmadehasmovedmeftorrightofcenter: 
[]Turnthebladetrackingknob(clockwiseifbladehas 
movedleftandcounterclockwiseifbladehasmoved 
right)whileturningthewheelbyhandunti!theblade 
movesbackandridesinthecenterofthetire. 
[]Checkthepositionofthebladeonthetowertire.The 
bladeshouldbecompletelyonthetire.Ifnot,adjust 
thetrackinguntilthebladeisonbothtires. 
[]Rotatetheupperwheelbyhandinaclockwise 
directionforafewmoreturns.Makesuretheblade 
staysinthesamelocationonthetires.Readjust,if 
necessary,untilbladeistrackingproperly. 
[]Closefrontcoverandrelatch. 
NOTE:The1,/8in.blademaynottrackproperlyinthe 
centerofthewheel.Itmaybebettertotrackthisbladeon 
thebackhalfoftheupperwheel. BLADE 
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ADJUSTINGTHRUSTBEARINGS,BLADE 
GUIDESUPPORT,ANDBLADEGUIDES 
SeeFigures14-16. 
_WARNING:Neveroperatesawwithoutbladeguard 
securedinplace.Todosocouldresultinpossible 
seriouspersonalinjury. 
Theupperandlowerbladeguidesandthrustbearings 
supportthebandsawbladeduringcuttingoperations. 
Theadjustmentoftheguidesandbearingsshouldbe 
checkedwheneveradifferentbladeisinstalled. 
ToAdjustThrustBearings: 
Thethrustbearingssupportthebackedgeoftheblade 
duringcutting.Thebladeshouldnotcontactthethrust 
bearingswhenyoustopcutting.Htisimportantthatboth 
upperandlowerthrustbearingsbeadjustedequally. 
NOTE:Thethrustbearingscrewistheuppercapscrew 
locatedontherightsideofthebladeguideassembly.Htis 
thelowercapscrewontherightsideofthesawhousing 
belowthesawtableforthelowerbearing. 
[]Removethebladeguardbylooseningthetwoset 
screwswiththe4mmhexkey. 
[]Turnthelocklevercounterc!ockwisetounlockthe 
bladeguideassembly.Turningthebladeguideknob 
(c!ockwiseraisesthebladeguideassembly,counter- 
clockwiselowersit),positionthebladeguideassembly 
abouthalfwaybetweenthesawtableandsawhousing. 
Retightenthelocklever. 
BLADE 
GUIDE 
ASSEMBLY 
THRUST 
BEARING 
BLADEGUIDE 
SUPPORTSCREW 
Fig.14 [] 
[] 
[] Adjustthethrustbearingsfirst.Usingthe4mmhex 
key,loosenthethrustbearingscrew. 
Movethethrustbearingtowithin1/64in.oftheblade. 
Tightenthethrustbearingscrewsecurely.Repeatthis 
procedureonthelowerthrustbearinglocatedbelow 
thesawtable. 
Replacethebladeguardifnoadditionaladjustments 
aretobemade. 
ToAdjustBmadeGuideSupport: 
[]Removethebladeguardbylooseningthetwoset 
screwswiththe4mmhexkey. 
[]Adjustthepositionofthebladeguideassembly. 
Loosenthebottomscrewontherightsideoftheblade 
guideassemblyusingthe4mmhexkey. 
[]Slidetheupperbladeguidesupportontheshaftunti! 
thefrontedgeofthebladeguidesareabout1/64in. 
behindthegulletoftheblade.Tightenthescrewse- 
curely.Repeatthisprocedureforthelowerbladeguide 
support. 
[]Replacethebladeguardifnoadditionaladjustments 
aretobemade. 
NOTE:Thelowerbladeguidesupportscrewisthetop 
screwlocatedontherightofthesawhousingunder 
thetable. 
BLADEGUIDE 
SUPPORTSCREW 
B_LADEGUIDE 
LOWERBLADE 
GUIDESUPPORT 
THRUSTBEARING 
BLADEGUARDREMOVED 
FORCLARIFICATIONONLY 
Fig.15 
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reAdjustBladeGuides: 
Thebladeguideshelpkeepthebladefromtwistingand 
binding.Thebladewillberuinedifthebladeteethhitthe 
bladeguideswhileusingthebandsaw.Thesetofteeth 
andthesharpenededgeofteethwillbedamagedbyhit- 
tingthebladeguides.Properadjustmentoftheupperand 
lowerbladeguideswillpreventthisfromhappening. 
[]Removethebladeguardbylooseningthetwoscrews 
setwiththe4mmhexkey. 
[]Loosenthetwobladeguidesupportscrewsthatlock 
theupperbladeguides.Slidethetwoguidestowithin 
1/32in.oftheblade.Donotpinchtheblade.Make 
sureoneguideisnotfurtherawayfromtheblade 
thantheother.Retightenthetwobladeguidesupport 
screwssecurely. 
[]Replacethebladeguardifnoadditionaladjustments 
aretobemade. 
[]Repeatthisprocedureonthelowerbladeguides 
locatedunderthesawtable. BLADEGUIDE 
ASSEMBLY 
UPPERBLADE 
GUIDESUPPORT 
BLADEGUIDE8 L THRUST 
BEARING 
SCREW 
BLADEGUARDREMOVED 
FORCLARIFI{?,ATIONONLY BLADEGUIDE 
8UPPORTBCREW 
Fig.16 
_WARNING:Donotallowfamiliaritywithtoolsto 
makeyoucareless.Rememberthatacarelessfrac- 
tionofasecondissufficienttoinflictsevereinjury. 
_1WARNING:Alwayswearsafetygogglesorsafety 
glasseswithsideshieldswhenoperatingtools. 
Failuretodosocouldresultinobjectsbeingthrown 
intoyoureyesresultinginpossibleseriousinjury. 
WARNING:Donotuseanyattachmentsoracces- 
soriesnotrecommendedbythemanufacturerof 
thistool.Theuseofattachmentsoraccessoriesnot 
recommendedcanresultinseriouspersonalinjury. 
APPLiCATiONS 
Thisproducthasbeendesignedonlyforthepurposes 
listedbelow: 
[]Scrollcuttingandcirclecuttingofwoodandwood 
compositionproducts 
[]Reliefcuttingofwoodandwoodcompositionproducts 
_WARNING:Beforestartinganycuttingoperation, 
clamporboltthebandsawtoaworkbench.Never 
operatethebandsawonthefloororinacrouched 
position.Failuretoheedthiswarningcanresultin 
seriouspersonalinjury. BASICOPERATIONOFTHEBANDSAW 
Abandsawisbasicallyacurvecuttingmachinethat 
canalsobeusedforstraight-linecuttingoperationslike 
crosscutting,ripping,mitering,beveling,compoundcut: 
ting,andresawing.Itisnotcapableofmakinginsideor 
non-throughcuts. 
Thisbandsawisdesignedtocutwoodandwoodcompo: 
sitionproductsonly. 
Beforestartingacut,watchthesawrun.Ifyouexperience 
excessivevibrationorunusualnoise,stopimmediately. 
Turnthesawoff,removetheswitchkey,andunplugthe 
saw.Donotrestartuntillocatingandcorrectingtheprob- 
lem. 
CUTTmNGPROCEDURES 
[]Holdtheworkpiecefirmlyagainstthesawtable. 
[]Usegentlepressureandbothhandswhenfeedingthe 
workintotheblade.Donotforcethework;allowthe 
bladetocut. 
[]Thesmallestdiametercirclethatcanbecutisdeter- 
minedbybladewidth.A1/4in.widebladewillcuta 
minimumdiameterof1-1/2in.;a1/8in.widebladewill 
cutaminimumdiameterof1/2in. 
[]Keepyourhandsawayfromtheblade.Donothandle 
piecessosmallyourfingerswillgoundertheblade 
guard. 
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[]Avoidawkwardoperationsandhandpositionswhere 
asuddenslipcouldcauseseriousinjuryfromcontact 
withtheblade.Neverplacehandsinbladepath. 
[]Useextrasupports(tables,sawhorses,blocks,etc.) 
whencuttinglarge,small,orawkwardworkpieces. 
[]Neveruseapersonasasubstituteforatableexten- 
sionorasadditionalsupportforaworkpiecethatis 
longerorwiderthanthebasicsawtable. 
[]Whencuttingirregularlyshapedworkpieces,planyour 
worksoitwillnotpinchtheblade.Forexample,a 
pieceofmoldingmustlieflatonthesawtable.Work- 
piecesmustnottwist,rockorslipwhilebeingcut. 
Whenbackinguptheworkpiece,theblademaybindin 
thekerf(cut).Thisisusuallycausedbysawdustclogging 
thekerforwhenthebladecomesoutoftheguides.Hfthis 
happens: 
[]Waituntilthesawhascometoafullandcomplete 
stop. 
[]PlacetheswitchintheOFFpositionthenremovethe 
switchkeyfromtheswitchassembly,.Storekeyina 
safeplace. 
[]Unplugthesawfromthepowersource. 
[]Wedgethekerfopenwithafiatscrewdriverorwooden 
wedge. 
[]Openfrontcoverandturntheupperwheelbyhand 
whilebackinguptheworkpiece. 
RELmEFCUTS 
Reliefcutsaremadewhenanintricatecurve(toosmalla 
radiusfortheblade)istobecut.Cutthroughascrapsec- 
tionoftheworkpiecetocurveinpatternlinethencarefully 
backthebladeout.Severalreliefcutsshouldbemadefor 
intricatecurvesbeforefollowingthepatternlineassec- 
tionsarecutoffofcurverelievingbladepressure. 
SCROLLCUTTmNG 
Forgeneraltypescrollcutting,followthepatternlinesby 
pushingandturningtheworkpieceatthesametime.Do 
nottrytoturntheworkpiecewhileengagedintheblade 
withoutpushingit,theworkpiececouldbindortwistthe 
blade. REMOVINGJAMMEDMATERIAL 
Neverremovejammedcutoffpiecesuntilthebladehas 
cometoafullandcompletestop. 
[]PlacetheswitchintheOFFposition,removethe 
switchkeyfromtheswitchassembly. 
[]Unplugthesawfromthepowersourcebeforeremov- 
ingjammedmaterial. 
AVOmDmNGmNJURY 
[]Makesuresawislevelanddoesnotrock.Sawshould 
alwaysbeonafirm,leve!surfacewithplentyofroom 
forhandlingandproperlysupportingtheworkpiece. 
[]Boltsawtothesupportsurfacetopreventslipping, 
walking,orslidingduringoperationslikecuttinglong, 
heavyboards. 
[]Turnsawoff,removeswitchkey,andunplugcordfrom 
thepowersourcebeforemovingthesaw. 
[]Donotremovejammedcutoffpiecesuntilbladehas 
cometoafullandcompletestop. 
[]Choosetherightsizeandstylebladeforthematerial 
andtypeofcutyouplantodo. 
[]Makesurethatthebladeteethpointdowntowardthe 
sawtable,thatthebladeguides,thrustbearings,and 
bladetensionareproperlyadjusted,thattheblade 
guideknobistight,andthatnopartshaveexcessive 
play. 
[]Toavoidaccidentalbladecontact,minimizeblade 
breakage,andprovidemaximumbladesupport,al- 
waysadjustthebladeguideassemblytojustclearthe 
workpiece. 
[]Useonlyrecommendedaccessories. 
[]Withtheexceptionoftheworkpieceandrelatedsup- 
portdevises,cleareverythingoffthesawtablebefore 
turningthesawon. 
[]Properlysupportroundmaterialssuchasdowelrods 
ortubingbecausetheyhaveatendencytorollduring 
acutcausingthebladetobite.Toavoidthis,always 
useaVblockorclampworkpiecetoamitergauge. 
[]Beforeremovingloosepiecesfromthesawtable,turn 
sawoffandwaitforallmovingpartstostop. 
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BEFORELEAVINGTHESAW 
SeeFigure17. 
[]Waituntilthesawhascometoafullandcomplete 
stop. 
[]PlacetheswitchintheOFFposition,removetheswitch 
keyfromtheswitchassembly.Storekeyinasafe 
place. 
[]Unplugthesawfromthepowersource. 
[]Makeworkshopchildproof. 
[]Locktheshop. 
LOCKINGTHESWITCH 
SeeFigure17. 
[]Waituntilthesawhascometoafullandcomplete 
stop. 
/ 
SWITCH 
KEY 
Fig.17 
[]PlacetheswitchintheOFFposition,removetheswitch 
keyfromtheswitchassembly.Storekeyinasafe 
place. 
TiLTiNGTHETABLE 
SeeFigure18. 
[]Loosenthetablelockhandleslightly. 
[]Turntheangleadjustmentknob,tiltingthesawtable 
towardthefrontofthesawhousingunti!itreachesthe 
desiredangle. 
[]Usingthescaleindicator,checkanglemarkings. 
[]Retightenthetablelockhandletoholdsawtablesecurely 
inplace. Fig.18 
USINGTHEMITERGAUGE 
SeeFigure19. 
Themitergaugecanbeturned45°totherightorleft. 
[]Loosenthelockknobonthemitergauge. 
[]Withthemitergaugeinthemitergaugeslot,rotatethe 
gaugeunti!thedesiredangleisreachedontheindex 
scale. 
[]Retightenthelockknob. 
LOCK 
KNOB 
MITER 
GAUGE 
8LOT 
MITEB 
GAUGE 
2O Fig.19