DeWalt DW714 - Page 57

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• Hold the workpiece tightly to the table and the fence when
cutting. Keep your hands in position until the switch has
been released and the blade has completely stopped.
• Always make dry runs (without power) before finish cuts
so that you can check the path of theblade.
• Do not cross your hands.
• Keep both feet firmly on the floor and maintain
properbalance.
• As you move the saw arm left and right, follow it and
stand slightly to the side of the saw blade.
• View through the guard louvres when following a
pencilline.
BASIC SAW CUTS
NOTE: Although this saw will cut wood and many non-
ferrous materials, we will limit our discussion to the
cutting of wood only. The same guidelines apply to the
other materials. DO NOT CUT FERROUS (IRON AND STEEL)
MATERIALS OR MASONRY WITH THIS SAW. Do not use any
abrasive blades.
Vertical Straight Cross Cut (Fig. A, X)
NOTE: Always use 10" (254mm) saw blades with 30 mm
(NOTE: some regions are 25.4mm) arbor holes to obtain
the desired cutting capacities.
1. Loosen the miter lock knob
5
and depress the miter
detent
20
to release the miter arm.
2. Engage the miter latch at the 0° position and tighten
the miter lock knob
5
.
3. Place the wood to be cut against the fence (
3
,
22
).
4. Take hold of the operating handle
1
and depress the
head lock up release lever
29
to release the head.
5. Press the trigger switch
12
to start the motor.
6. Depress the head to allow the blade to cut through the
timber and enter the plastic kerf plate
19
.
7. After completing the cut, release the switch and wait for
the saw blade to come to a complete standstill before
returning the head to its upper rest position.
Fig. X
22
1
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Vertical Miter Cross-cuts (Fig. A, Y)
1. Loosen the miter lock knob
5
and depress the
miter detent
20
. Move the head left or right to the
requiredangle.
2. The miter detent will automatically locate at 0º, 15º,
22.5º , 30º and 45º. if any intermediate angle or 52º is
required hold the head firmly and lock by tightening the
miter lock knob
5
.
3. Always ensure that the miter lock lever is locked tightly
beforecutting.
4. Proceed as for a vertical straight cross-cut.

WARNING: When mitering the end of a piece of wood
with a small off-cut, position the wood to ensure that
the off-cut is to the side of the blade with the greater
angle to the fence; i.e. left miter, off-cut to the right -
right miter, off-cut to the left.
Fig. Y
20
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Bevel Cuts (Fig. A1, A2, Z)
Bevel angles can be set from 0º right to 45° left and can be
cut with the miter arm set between zero and a maximum of
45° miter position right or left.
1. Loosen the left side fence clamping knob
11
and slide
the upper part of the left side fence
22
to the left as far
as it will go. Loosen the bevel clamp knob
16
and set
the bevel asdesired.
2. Tighten the bevel clamp knob
16
firmly.
3. Proceed as for a vertical straight cross-cut.
Fig. Z
Quality of Cuts
The smoothness of any cut depends on a number of
variables, e.g. the material being cut. When smoothest cuts
are desired for moulding and other precision work, a sharp
(60 tooth carbide) blade and a slower for wood, a sharp