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1. Place the work piece in the vise and clamp tightly.
2. Loosen the locking knob on the back of the guide bracket (Figure 3 Item 5).
3. Slide the guide bracket to the desired position.
4. Tighten the locking knob to secure the guide bracket.
Starting the Saw
Never operate the saw without the blade covers in place.
Make sure the blade is not in contact with the work piece when the motor is
started. Do not force the saw through the work piece.
1. Make sure that the saw frame is in the rearmost position and turn the saw frame
release knob (Figure 3 Item 1.2) to the OFF (clockwise) position.
2. Clamp the work piece in the vise. (Refer to Figure 6 for examples of how different
shaped work pieces are clamped in the vise).
3. Be sure that the blade is not in contact with the work piece when the motor is started.
4. Start the motor and allow the saw to come up to speed.
5. Turn the feed rate knob clockwise all the way. This closes the hydraulic valve and
stops the feed rate.
6. Turn the saw frame release knob counterclockwise to the ON position.
7. Pull up on the saw frame release lever (Figure 3 Item 2) to release the saw frame.
8. Slowly let the saw feed into the work piece by turning the feed rate control knob
(Figure 3 Item 1.3) counterclockwise until the proper feed rate is reached (See
Evaluating Cutting Efficiency).
9.
Do not force the cut.
Let the weight of the saw provide the cutting force.
10. At the end of the cut, push down on the saw frame release lever to move the saw
frame back to the rearmost position and turn the saw frame release knob clockwise
to lock it.
