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If you're just too lazy to get a handsaw and think you'll use it to save a bit of elbow grease, make sure you have more fingers than you really need as you're going to lose some.
If you're just too lazy to get a handsaw and think you'll use it to save a bit of elbow grease, make sure you have more fingers than you really need as you're going to lose some.


The instructions for use will be linked from here shortly. READ THEM.
The instructions for use [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B8q6sqvuGdFfOWUwZDYzY2YtNDJhOC00MmViLTg3ZGQtNzVhMjIyOTNiOTk3&hl=en are here]. READ THEM.


DO NOT adjust the screws on the top or side unless you understand what they do and how fussy they are on a light duty machine like this. They adjust the blade tension and tracking. It takes a long time to set them correctly and if they're mis-set the blade will wander off the pulleys and ruin the saw, your work, and you. So leave them alone and if it's not working properly, note it on the mailing list.  
DO NOT adjust the screws on the top or side unless you understand what they do and how fussy they are on a light duty machine like this. They adjust the blade tension and tracking. It takes a long time to set them correctly and if they're mis-set the blade will wander off the pulleys and ruin the saw, your work, and you. So leave them alone and if it's not working properly, note it on the mailing list.