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* Set the vice to the correct angle using a 21mm spanner and a set square/angle gauge against the saws blade
* Set the vice to the correct angle using a 21mm spanner and a set square/angle gauge against the saws blade
* Clamp the job firmly, make sure it is level against the vice bed and any excess is supported
* Clamp the job firmly, make sure it is level against the vice bed and any excess is supported
* '''GENTLY''' lower the saw arm back down until it is resting on the job, making sure the metal prop bar has fallen back in its slot
* '''GENTLY''' lower the saw arm back down until it is resting on the job, making sure the metal prop bar has fallen back in its slot - Shock absorber now fixed, arm will lower slowly by itself when dropped
* '''IMPORTANT: Make sure the vice handle is out of the way of the saw and will not fall in front of the saw whilst in use, this is the only way to machine can really be damaged'''
* '''IMPORTANT: Make sure the vice handle is out of the way of the saw and will not fall in front of the saw whilst in use, this is the only way to machine can really be damaged'''


== During Cutting ==
== During Cutting ==