radial arm etiquette

I really should know enough not to have to ask this question. And if I weren’t so damn lazy maybe I’d read Wally Kunkle yet again, I suppose this topic was covered.

Now that I have my very old Dewalt RAS rebuilt, and ready to run as soon as I apply a sacrificial top, I need to know one very important thing. Am I supposed to crosscut a board starting from the back of the arm, pulling the saw towards me? Or am I supposed to pull the motor forward, then turn it on and push the blade away from me.

I suspect I am supposed to pull the motor forward, but will there be a tendency for the saw to “climb” or run up towards me?

Thanks for an honest (qualified) answer.

-Dan

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