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RADIAL ARM SAW
8-1/4”
42933
Set up AnD OpeRA tIng InStRuctIOnS
®
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3491 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93011
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Read this material before using this product.
Failure to do so can result in serious injury.
SAVe tHIS MAnuAL.
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nOtIce is used to SAVe tHIS MAnuAL address practices Keep this manual for the safety warn- not related to personal injury. ings and precautions, assembly, operat- cAutIOn, without ing, inspection, maintenance and cleaning the safety alert procedures. Write the product’s serial symbol, is used to address number in the back of the manual near the practices not related to assembly diagram (or month and year of personal injury. purchase if product has no number). Keep this manual and
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8. USE RIGHT TOOL. Don’t force tool safer than using your hand and it or attachment to do a job for which it frees both hands to operate tool. was not designed. 13. DON’T OVERREACH. Keep proper footing and balance at all times. RecOMMenDeD MInIMuM WIRe gAuge FOR eXtenSIOn cORDS 14. MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE. (120 VOLt) Keep tools sharp and clean for best eXtenSIOn cORD and safest performance. Follow nAMepLA te LengtH instructions for lubricating and chang- AMpeReS (at full load) ing acce
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21. NEVER LEAVE TOOL RUNNING 4. Check with a qualified electrician or UNATTENDED. TURN POWER OFF. service personnel if the grounding Don’t leave tool until it comes to a instructions are not completely under- complete stop. stood, or if in doubt as to whether the tool is properly grounded. 5. Use only 3-wire extension cords that gROunDIng InStRuctIOnS have 3-prong grounding plugs and tO pReVent 3-pole receptacles that accept the eLectRIc SHOck tool’s plug. AnD DeA tH FROM 6. Repair or
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2. the torque developed during brak - the cut width to prevent contact with ing may loosen the blade-retaining the blade. nut/bolt. The blade retaining nut/ e. Freehand – Feeding a workpiece bolt should be checked periodically through the saw without using a and tightened if necessary, especially fence or guided support to guide it. after braking. nOt A SAFe MetHOD. 3. Wear eye protection. f. Kerf – The gap made by the saw in 4. Keep hands out of path of saw blade. the workpiece. 5. Kno
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At Least 6” essential Straight push-stick Features and Functions note: Straight style (traditional) stick shown. A dif- ferent stick design may be used if it properly Handle notch protects against all hazards. Diagram not to scale. • Must be far enough down • Push sticks must be made from sturdy, defect-free, the stick to allow plywood or normal wood to prevent unexpected a comfortable and breakage. Material must be at least 1/4” thick ,but firm grip. no thicker than the finished w
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14. Always use the anti-kickback finger proved for the specific hazards in the attachment when making rip cuts. work area. Feed stock from the opposite end 25. Industrial applications must follow from the anti-kickback finger attach- OSHA guidelines. ment. 26. Maintain labels and nameplates on 15. Only use 8 1/4” saw blades with 5/8” the tool. These carry important safety arbor on this machine. information. If unreadable or miss- 16. Before making any adjustments ing, contact Harbor Frei
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a chemical known to the State of 3. Wear suitable gloves to reduce the California to cause cancer, and birth vibration effects on the user. defects or other reproductive harm. 4. Use tools with the lowest vibration Wash hands after handling. (Califor- when there is a choice between dif- nia Health & Safety Code § 25249.5, ferent processes. et seq.) 5. Include vibration-free periods each 31. The warnings, precautions, and in- day of work. structions discussed in this instruction 6. Grip to
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• The workbench should be of the ap- SpecIFIcA tIOnS propriate length and width to allow Power 120 V~, 60 Hz, 1-ph the operator to stand aside of the Requirements 20.9 A (start); 6.9 A (load); 1330 W saw blade, whatever position the 1-3/4 HP, 4200 spindle RPM, Motor saw blade is in. electric brake Saw Blade 8-1/4” (dia.) • The work area should have ade- Arbor 5/8” quate, overhead, non-glare lighting. Crosscut Distance 11” (maximum) Rip Cut Distance 20” (maximum) • Lock the radial arm carriag
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secure them by partially tightening 9. Place the Safety Guard (10) over the the two screw clamps built into the Saw Blade and tighten in place. Base assembly. 6. Set the Arm (118) assembly column into the Column Base. Move the Arm slightly to the left or right until the column index knob locks into the arm support column. The arm support column has nine positive stops: 0, 15, 30, 45, and 60° (left and right). 10. Install the anti-kickback pawl on the Safety Guard (10) with the pawls fac
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OpeRAtIng cOntROLS Elevating Handle (88) Switch (122) with Key (98) Yoke Pivot Clamp Handle (88) Trigger Safety Guard (10) Bevel Index Knob (74) Bevel Lock Knob (71) Lock On Button Arm Index Knob (115) Safety Guard Lock Knob (5) Screw Clamp (137) Anti-kickback Arm (13) On / OFF Switch – The Switch has a built-in carriage Lock – The Carriage Lock Knob locking feature which requires a key to be located on the left side of the Radial Arm, inserted before the saw can be turned ON. permits the s
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and secure the arm angle for various miter positions. Positive index stops are 0, 15, 30, 45, and 60° (left and right). Non-index stops can also be set within the range of the arm assembly. Depth of cut – The Elevating Handle (100) at the rear of the arm is used to raise and lower the height of the Saw Blade. Turn the Elevating Handle clockwise to raise the Saw Blade or counterclockwise Yoke pivot- The Yoke Index Knob, located to lower it. at the top of the Yoke (under the Carriage Ar
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there is full travel alignment. Tighten ADjuStMentS the Screw Clamps again. The following checks, and possible adjust- 4. Check that the Saw Blade is square ments, should be done in the order listed to Table A. before beginning operation. - Place a framing WARnIng: For safety, unplug the line square on Table A cord to the Radial Arm Saw. so that the square is flat on the Saw 1. Tables A (127), B (126), and C (125) Blade (not touching are checked for straightness at the teeth). facto
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10. With the machine still running, loosen cuttIng keRF MARkS the yoke Clamp Handle (66) and pull In order to move the Saw Blade into out the Yoke Index Knob and turn the different cutting positions, kerf marks (or yoke clockwise until it locks into the grooves) must be cut into the worktable. 90°. It is recommended to cut grooves into a This cuts a swing line into the work- piece of 1/4” plywood mounted to the sur- table for in-ripping. face of Table A. 11. Once the quarter turn (swing
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8. Wait for the Saw Blade to stop turning OpeRAtIOn before removing the stock. WARnIng: the Radial Arm Saw can be very dangerous and cause serious Mitre cross cutting injuries if not operated properly. Review all safety precautions be- fore operating. keep hands out of the path of the moving Saw Blade. cross cutting 1. Loosen the yoke Clamp Handle (66) and pull out the Yoke Index Knob. 2. Turn the motor assembly to the left or right and lock the Yoke Index Knob at 45°. 1. Secure the sto
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Bevel cross cutting In-Rip cutting 1. Loosen the Bevel Lock Knob (71) and pull out the Bevel Index Knob (74). 2. Turn the motor assembly clockwise or counterclockwise, selecting the Ripping is the process of cutting stock desired angle (variable or indexed, along the grain (or lengthwise). The stock i.e., 45°). if fed into the Saw Blade against the blade 3. Tighten the Bevel Lock Knob (71) and rotation (similar to a table saw). The fence push in the Bevel Index Knob (74). is used as a
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9. Slide the stock to be ripped into the desired angle (variable or indexed, cutting area and verify that it slides i.e., 45°). easily beneath the Safety Guard, 4. Tighten the Bevel Lock Knob (71) and Anti-kickback Arm, and (optional) push in the Bevel Index Knob (74). Spreader Plate, and there is no 5. Press the green Switch (122), wobble space. Remove stock from squeeze the handle Trigger (motor cutting area. starts), and push up on the Lock On 10. Press the green Switch (122), Butt
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6. Motor Preventative Maintenance – In MAIntenAnce addition to worn motor Brushes, the cAutIOn: Before performing any main- following are major causes of motor tenance, remove the Line cord failure: from the electrical outlet. • Using a dull or sticking Saw Blade 1. Yoke Tightness – Periodically check • Feeding the stock through the Saw and tighten the yoke Clamp Handle Blade too fast (66). Over time this handle may become • Starting the cut before the Saw Blade has reached full speed l
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t roubleshooting pROBLeM cAuSe SOLutIOn Saw will not make a square 1. Arm is not perpendicular to the rip fence 1. Adjust the crosscut travel with the rip fence crosscut or a good 60° mitre 2. Too much play between the arm and column 2. Tighten the column sleeve bolt cut. 3. Yoke too loose when clamped to carriage 3. Adjust Yoke clamp handle 4. Dust between stock and rip fence 4. Clean worktable 5. Table is not parallel with arm 5. Adjust Table A 6. Rip Fence is not straight. 6. Replace rip fen
