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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
210mm (8 1/4”)
Compound Mitre Saw
with Laser Line Generator
• Melbourne • Perth • Auckland • Hong Kong • Shanghai
LS211
• Taipei • New York • Verona • London • Paris
050408 ED6 PR
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Contents Warranty 2 Full 2 Years Home Use Warranty Introduction 3 Whilst every effort is made to ensure your complete Environmental protection 3 satisfaction with this tool, occasionally, due to the mass Description of symbols 3 manufacturing techniques, a tool may not live up to our Specifications 3 required level of performance and you may need the Safety rules for laser lights 4 assistance of our service department. General safety instructions 4 Additional safety rules for mitre saws 6
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Dear Customer Description of symbols The rating plate on your tool may show symbols. These If you require any help with your product, whether it represent important information about the product or is a Warranty claim, spare part or user information, instructions on its use. please phone our Help Line for an immediate response. Phone 1300 880 001 in Australia or 0800 445 721 in Wear hearing protection. New Zealand. Wear eye protection. Wear breathing protection. Introduction Your new GMC
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Safety rules for laser lights General safety instructions The laser light/laser radiation used in the GMC Redeye® To use this tool properly, you must observe the safety system is Class 2 with maximum 1mW and 650nm regulations, the assembly instructions and the operating wavelengths. These lasers do not normally present an instructions to be found in this Manual. All persons who use optical hazard, although staring at the beam may cause and service the machine have to be acquainted with this
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• The mitre saw can be safely carried by the main handle 3. Keep visitors away from the work area. All visitors but only once it has been removed from the mains and onlookers, especially children and infirm persons, power and secured in the locked down position. should be kept well away from where you are working. Do not let others in the vicinity make contact with the • Do not use the saw without the guards in position, in tool or extension cord. good working order and properly maintained.
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13. Disconnect idle tools. Switch off the power and Additional safety rules for mitre saws disconnect the plug from the power point before WARNINGS. Before connecting a tool to a power source servicing, when changing accessories and when the (mains switch power point receptacle, outlet, etc.) be sure tool is not in use. that the voltage supply is the same as that specified on 14. Remove adjusting keys and wrenches. Check to see the nameplate of the tool. A power source with a voltage that
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• Never use your hands to remove sawdust, chips or waste that it is operated properly. As the operator of the close by the blade. saw, please make sure that you understand factors that influence exposure to dust, including the type • Use only blades as recommended by the manufacturer of material to be machined, the importance of local and which conform to EN 847-1. extraction and the proper adjustment of hoods/baffles/ • Do not use blades of High Speed Steel (HSS blades). shoots of your dus
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Accessories The GMC LS211 Compound Mitre Saw is supplied with the following accessories as standard: • Saw blade (fiited) • 6mm Hex Key • Instruction manual • Receipt holder 8
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Know your product Before using the saw, familiarise yourself with all the operating features and safety requirements. 1. Saw arm 14. Table insert 2. Release knob (kerf plate) 3. Operating handle 15. Mitre lock 4. Upper fixed 16. Switch trigger blade guard 17. Release latch 5. Rotating blade guard 18. Spindle lock button 6. Guard retraction arm 19. Blade bolt cover 7. Bevel lock 20. 6mm Hex key 8. Bevel scale 21. Dust extraction port 9. 45° Bevel 22. Dust extraction adjustment screw port cover
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Unpacking Bench mounting B Due to modern mass production techniques, it is unlikely The saw base has holes in that your GMC Power Tool is faulty or that a part is each corner to facilitate missing. If you find anything wrong, do not operate the bench mounting (fig. B). tool until the parts have been replaced or the fault has 1. Place the saw on a level, been rectified. Failure to do so could result in serious horizontal bench or work personal injury. table using bolts (not 1. Remove a
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Mitre table locks Rotating lower D G The mitre table locks (15) blade guard are used to lock the table The rotating lower blade at the desired mitre angle guard (5) provides protection (fig. D). from both sides of the blade The mitre saw cuts from 0° (fig. G). It retracts over the to 45° both left and right. To upper blade guard (4) as adjust the mitre angle loosen the saw is lowered into the the mitre table locks and workpiece. rotate the mitre table to the desired position. The
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3. Loosen the mitre locks (15). 13. Loosen the Phillips head M screw holding the pointer 4. Rotate the table (12) until the pointer is positioned at 0º. of the bevel scale (8) 5. Tighten the mitre locks (15). and adjust the position 6. Loosen the bevel lock (7) and set the saw arm (1) at 0º of the pointer so that it bevel (the blade at 90º to the mitre table). Tighten the accurately indicates zero bevel lock (7). on the scale. Retighten 7. Place a set square against the screw (fig. M).
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10. Loosen the Phillips head 6. P ull the rotating blade P S screw holding the pointer guard (5) down then of the mitre scale (13) swing it up together with and adjust it so that it the blade bolt cover (19). accurately indicates the When the rotating blade zero position on the mitre guard (5) is positioned over scale (fig. P). the upper fixed blade guard (4) it is possible to access 11. Retighten the screw securing the blade bolt (fig. S). the mitre scale pointer. 7. Hold the rotating
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that the inner blade washer sits behind the blade 4. Retighten the mitre locks Y (fig. W). (15) (fig. Y). CAUTION. To ensure correct blade rotation, always install WARNING. Be sure to tighten the blade with the blade teeth and the arrow printed on the mitre locks before making the side of the blade pointing down. The direction of a cut. Failure to do so could blade rotation is also stamped with an arrow on the result in the table moving upper blade guard. during the cut and cause serious p
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1. Pull on the release knob (2) and lift the saw arm to its of scrap wood before cutting a full height. into the good material (fig. a). 2. Loosen the mitre locks (15). 1. P ull on the release knob 3. R otate the mitre table (12) until the pointer aligns with (2) and lift the saw arm zero on the mitre scale (13). to its full height. 4. Retighten the mitre locks (15). 2. Loosen the mitre locks (15). WARNING. Be sure to tighten the mitre locks before 3. Rotate the mitre table making a cut
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Always ensure the laser beam is aimed at a sturdy Adjusting the laser line workpiece without reflective surfaces. Wood or rough The laser is factory set to emit coated surfaces are acceptable. Bright shiny reflective a laser line along the middle b surfaces are not suitable for laser use as the reflective of the blade. surface could direct the beam back at the operator. To adjust the position of the Always remember to switch off the laser on/off switch laser, proceed as follows: (25) aft
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Maintenance WARNING. Always ensure that the tool is switched off and the plug is removed from the power point before making and adjustments or maintenance procedures. Power cord maintenance If the supply cord needs replacing, the task must be carried out by the manufacturer, the manufacturer’s agent, or an authorised service centre in order to avoid a safety hazard. Cleaning 1. Keep the tool’s air vents unclogged and clean at all times. 2. Remove dust and dirt regularly. Cleaning is best d
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Carefully read the entire Instruction Manual before using this product. With continuing product development changes may Before returning this product for a have occurred which render the product received Warranty Claim or any other reason slightly different to that shown in this instruction Please Call 1300 880 001 (Australia) manual. The manufacturer reserves the right to or 0800 445 721 (New Zealand) change specifications without notice. Note: Specifications may differ from country to
