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Safety “READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS” — Failure to follow the SAFETY RULES identified by ! WARNING BULLET () symbol listed BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious person- al injury. Do not expose power tools to rain or wet General Safety Rules conditions. Water entering a power tool will increase the risk of electric shock. For Bench Top Tools Do not abuse the cord. Never use the cord Work Area to carry the tools or pull the plug from an Keep work area clean and well lit.
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Safety “READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS” — Failure to follow the SAFETY RULES identified by ! WARNING BULLET () symbol listed BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious person- al injury. Use safety equipment. Always wear safety Service goggles. Dust mask, safety shoes, hard hat or Tool service must be performed only by hearing protection must be used for appropriate qualified repair personnel. Service or mainte- conditions. Everyday eyeglasses only have nance performed by unqual
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Safety “READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS” — Failure to follow the SAFETY RULES identified by ! WARNING BULLET () symbol listed BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious person- al injury. Inspect your workpiece before cutting. If pieces, plan your work so it will not slip and workpiece is bowed or warped, clamp it with pinch the blade and be torn from your hand. A piece of molding, for example, must lie flat or the outside bowed face toward the fence. be held by a fixture or jig tha
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Safety “READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS” — Failure to follow the SAFETY RULES identified by ! WARNING BULLET () symbol listed BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious personal injury. Do not allow familiarity gained from frequent Some dust created by power ! WARNING use of your miter saw to become common- sanding, sawing, grinding, place. Always remember that a careless frac- drilling, and other construction activities contains tion of a second is sufficient to inflict severe chemicals
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Safety “READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS” — Failure to follow the SAFETY RULES identified by ! WARNING BULLET () symbol listed BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious personal injury. Double Insulated Tools Extension Cords Replace damaged cords immediately. Use of Double insulation is a design concept used in damaged cords can shock, burn or electrocute. electric power tools which eliminates the need for the three wire grounded power cord and grounded power If an extension c
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Electrical Requirements 1. Connect this saw to a 120V, 15-amp branch cir- When electrical power is lost due to ! WARNING cuit with a 15-amp time delay fuse or circuit blown fuse or other causes, the breaker. Using the wrong size fuse can damage motor will gradually slow down and the braking action the motor. is initiated ONLY by the release of the trigger switch. 2. Fuses may “blow” or circuit breakers may trip The electric blade brake of your miter saw has been frequently if motor is overloade
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Getting To Know Your Miter Saw 2 20 26 4 25 1 1 3 5 28 7 8 9 18 13 16 17 18 15 11 10 11 21 12 14 To avoid injury from accidental start- 9. Miter Detent Override – Allows detent action to ! WARNING be locked out allowing for micro adjustments to ing, remove plug from power source any miter angle. outlet before making any adjustments. 10. Miter Scale/Miter Angle Indicator – This scale 1. Switch Lock-Off Release Button – One of these is cast in on the base of the saw. Indicator is fas- two butto
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Getting To Know Your Miter Saw 38 40 36 35 37 27 34 24 39 23 33 31 32 31 22 19 18. Base Extension Clamping Levers – These 29. Power Cord – Supplies power to motor. levers lock the base extensions at the desired 30. Hex Wrench – Used for loosening/tightening the positions. blade and for fence adjustments. 19. Length Stop – For repetitive cuts of the same 31. Bevel Detent Pin (Crown Molding Setting) – length. Can be moved to left side, if desired. Allows you to easily lock the head assembly to 20
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UNLOCK LOCK Assembly Tools Needed For Assembly And Alignment Multi Purpose Tool Combination Square Hex “L” Wrench (supplied) (supplied) 1.5mm Combination Square Must be True Draw Light Straight Edge of 10mm/17mm Combination Line on Board Board 3/4" Thick Open End Wrench Along this Edge This Edge Must be Perfectly Straight Should be no Gap or Overlap when Square is Flipped Over in Dotted Position Disconnect plug from power source before performing any assembly, adjustment or repair to ! WARNING
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Assembly Installation And Removal Of The Blade Outer Washer Disconnect plug from power source ! WARNING before performing any assembly, Sawblade adjustment or repair to avoid possible injury. Arbor Washer 1. The miter saw is equipped with a lock pin used to lock the miter saw in the lower position. To release, push the handle down slightly and pull the lock pin to its full out position and rotate 90°. NOTE:If the lock pin is stuck and will not pull out when the handle is pushed down slightly, yo
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Assembly Tighten the cover plate screw. After installing a new blade, ! WARNING ! WARNING Loose cover plate screw may inter- make sure the blade does not fere with and hang-up lower blade guard. Never use interfere with the table insert at the 0° and 45° saw without cover plate securely in place. Lower bevel positions. Lower the blade into the table slot guard will not function properly. and check for any contact with the base or turn table structure. If blade contacts base or table, seek autho
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Adjustments Disconnect plug from power source Calibrating Blade at 0 degrees ! WARNING before performing any assembly, (90° to the table) adjustment or repair to avoid possible injury. 1. Lift bevel lock lever to release bevel lock. NOTE: Your miter saw was completely adjusted at 2. Loosen bolt heads “A” and “B” with 10 mm open- the factory. However, during shipment, slight mis- end wrench at least one full turn (Figure 6). alignment may have occurred. Check the following settings and adjust
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Adjustments Blade 45° To The Table Checking 45° Bevel Adjustment Calibrating Blade at 45 degrees to the table 1. Push head assembly down and push head assem- 1. Lift bevel lock lever to release bevel lock. bly lock pin to hold down head assembly. 2. Tilt saw head to 45 degree stop on left side. 2. Slide head assembly completely to the back and 3. Place combination square frame (remove ruler) tighten the rail lock knob with 45 side against the blade. (See figure 7) 3. Rotate table to the 0° miter
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Adjustments Blade Square to Fence 1. Make sure head assembly is pushed forward Fence alignment near the center of the table and slide rail lock a. Remove sliding fence extensions. knob is tightened. b. The head assembly should remain in lowered 2. Lower the head assembly, pull the lock pin out and position. rotate it 90°, rotate to lock the head assembly in the c. Use multi purpose wrench (supplied) and down position. Make sure table is in 0° loosen four (4) hex bolts behind fence detent and t
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Adjustments Kerf Insert The kerf insert should be adjusted close to the blade, Kerf but without touching the blade, to avoid tear-out on Screws the bottom of the workpiece. 1. Lower the head assembly and lock into position. 2. Loosen the six (6) kerf screws using the multi pur- Kerf Inserts pose tool (Figure 12). 3. Adjust the kerf inserts as close to the blade (teeth) as possible without touching the blade. 4. Tighten the kerf screws. NOTE: At extreme bevel angles the saw blade may slightly cu
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Transporting, Placement and Mounting To avoid injury always observe the — Never lift tool by holding switch handle. This ! WARNING following: may cause serious damage. — Unplug electric cord. Before transporting the saw, — Never carry the miter saw by the power cord or rotate head and lock assembly to 60° right miter, the operational handle. Attempting to lift or carry lock into detent, slide head assembly to the mid- the tool by the power cord will damage the insula- dle of it’s rail, tighten
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Pull to Rotate Handle Pull to Rotate Handle Mounting the Saw Portable Mounting Using Clamps — If necessary, clamp the miter saw to a workbench or table top. — Place two (2) or more “C” clamps on the clamping areas and secure (Figure 15). Clamping Areas — Be careful not to place clamps over the base extension clamping levers (Figure 15). — Mounting with clamps will prevent access to some wide miter angles. Clamping Areas Figure 15. Portable Mounting Using Clamps Adjusting the Four Position Switc
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N E P O Basic Saw Operations Body and Hand Position Position your body and hands prop- Hold workpiece firmly against table and fence to ! WARNING erly to make cutting easier and prevent movement. safer. Observe the following instructions (Figure 17). Keep hands in position until trigger has been released and blade has stopped completely. Correct Incorrect Use Never place hands on slide rails. Keep feet firmly on the floor and maintain proper balance. Follow the miter arm when mitering l
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Basic Saw Operations Workpiece Support Long workpieces have a tendency to Long workpiece support ! WARNING tip over unless clamped down and Sliding Base Extensions – These extensions pro- properly supported from underneath. vide extra workpiece support and are especially use- Clamps ful when cutting long workpieces. To reposition the extensions, simply unlock the Base Extension Quick-Action Clamp - This clamp easily secures a Clamping Levers, reposition the extensions, and re- workpiece in eith
