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Owner's Manual
iP R 0 F E S S I 0 H A L I
6-1/2 in. (165 mm) 18 VOLTS PROFESSIONAL
CORDLESS TRIM SAW
Model No
315.271190
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,_ CAUTION: Read and follow • Safety
all Safety Rules and Operating • Features
Instructions before first use of
• Assembly
this product.
• Operation
• Maintenance
Customer Help Line: 1-800-932-3188
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Sears Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS • General Safety Rules .............................................................................................................................................. 2-3 • Specific Safety Rules/Symbols ................................................................................................................................ 3-5 • Features ........................................................................................................................................
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Tool Use and Care • Maintain tools with care. Keep cutting tools sharp • Use clamps or other practical way to secure and and clean. Properly maintained tools with sharp cutting support the workpiece to a stable platform. Holding edges are less likely to bind and are easier to control. the work by hand or against your body is unstable and may lead to loss of control. • Check for misalignment or binding of moving parts, • Do not force tool. Use the correct tool for your breakage of parts, and any
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Additional Specific Safety Rules • Never use damaged or incorrect blade washers or • DANGER! Keep hands away from cutting area and bolts. The blade washers and bolt were specially blade. Keep your second hand on auxiliary handle designed for your saw, or optimum performance and or motor housing, If both hands are holding the saw, safety of operation. they cannot be cut by the blade. • Causes and Operator Prevention of Kickback: • Keep your body positioned to either side of the saw blade, but not
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Important Safety Instructions For Charger Save these instructions. This manual contains Do not operate charger if it has received a sharp important safety and operating instructions for blow, been dropped, or otherwise damaged in any battery charger item nu tuber 9-11040 (981399-001 ). way; take it to a qualified serviceman. Following this Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or fire, or serious personal injury. serious pe
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SYMBOLS SYMBOL NAME DESIG NATION/EXP LANATION V Volts Voltage A Amperes Current Hz Hertz Frequency (cycles per second) min Minutes Time "_, Alternating Current Type or a characteristic of current --=- Direct Current Type or a characteristic of current no No Load Speed Rotational speed, at no load .../min Revolutions or Reciprocation Per Minute Revolutions, strokes, surface speed, orbits etc. per minute Safety Alert Symbol Indicates danger, warning or caution. It means attentionN! Your safety is
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KNOW YOUR TRIM SAW APPLICATIONS See Figure 1. (Use only for the purposes listed below) • Cutting all types of wood products (lumber, plywood, Before attempting to use your trim saw, familiarize yourself with all operating features and safety requirements. paneling). Features include easily operated bevel cut and depth of cut adjustment mechanisms; positive 0° bevel stop; _ WARNING: If any parts are missing, do not operate your saw until the missing parts are replaced. Failure to spindle lock; an
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BLADEWRENCH (5mmHEXKEY) DEPTHOF CUTADJUSTMENT (DEPTHADJUSTMENT KNOB) BLADEWRENCH STORAGE AREA SWITCH TRIGGER LOCK-OFF BUTTON BATTERY PACK SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON RIP UPPER GUIDESCREW SLADEGUARD (WINGSCREW) LOWERBLADE GUARDHANDLE BASE ASSEMBLY BEVELCUTADJUSTMENT (BEVELADJUSTMENT KNOB) LOWER BLADE BLADEGUARD RIPGUIDE Fig. 1 8
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LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER MOUNTING CHARGER See Figum4. CHARGER YELLOWLIGHT"ON"ANDRED Your charger has a "key hole" hanging feature for conve- LIGHTFLASHING INDICATES DEFECTIVE BA'I-rERY PACK nient, space saving storage. Therefore, if desired, you can mount your charger to a wall. Screws should be installed so that center distances are 4-1/8 inches apart. REDLIGHT"ON" 4-1/8in. INDICATES FAST CHARGING MODE GREENLIGHT"ON" INDICATES FULLY CHARGED ANDSLOWCHARGING TOMAINTAIN BATTERY PACK Fig. 2 BA'I-rER
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SPINDLE ,_ WARNING: Always remove battery pack from your LOCKBUTTON saw when you are assembling parts, making adjustments, assembling or removing blades, LOWERBLADE cleaning, or when not in use. Removing battery pack GUARDHANDLE will prevent accidental starting that could cause serious personal injury. Note: Your saw is assembled with the battery pack a_ached. BLADE TO REMOVE BATTERY PACK See Figure 5. • Depress latch located on front of battery pack (1) to release battery pack. • Pull on batter
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TO ATTACH BATTERY PACK TO TRIM SAW TO REMOVE BLADE See Figure 8. See Figure 7. • Remove battery pack from saw. Note: Battery pack is shipped in a low charge condition. Therefore, it must be charged prior to use. Refer to page 12, "CHARGING BATTERY PACK" for charging _1, WARNING: Failure to remove battery pack from saw could result in accidental starting causing instructions. possible serious personal injury. • Align raised ribs on battery pack with grooves on • Remove blade wrench from storage a
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If after one hour red light is still flashing, this indicates _1, WARNING:Alwayswearsafetygoggles orsafety a defective battery pack and should be replaced. glasses withsideshieldswhenoperating tools. Failuretodosocouldresultinobjectsbeingthrown Green light on indicates battery pack is fully charged intoyoureyes,resulting inpossible seriousinjury. and slow charging to maintain battery pack. Yellow light on and red light flashing indicates defective CHARGINGBATTERY PACK battery pack. Return batter
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SAW BLADES Never use saw when guard is not operating correctly. Guard should be checked for correct operation before The best of saw blades will not cut efficiently if they are each use. If you drop your saw, check the lower blade not kept clean, sharp, and properly set. Using a dull blade guard and bumper for damage at all depth settings will place a heavy load on your saw and increase the before reuse. Note: The guard is operating correctly danger of kickback. Keep extra blades on hand, so tha
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TO LESSEN THE CHANCE OF KICKBACK: KICKBACK See Figure 11. • Always keep the correct blade depth setting - the correct blade depth setting for all cuts should not exceed 1/4 in. below the material to be cut. See Figure 13. One blade tooth below the material to be cut works best for most efficient cutting action. I' _ KICKBACK BLADESETTOO DEEP Fig. 11 The best guard against kickback is to avoid dangerous practices. Kickback occurs when the blade stalls rapidly and the saw is driven back towards yo
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• Whenmaking acutusesteady, evenpressure. Never STARTING A CUT forcecuts. Know the right way to use your saw. • Donotcutwarped orwetlumber. See Figure 16. • Alwaysholdyoursawfirmlywithbothhandsandkeep yourbodyina balanced position soasto resistthe .forcesofkickback shoulditoccur. When using your saw, always stay alert and exercise control. Do not remove your saw from workpiece while the blade is moving. DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENT Always keep correct blade depth setting. The correct blade depth sett
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TO HELP MAINTAIN CONTROL: Hold your saw firmly with both hands. See Figure 19. • Always support your workpiece near the cut. • Support your workpiece so the cut will be on your left. • Clamp your workpiece so it will not move during the cut. Place your workpiece with its good side down. Note: The good side is the side on which appearance is important. Before beginning a cut, draw a guideline along the desired line of cut. Then place front edge of base on that part of your workpiece that is solid
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TO CROSS CUT OR RIP CUT A width of cut scale has been provided on the base of your saw. When making straight cross cuts or rip cuts, the When making a cross cut or rip cut, align your line of cut scale can be used to measure up to four inches to the with the outer blade guide notch on the saw base as right side of the blade. It can be used to measure up to shown in figure 20. one inch to the left side of the blade. GUIDELINE TOPVIEWOFSAW RIP GUIDE (EDGE GUlDE) Use the rip guide provided with you
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ALTERNATIVE RIP METHOD Align your line of cut with the inner blade guide notch on the saw base when making 45 ° bevel cuts. See Figure 23. Since blade thicknesses vary and different angles Using C-clamps, firmly clamp a straight edge to the require different settings, always make a trial cut in workpeice and guide the saw along the straight edge to scrap material along a guideline to determine how achieve a straight rip cut. Do not bind the blade in the cut. much you should offset the guideline
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POSITIVE 0° BEVEL STOP • Turn screw and adjust base until square with saw See Figure 26. blade. • Tighten hex nut and bevel adjustment knob securely. BEVEL _ll WARNING: Attempting to make cuts without bevel ADJUSTMENT adjustment knob securely tightened can result in ADJUSTMENT KNOB serious injury. TO POCKET CUT See Figure 27. WARNING: Always adjust bevel setting to zero before HEXNUT making a pocket cut. Attempting a pocket cut at any CARPENTER'S BEVELSTOP other setting can result in loss of con
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Do not abuse power tools. Abusive practices can damage ,_ WARNING: When servicing, use only identical Craftsman replacement parts. Use of any other part tool as well as workpiece. may create a hazard or cause product damage. Only the parts shown on parts list, page 23, are intended to be repaired or replaced by the customer, All other parts Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most should be replaced at a Sears Service Center. plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of
