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Table of Contents Section Page Section Page Table of Contents ...........................................2 Whenever Saw Is Running ..........................26 Safety Instructions For Miter Saw ................3 Before Leaving The Saw: ............................26 Safety Signal Words ....................................3 Basic Saw Operations ..................................27 Before Using The Saw .................................3 Making Common Slide Compound Cuts ... 27 When Installing Or M
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Safety Instructions For Miter Saw Safety is a combination of common sense, staying alert and knowing how your miter saw works. Read this manual to understand this miter saw. WARNING: means if the safety infor- Safety Signal Words mation is not followed someone DANGER: means if the safety infor- could be seriously injured or killed. mation is not followed someone will CAUTION: means if the safety infor- be seriously injured or killed. mation is not followed someone may be injured. Before Usin
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Safety Instructions for Miter Saws (continued) When Installing Or Moving The Miter Saw Before moving the saw, lock the porting the workpiece. miter, bevel, slide and power head Support the miter saw so the table is positions. Unplug the power cord. level and the saw does not rock. To reduce the risk of back injury, get Bolt, screw or clamp the saw to its help when you need to lift the saw. support. Never carry the tool by the cord or Never Stand On Tool. Serious power head trigger ha
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If any part of this miter saw is missing, Maintain Tools With Care. Keep the bent, or broken in any way, or any miter saw clean for best and safest electrical parts don't work, turn the performance. Follow instructions for saw off and unplug it. Replace dam- lubricating. DON’T put lubricants on aged, missing, or failed parts before the blade while it’s spinning. using the saw again. Remove Adjusting Keys And Keep Guards In Place, in working Wrenches from tool before turning it order, and i
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Safety Instructions for Miter Saws (continued) CAUTION: Because of the sliding action of this saw, this machine is not designed for cutting met- als. Use this miter saw to cut only wood and wood like prod- ucts. Other materials may shat- ter, bind on the blade, start fires or create other dangers. Dress For Safety Any power tool can throw foreign Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, objects into the eyes. This can result neckties or jewelry (rings, wrist in permanent eye damage. Wear watche
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Plan The Way You Will Hold The Workpiece From Start To Finish. Avoid awkward operations and hand Use extra caution with large, very positions where a sudden slip could small or awkward workpieces: cause fingers or hand to move into Use extra supports (tables, saw the blade. horses, blocks, etc.) for any work- Don’t Overreach. Keep good foot- pieces large enough to tip when not ing and balance. held down to the table top. Keep your face and body to one Never use another person as a
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Safety Instructions for Miter Saws (continued) Never confine the piece being cut Before freeing jammed material: off. Never hold it, clamp it, touch it, or Turn miter saw “OFF” by releasing use length stops against it while the trigger switch. blade is spinning. It must be free to Wait for all moving parts to stop. move sideways on its own. If con- Unplug the miter saw. fined, it could get wedged against the After finishing a cut: blade and be thrown violently. Keep holding the powe
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Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) Workpiece The number of turns completed by a spin- The item on which the cutting operation is ning object in one minute. being performed. The surfaces of a work- piece are commonly referred to as faces, Sawblade Path ends, and edges. The area of the workpiece or table top Face directly in line with either the travel of the blade or the part of the workpiece which will be, or has been, cut by the blade. End Set The distance that the tip of the sawblade Edge toot
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Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements (continued) Polarized Plug WARNING: Double insulation Your unit has a plug that looks like the one does not take the place of normal shown on next page. safety precautions when operat- To reduce the risk of electrical shock, this ing this tool. appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). This plug will fit in a polarized outlet only one way, if the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse plug. If it still does n
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Unpacking and Checking Contents Tools Needed Combination Square Must be True Draw Light Straight Edge of Line on Board Hex “L” Wrench Hex “L” Wrench Board 3/4" Thick Along this Edge 4mm, 5mm, 6mm 1/4" (supplied) This Edge Must be Perfectly Straight 19 mm Socket Combination Square Combination Should be no Gap or Overlap when Square Wrench (2) 12 mm is Flipped Over in Dotted Position 1. Before removing the miter saw from the Unpacking carton tighten the slide lock knob to WARNING: To reduce the
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Getting to Know Your Miter Saw 20 1 2 3 21 25 24 5 11 4 6 12 10 22 19 23 18 13 9 17 7 8 26 14 16 15 1. Warning Label saw at a desired bevel angle. 2. Upper Blade Guard - Supports the 11. Top Carrying Handle - Convenient motor, handle, switch, blade and lower way to transport saw. guard. 12. Slide Tube(s) - Allow the blade to slide 3. Lower Blade Guard - The blade guard for cutting various workpiece widths. helps protect your hands from the 13. Slide Lock Knob - Prevents the saw’s blade in th
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20. Switch Interlock Button - Prevents indexes at 0° and 22.5°, CM, and 45° trigger switch from being accidentally left and right. engaged. 23. Front Carry Handles - Convenient 21. On/Off Trigger Switch - To prevent way to transport the saw. the trigger from being accidentally 24. Workpiece Clamp - Helps to hold engaged, a lock-off button is provided. workpiece in position for precise cut- To start the tool, press in the switch ting. Quick release allows easy move- interlock button and squ
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Assembly (continued) 6. Remove the arbor screw, arbor washer, outer blade collar, and the blade. NOTE: Pay attention to pieces removed, noting their position and direction they face (see illustration). Wipe the blade col- lars clean of any sawdust before installing the new blades. CAUTION: To reduce the risk of cuts from extremely sharp teeth: Wear gloves when installing or removing sawblade. Blade See cautions in “Using Carbide Tipped Collars Blade Blades” section concerning inspection,
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Assembling Dust Bag 1. Locate the dust bag frame and cloth dust bag. 2. Clip the dust bag frame in place on the slide tubes as shown. 3. Slide the cloth dust bag over the dust bag frame. 4. Connect the dust elbow to the dust port on the upper blade guard. 5. Clamp dust bag onto elbow. NOTE: If connecting a 2-1/2" wet/dry vac hose to the saw, do not attach the dust bag frame, dust bag and elbow to the saw. Connect the wet/dry vac hose directly to the dust port on the upper blade guard. W
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Four Basic Saw Controls (continued) 2. Bevel lock lever/index pin Bevel Lock To change the bevel setting of the Lever blade: a. Pull the bevel lock lever forward. Then rotate the bevel index pin downward. This will allow the blade to be tilted and at the same time “by- pass” the preset bevel indexes. Bevel Index b. To engage the preset bevel indexes, Pin rotate the bevel lock index pin up. c. Engage bevel index pin and/or bevel lock lever before cutting. 3. Depth Adjustment Cam and Head Hol
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Alignment (Adjustments) WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from unexpected starting or electrical shock, do not plug the saw in. The power cord must remain unplugged whenever you are working on the saw. NOTE: For best results, the saw must be properaly aligned before mounting and using the laser system. Step One: Repositioning Zero Clear- ance Blade Insert The zero clearance blade insert needs to be repositioned so it is temporarily out of the way when aligning the blade. It may be
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Alignment (Adjustments) (continued) Step Three: Blade Square to Fence (Miter Alignment) 1. Place the blade in the 0° miter index and lock the miter lock. 2. To check blade squareness to fence, lock powerhead in lower position. Use a combination square. Place the square against the fence and next to the blade as illustrated. Locate the square properly so it does not contact the set in the teeth of sawblade, giving an inaccurate reading. The sawblade body should contact the full length of
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Step Four: Blade Square to Table (Bevel Adjustment) 1. Place the saw in the 0° bevel index position and make sure bevel lock is disengaged. 2. Lower the blade and engage the head hold down. 3. Use a combination square to check that the blade is 90° to the table. If the blade does not contact the full length of the square: a. Lift the bevel lock lever. b. Loosen the two socket head screws that secure the bevel scale. c. Grasp the upper metal guard and move the powerhead left or right unti
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Alignment (Adjustments) (continued) Miter Lock Lever Adjustment With the blade set at an “unindexed” miter position (other than 0°, 15°, 22.5°, 31.6°, 45° and 60°) and the miter lock lever set in the “locked” position the locking action should feet tight and secure. Considerable effort should be required to move the table (blade). While it is always possible to force the table to move, it should resist moving when a reasonable amount of force is applied. To check, follow these steps: 1.
