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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Tile Cutting Saw
with Laser Line Generator*
• Melbourne • Perth • Auckland • Hong Kong • Shanghai
LSTSAW
• Taipei • New York • Verona • London • Paris
040521 ED8 PR
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Contents Full 2 Years Commercial and Introduction 3 Environmental protection 3 Trade Use Warranty Description of symbols 3 Whilst every effort is made to ensure your complete Specifications 3 satisfaction with this tool, occasionally, due to the mass Safety rules for laser lights 4 manufacturing techniques, a tool may not live up to our General safety instructions 4 required level of performance and you may need the Additional safety rules for tile cutting saws 5 assistance of our service d
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Symbols Dear Customer 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. Wear hearing protection. Phone 1300 880 001 in Australia or 0800 445 721 in New Zealand. Wear eye protection. Wear breathing protection. Introduction Conforms to EMC regulations
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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 power and 400- regulations, the assembly instructions and the operating 700nm wavelengths. These lasers do not normally present instructions to be found in this Manual. All persons who an optical hazard, although staring at the beam may use and service the machine have to be acquainted with
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7. Dress correctly. Do not wear loose clothing or 17. S tay alert. Watch what you are doing. Use common jewellery. They can be caught in moving parts. Rubber sense. Do not operate a power tool when you are tired. gloves and non-slip footwear are recommended when 18. C heck for damaged parts. Before using a tool, working outdoors. If you have long hair, wear a check that there are no damaged parts. If a part is protective hair covering. slightly damaged, carefully determine if it will opera
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Tool • Replace damaged cutting wheel before operating. Position of tile saw Supporting Surface • Do not fill water compartment above water fill line. 1. To avoid the possibility of the appliance plug • Ensure that the directional arrow marked on the blade Power Supply Cord or receptacle getting corresponds with the rotational direction of the motor. wet, position tile saw • W ith the machine disconnected from the power supply, to one side of a wall rotate the blade by hand to ensure it is
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Required tools No tools are required to assemble this tool. 2 face spanners (supplied) are required to change the blade. Unpacking Due to modern mass production techniques, it is unlikely that your GMC Power Tool is faulty or that a part is missing. If you find anything wrong, do not operate the tool until the parts have been replaced or the fault has been rectified. Failure to do so could result in serious personal injury. 1. Remove all loose parts from the carton. 2. Remove the packing
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21 22 24 Know your product Before using the saw, familiarize yourself with all the operating features and safety requirements. 23 19 1. Housing 17 2. Carry handle 3. On/off switch 18 15 4. Front bevel scale 13 5. Front bevel lock knob 16 6. Rear bevel scale 11 12 7. Rear bevel lock knob 1 9 8. Water compartment 5 9. Blade cover 3 8 10. Blade cover locking knobs 4 10 11. Table 12. Table scale 13. Blade guard 14. Blade 15. Rip fence 16. Rip fence locking lever 25 17. Mitre gauge 18. Mitre gauge
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Attaching the laser light assembly Mitre gauge Take the laser light arm (19) and position it on the left The mitre gauge (17) fits over the top of the rip fence hand side of the saw. Fit the laser light arm locking knob and is used to cut tiles at a particular angle. The (20) through the arm and into the saw. Tighten the mitre gauge can be adjusted from 0° to 45° and in knob to securely fasten the arm onto the saw. conjunction with the fence is used to guide the work piece through the blade.
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vision, enables faster set-up, increases accuracy and Blade guard improves safety. To turn the laser line on and off press The blade guard (13) provides the laser light on/off switch (24). protection from both sides of the blade. Installing a blade With the power disconnected, DANGER. adjust the guard so that it’s • Never try to use a blade larger parallel with and just slightly than the stated capacity of higher than the thickness of the saw. It will come into the tile you are going
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holding the blade securing Filling the water compartment nut in an anti-clockwise 1. The water compartment direction to loosen the nut. (8) is incorporated into the 5. Remove the nut, outer main housing blade flange and blade. 2. The water helps to cool 6. Wipe a drop of oil onto the the cutting disc and also inner blade flange and the limits the amount of dust outer blade flange where produced during the cutting they contact the blade. process. 7. Fit the new blade onto the 3. Fill
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Operation Making a mitre cut Making a straight cut 1. Adjust the rip fence (15) to the desired width from the 1. Fit the mitre gauge assembly (17) over the rip fence. blade using the scale (12) on top of the table for reference. 2. Choose the desired mitre angle and tighten the mitre 2. Secure the rip fence to the table by lowering the rip gauge locking knob (18). fence locking lever (16). 3. Place the tile into the mitre gauge and hold it firmly in 3. Firmly position the tile against the rip
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Making a bevel cut Always ensure the laser beam is aimed at a sturdy work piece without reflective surfaces, i.e. wood or rough coated surfaces are acceptable. Bright shiny reflective sheet steel or the like is not suitable for laser use as the reflective surface could direct the beam back at the operator. Only turn the laser beam on when the work piece is on the tool. 1. Mark the line of the cut on the work piece. 2. Adjust the angle of mitre and bevel of the cut as required. 3. Hold the
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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. When you have finished cutting your tiles, always disconnect the power, empty the water and fully clean and dry the machine. Cleaning move the assembly to the left or right until the laser 1. Keep the tool’s air vents unclogged and clean at all line is in line with the blade. times. 5. Tighten the laser light assembly lockin
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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
