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Adjusting the Saw...
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General Safety Precautions for Mitre Saw...
DO NOT
allow the saw to 'stall'; if unfortunate circumstances cause the machine to stall,
switch off immediately, disconnect the machine and clear the 'jam' by hand.
DO NOT
attempt to re-start the machine until the 'jam' is cleared. If it was a severe 'jam' that
required much heaving and knocking to clear, check the basic parameters of the machine
before reconnecting the supply and re-commencing operations.
NOTE.
By the very nature of its operation the sliding arm mitre saw does not have the front section of
the blade guarded.
If you do not require the added capacity of the saw in its sliding arm configuration, push the arm to its
far ‘back’ position and lock the arm securely in place. Proceed as with ordinary mitre saw operations.
If you require the saw to operate in its sliding arm configuration, you must ensure that the machine is
mounted on a firm, stable and secure base.
REMEMBER
, you are not just cutting in a downward
direction now, you will also be pushing the saw through the timber, exerting a front to back force as
well, a working base that was stable against a down force may not be stable enough against a side
force.
DO NOT attempt to use the machine as if it were a radial arm saw.
The correct method is to :-
DISCONNECT THE SAW
, set the required tilt and mitre angles on the saw, reconnect.
Make sure the sliding arm clamping lock is
WELL
undone and the sliding arm moves freely.
A)
pull the raised saw to its foremost position,
B)
place the timber onto the table tight against the fence,
C)
clamp the timber,
D)
start the saw and allow it to run up to speed,
E)
"pull the saw over" at the same time pulling towards you, (so the saw is kept against its stop and
won’t ‘kick’ when it engages the timber).
F)
press the saw into the timber, starting the cut, continue pressing down until you reach the ‘pull
over’ stop,
G)
maintaining the downward pressure, push the saw forward through the timber until the cut is
completed,
H)
release the trigger, allow the saw to coast to a stop, allow the saw to raise to the ‘up’ position,
I)
unclamp the timber and remove from the table,
J)
check that vibration has not moved the sliding arm clamping lock,
K)
start again from
A)
.
Laser Radiation
This machine is equipped with a Class 2 laser device. The laser must not
be replaced with any other type. The emitted radiation is not harmful in
anyway. You must not modify the laser unit in any way.
WARNING: DO NOT
look directly into the laser beam or into the opening
from which the beam is emitted.
NEVER
allow the beam to strike reflective
surfaces, or be reflected into the eyes of people or animals. Even short
visual contacts can cause optical damage.
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Locate and loosen the 4 bolts that hold the fence to the chassis. Adjust as necessary until
the fence is square to the blade. Tighten the bolts, recheck that the blade and the fence are
still perpendicular by moving the turntable away from zero and then re-engaging the preset.
If necessary continue to adjust until the setting is correct. (See figs F & Fa)
Tilt Adjustment
Make sure the saw body frame is set in the upright position with the heel of the tilt frame
casting hard against the stop. Trip the guard latch and pull the saw over until it engages
about 6 or so teeth in the kerf plate; keeping the saw in this position, place an engineers
square on the table and move it into contact with the saw blade (not the teeth). Check the
vertical, if the saw is out of vertical, loosen the tilt clamping lever,(See fig H) tilt the body out
of the way, loosen the lock nut on the preset stop, (See fig G) adjust the stop, lock; then tilt
the saw back upright against the stop and repeat the procedure; repeat until the saw blade
is vertical.
When the saw is vertical reset the tilt pointer to read zero on the scale.(See fig I) Loosen the
tilt clamping lever and tilt the saw until the toe of the tilt frame casting is hard down on its
stop. The pointer tilt scale should read 45 degrees. (See fig J) If this is not correct, carry out
a similar procedure to the vertical adjustment routine, adjusting that stop until the pointer
reads 45 degrees against the scale. If possible check with a bevel gauge and a protractor,
or a mitre gauge if you have one. ( N.B. unless it has been damaged, the scale should be
accurate, once the saw has been set vertical and the pointer re-set).
Typ. 4 Bolts
14mm Spanner
Fence
Perpendicular (Square) Adjustment Continued
Fig F
Fig Fa
Mitre Scale
Pointer
0˚ degrees
Engineers square
Fig E
Fig Ea
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