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1 619 929 L91 | (6.8.12)
Bosch Power Tools
– Place on the clamping flange
48
and the screw
47
.
Press the spindle lock
21
until it engages and tighten the
screw turning in anticlockwise direction.
– Push the retracting blade guard
5
down toward the front
until the respective recess of cover plate
36
engages under
fastening screw
46
again.
For this, it is possible that you must counter-hold the tool
arm by the handle, to achieve the pre-tension of the re-
tracting blade guard.
– Press lever
22
and tilt the retracting blade guard
5
up to
the stop.
Hold the retracting blade guard in this position.
– Firmly tighten fastening screw
46
and guide the retracting
blade guard down again.
Operation
f
Before any work on the machine itself, pull the mains
plug.
Transport Safety (see figure D)
The transport safety-lock
20
enables easier handling of the
machine when transporting to various working locations.
Releasing the Machine (Working Position)
– Push the tool arm by the handle
4
down a little in order to
relieve the transport safety-lock
20
.
– Pull the transport safety-lock
20
completely outward.
– Guide the tool arm slowly upward.
Securing the Machine (Transport Position)
– Press lever
22
and at the same time, swing the tool arm by
handle
4
toward the rear until the transport safety-lock
20
can be pushed completely inward.
The tool arm is now securely locked for transport.
Preparing for Operation
Extending the Saw Table (see figure E)
Long workpieces must be underlaid or supported at their free
end.
The saw table can be extended left and right with the saw-ta-
ble extensions
15
.
– Push clamping lever
14
upward.
– Pull out the saw-table extension
15
to the desired length.
– To lock the saw-table extension, push clamping lever
14
down again.
Moving the Fence (see figure F)
For bevel angles, the adjustable fence
18
must be moved.
– Turn clamping lever
41
toward the front.
– Pull the adjustable fence
18
completely outward.
– To lock the adjustable fence, push clamping lever
41
down
again.
Removing the Adjustable Fence (see figure G)
For extreme bevel angles, the adjustable fence
18
must be re-
moved completely.
– Pivot cover plate
50
outward.
– Turn clamping lever
41
toward the front.
– Pull the adjustable fence
18
completely outward.
– Remove the adjustable fence upward.
Repositioning Distance-stops (see figures H1–H2)
In order to saw workpieces higher than 75 mm, the distance-
stops must be inserted at the front position
on both sides
.
– Pull the distance-stops
7
upward out of adjustable fence
18
(left) and out of fence
6
(right).
– Mount the distance-stops
7
again via the rear groove and
push them to the stop into the fence extension
18
and
fence
6
.
The distance-stops must be heard to engage.
The distance-stops always must be in line to each other, so
that a straight contact surface for the workpiece is achieved.
Clamping the Workpiece (see figure I)
To ensure optimum working safety, the workpiece must al-
ways be firmly clamped.
Do not saw workpieces that are too small to clamp.
– Press the workpiece firmly against the fence
6
.
– Insert the material clamp
40
provided into one of the holes
42
intended for it.
– Loosen the wing bolt
52
and adapt the material clamp to
the workpiece. Tighten the wing bolt again.
– Firmly clamp the workpiece by turning the threaded rod
51
in clockwise direction.
Adjusting Mitre Angles
To ensure precise cuts, the basic adjustment of the machine
must be checked and adjusted as necessary after intensive
use (see “Checking and Adjusting the Basic Adjustment”,
page 35).
f
Always tighten the locking knob 9 firmly before saw-
ing.
Otherwise the saw blade can become wedged in the
workpiece.
Adjusting Standard Mitre Angles (see figure J)
For quick and precise adjustment of commonly used mitre an-
gles, detents
29
have been provided for on the saw table:
– Loosen the locking knob
9
in case it is tightened.
– Pull lever
10
and rotate the saw table
30
left or right to the
requested detent.
– Release the lever again. The lever must be felt to engage in
the detent.
Adjusting Any Mitre Angle (see figure K)
The mitre angle can be set in the range from 52° (left side) to
52° (right side).
– Loosen the locking knob
9
in case it is tightened.
– Pull lever
10
and at the same time, push mitre detent over-
ride
11
down at the front.
This locks lever
10
and the saw table can move freely.
– Turn the saw table
30
left or right by the locking knob until
the angle indicator
12
indicates the requested mitre angle.
– Tighten the locking knob
9
again.
– To loosen the lever
10
again (for adjusting standard mitre
angles), pull the lever upward.
The mitre detent override
11
snaps back to its original po-
sition and lever
10
can re-engage into the detents
29
.
Left
Right
0°
45° 31.6° 22.5° 15°
15° 22.5° 31.6° 45°
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