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0° BEVEL STOP
The saw has a 0° bevel stop has been adjusted before shipment to assure
that the blade is vertical to the base at 0°bevel cutting.
TO CHECk 0° BEVEL STOP (Fig. 17)
1. Remove battery pack from the
saw.
WARNING!
Always remove the
battery pack from the tool when as-
sembling parts, changing blades and
making adjustments. Failure to obey
this warning could cause serious per-
sonal injury.
2. Using a carpenter’s square, check
the squareness of the saw blade
to the base of the saw.
TO ADJUST 0° BEVEL STOP (Fig. 18)
1. Remove the battery pack from the
saw.
2. Loosen the bevel adjustment knob.
3. Place the saw in an upside-down
position on a workbench.
4. Using a Philips-screwdriver, turn
the 0°bevel stop adjusting screw
until the base is square with the
saw blade.
WARNING!
Attempting to make
cuts without the bevel adjustment
knob securely tightened can result in
serious injury.
POCkET CUTTING (Fig. 19)
WARNING!
Always adjust the
bevel setting to zero before making a
pocket cut. Attempting a pocket cut at
any other setting can result in a loss of
control of the saw, which can result in serious injury.
1. Remove the battery pack from the saw.
2. Adjust the bevel setting to zero.
3. Set the blade to the correct blade depth setting.
4. Place battery pack in saw.
5. Swing the lower blade guard up
using the lower blade lever.
NOTE:
Always raise the lower
blade guard with the lever to avoid
serious injury.
6. Hold the lower blade guard up by
the lever.
7. Rest the front of the saw base
flat against the workpiece
with the rear handle raised so
the blade does not touch the
workpiece.
8. Start the saw and let the blade reach full speed.
9. Guide the saw into the workpiece and make the cut.
WARNING!
Always cut in a forward direction when making a pocket cut.
Cutting in reverse direction could cause the saw to climb up on the workpiece
and back toward you, possibly causing serious injury.
10. Release the trigger switch and allow the blade to come to a complete
stop.
11. Lift the saw from the workpiece.
12. Clear corners out with a hand saw or saber saw.
WARNING!
Never tie the lower blade guard in the raised position. Leaving
the blade exposed could result in serious injury.
MAINTENANCE
WARNING!
To ensure safety and reliability, all repairs should be performed
by a qualified service technician at an Authorized Service Center.
WARNING!
For your safety, always turn off switch and unplug circular saw
from the power source before performing any maintenance or cleaning.
It has been found that power tools are subject to accelerated wear and
possible premature failure when they are used to work on fiber glass
boats and sports cars, wallboard, spackling compounds or plaster. The
chips and grindings from these materials are highly abrasive to power tool
parts, such as bearings, brushes, commutators, etc. Consequently, it is not
recommended that this tool be used for extended work on any fiberglass
material, wallboard, spackling compound or plaster. During any use on these
materials, it is extremely important that the tool is cleaned frequently by
blowing with an air jet.
Blade
Base
Carpenter’s square
Fig. 17
Fig. 18
0° bevel stop
adjusting screw
Lower
blade guard
Lower blade
guard lever
Guideline
Fig. 19
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