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●Mount the saw on a piece 18 mm thick
MDF or Plywood board (800 x 500 min
●It may be necessary to countersink any
●Use ‘G’ clamps or similar to clamp the
●Never place your hands within the ‘no
●The work-piece must be firmly secured to
●Use the Hold Down clamp to secure the
●Do not attempt ‘awkward’ operations
●Before attempting a cut, make a ‘dry run’
●Keep your hands in position until the
●DO NOT OVER-REACH.
●Keep good footing and balance. Stand to
●
●Gently press down on the Cutting Handle.
●Pull out the Cutting Head Latching Pin
●Gently rock the Cutting Head up and
●At the same time twist the Head Latching
●Press the switch to start the motor.
●Release the switch to turn off the motor.
speeds. Refer to ‘SELECTING THE
●Slide the Cutting Head to the rear as far as
●Tighten the Sliding Carriage Locking
●Place the work-piece on the table and
●Grasp the Cutting Head ‘D’ handle.
●Turn the motor on by squeezing the trigger
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●Operate the lower guard locking/release
lever with your thumb to release the Cutting
Head.
(Fig. 17)
●Lower the Cutting Handle downwards and
cut through the work-piece.
●Allow the speed of the blade to do the
work, there is no need to apply undue
pressure to the Cutting Handle.
●When the cut has been completed,
release the ON/OFF trigger switch.
●Allow the Cutting Head to rise to its upper
position, with the lower blade guard
completely covering the blade and the
blade stopped before removing your hands
from the machine.
●Only remove the work-piece when the
blade has stopped, is covered by the blade
guard, and the Cutting Head is locked in the
upper position.
BASIC SLIDE CUTTING
This saw is equipped with a Sliding
Carriage system.
Loosening the sliding carriage locking
screw will release the carriage and allow
the Cutting Head to move forwards and
backwards.
(Fig. 18)
The saw blade is lowered into and through
the front edge of the work-piece and then
pushed to the rear of the machine to
complete a cut.
This type of cut can be used for cutting wide
pieces.
●Position the work-piece on the table and
against the fence and secure with clamp(s)
as appropriate.
●Loosen the Sliding Carriage Locking
Screw.
●Grasp the Cutting Handle and pull the
Cutting Head forward until the arbor (centre
of saw blade) is directly over and above the
front edge of the work-piece.
(Fig. 19)
●Operate the ON/OFF motor trigger switch
and allow the saw blade to reach full speed.
●Operate the lower blade guard locking
lever for Cutting Head release.
●Push the Cutting Handle all the way down
and cut through the leading edge of the
work-piece.
●Gently push the Cutting Handle rearwards
towards the fence completing the cut.
●Always push the Cutting Head to the full
rear position during each cut.
WARNING: Never
pull the Cutting Head
and spinning blade towards you when
making a sliding cut. The blade may try to
climb up on top of the work-piece, causing
the Cutting Head to ‘kickback’ forcefully.
The Cutting Head should always be
positioned as shown in
(Fig. 19)
before
attempting to make a sliding cut. When the
Cutting Head is in the correct position
above the work-piece it can be lowered and
pushed rearwards towards the fence to
complete the cut.
BASIC MITRE CUTTING (Fig. 20)
The rotary table of this machine can be
turned through 45° to the left or right from
the normal cross-cut (0°) position.
Positive stops are provided at 45°,30°
22.5°, 15° and 0° to both the right hand and
left hand sides.
Mitre Cutting is possible with or without the
Sliding Carriage system being used.
●Loosen the Mitre Locking Handle
(Fig. 21)
by turning it anti-clockwise.
●Pull up the Positive Stop Locking Lever.
(
Fig. 22)
●Turn the rotary table to the desired angle.
A mitre angle protractor scale is
incorporated into the machines base to aid
setting.
●Tighten the Mitre Locking Handle when
the required angle is indicated.
Note:
The protractor scale indicates but
does not have a positive stop for the angle
of 31.75°. This position can be useful when
cutting Crown Moulding.
Note:
It is good practice to tighten the
Mitre Lock Handle even if a Positive Stop
has been selected and the Positive Stop
Locking Lever is engaged.
●Loosen the socket headed screw.
●Slide the upper section of the Fence
●Conduct a ‘dry run’ with the power off to
●Loosen the Bevel Locking Handle.
●Tilt the Cutting Head to the desired angle.
●Ensure the handle is tightened securely
●Select the required Mitre angle as
CUTTING.
●Select the required Bevel angle as
CUTTING.
●Ensure the tightness of all locking screws
●Turn machine “OFF” by releasing the
●Allow the blade to come to a complete
●Unplug the machine from the mains
●Carefully remove any jammed material
●Check the condition and operation of the
●Check for any other damage to any part of
●Have any damaged parts replaced by a
Fig. 17
Fig. 19
Fig. 20
Fig. 21
Fig. 22
Fig. 18
●Loosen the knurled locking nut.
●Adjust the depth stop screw to limit the
●Once set to the desired depth, tighten the
●When cutting is complete, return the depth
●Ensure the Cutting Head is in the upper
●Operate the lower guard locking/release
●Rotate the lower guard up and into the
●Press the arbor lock button to lock the
●Using the supplied Hex Key release the
.
●Install the outer blade flange, washer and
●Ensure the Hex Key is removed and the
●Loosen the Repeat Stop thumb screws
●Position the Repeat Stop approximately half way
●Attach the Workpiece Support Bar to the
●Remove the six (6) cross-head screws that
●Lift the insert from the table.
●Remove any debris that may have accumulated
●Fit the replacement insert, and replace the six
●Check that all of the fixing screws are tightened
exist. Check with your relevant Government
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