Porter-Cable 3700L, Instruction Manual

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Disconnect the machine from the power
source!
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1 . Ca r e f u ll y c l ean sawdus t f r om each l ase r l ens ( A ) F i g . J
w i t h a co tt on swab ( B ) . Do no t use so l ven t s o f any k i nd
s i nce t hey may damage t he l ens . Avo i d t ouch i ng sha r p
po i n t s o f t he saw b l ade w i t h you r hands o r f i nge r s .
Dus t bu il d-up can b l ock t he l ase r and p r even t i t f r om
accu r a t e l y i nd i ca t i ng t he li ne-o f -cu t .
2 . Remove t he b l ade f r om t he saw and c l ean p i t ch bu il d-
up f r om t he b l ade ( F i g . K ) P i t ch bu il d-up can b l ock t he
l ase r and p r even t i t f r om accu r a t e l y i nd i ca t i ng t he li ne-
o f -cu t .
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ADJUSTING LOWER BLADE GUARD
A f t e r an ex t ended pe r i od o f use , t he movab l e l owe r b l ade
gua r d ( A ) F i g . 32 may no t ope r a t e smoo t h l y when t he
cu tt i nghead i s l owe r ed . You can co rr ec t t h i s by ad j us t i ng
t he nu t ( B ) un t il t he l owe r b l ade gua r d ( A ) moves f r ee l y
.
Do not over-tighten the nut as this can
make the guard hard to move.
A
B
MACHINE USE
Fig. 32
LEFT LASER
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
Fig. H
TO SET THE LEFT AND RIGHT KERF ADJUSTMENT
RIGHT LASER
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
L
A
B
Fig. J Fig. K
TwinLaser™ MAINTENANCE
Fo r bes t l ase r pe r f o r mance , pe r f o r m t he f o ll ow i ng ma i n t enance r egu l a r l y :
TYPICAL OPERATIONS AND HELPFUL HINTS
1 . Be f o r e cu tt i ng , make ce r t a i n t he cu tt i ng a r m and t ab l e
a r e a t t he i r co rr ec t se tt i ngs and f i r m l y l ocked i n p l ace .
2 . P l ace t he wo r kp i ece on t he t ab l e and ho l d o r c l amp
i t f i r m l y aga i ns t t he f ence . F i g . 33 ill us t r a t es t he wo r k
c l amp ( A ) . The c l amp ( A ) can a l so be used on t he r i gh t
s i de o f t he mach i ne .
3 . If the position or size of the workpiece
causes your hand to be in the “Hazard Zone”, use
the work clamp to secure the workpiece. Keep your
hands out of the “Hazard Zone”.
4 . Fo r bes t r esu l t s , cu t a t a s l ow , even cu tt i ng r a t e .
5 . Neve r a tt emp t f r eehand cu tt i ng ( wood t ha t i s no t he l d
f i r m l y aga i ns t t he f ence and t ab l e ) .
Fig. 33
A
1 . Use t he 1/8" hex w r ench t o t u r n t he l e f t o r r i gh t ke r f
ad j us t men t sc r ews and se t t he l ase r li nes t o e i t he r s i de
o f t he t es t cu t ( F i g . G ) . To ad j us t t he l e f t li ne , t u r n t he
l e f t ke r f ad j us t men t sc r ew coun t e r -c l ockw i se t o move
t he li ne t owa r d t he b l ade and c l ockw i se t o move t he
li ne away f r om t he b l ade . To ad j us t t he r i gh t li ne t u r n t he
r i gh t ke r f ad j us t men t sc r ew coun t e r -c l ockw i se t o move
t he li ne t owa r d t he b l ade and c l ockw i se t o move t he li ne
away f r om t he b l ade . ( F i g . H )
Obse r ve t he CAUTION l abe l ( L ) F i g . H .
2 . Remove t he pad l ock and use t he saw no r ma ll y .