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7

EXTENSION CORDS

Use proper extension cords.

 Make su

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e you

r

 

ex

t

ens

i

on  co

r

i

i

n  good  cond

i

t

i

on  and 

i

s  a 3-w

i

r

e  ex

t

ens

i

on 

co

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d  wh

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ch  has  a  3-p

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ong  g

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ound

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ng 

t

ype  p

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ug  and  ma

t

ch

i

ng 

r

ecep

t

ac

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e  wh

i

ch  w

ill

  accep

t

 

t

he  mach

i

ne’s  p

l

ug

.

  When  us

i

ng 

an  ex

t

ens

i

on  co

r

d

,

  be su

r

t

o use  one heavy  enough 

t

o  ca

rr

t

he  cu

rr

en

t

  o

f

 

t

he  mach

i

ne

.

  An  unde

r

s

i

zed  co

r

d  w

ill

  cause  a 

d

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op 

i

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ne vo

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age

,

 

r

esu

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t

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ng 

i

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oss o

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 powe

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 and ove

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hea

t

i

ng

.

 

F

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g

.

 D  shows 

t

he co

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ec

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 gauge 

t

o use depend

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ng on 

t

he co

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eng

t

h

.

 

If

 

i

n doub

t

,

 use 

t

he nex

t

 heav

i

e

r

 gauge

.

 The sma

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he 

gauge numbe

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,

 

t

he heav

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.

Fig. D

MINIMUM GAUGE EXTENSION CORD

RE C OMMENDED S

I

ZES F OR USE W

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TH STAT

I

ONARY ELE CTR

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NES

  Ampere 

 

Total Length 

Gauge of

 

Rating 

Volts 

of Cord in Feet 

Extension Cord

 

0-6 

120 

up to 25 

18 AWG

  0-6 

120 

25-50 

16 AWG

  0-6 

120 

50-100 

16 AWG

  0-6 

120 

100-150 

14 AWG

  6-10 

120 

up to 25 

18 AWG

  6-10 

120 

25-50 

16 AWG

  6-10 

120 

50-100 

14 AWG

  6-10 

120 

100-150 

12 AWG      

  10-12 

120 

up to 25 

16 AWG

  10-12 

120 

25-50 

16 AWG

  10-12 

120 

50-100 

14 AWG

  10-12 

120 

100-150 

12 AWG

  12-16 

120 

up to 25 

14 AWG

  12-16 

120 

25-50 

12 AWG

  12-16 

120 

GREATER THAN 50 FEET N OT RE C OMMENDED

FOREWORD

Po

r

t

e

r

-Cab

l

e Mode

l

 3700L

 

i

s a h

i

gh capac

i

t

y

,

 10" compound 

l

ase

r

 m

i

t

e

r

 saw des

i

gned 

t

o cu

t

 wood and non-

f

e

rr

ous me

t

a

l

s

.

 Th

i

s un

i

t

 

i

nco

r

po

r

a

t

es 

t

he 

l

a

t

es

t

 

t

echno

l

ogy Tw

i

nLase

r

™ 

li

ne-o

f

-cu

t

 

i

nd

i

ca

t

o

r

 

f

ea

t

u

r

e

.

 

I

t

 can c

r

osscu

t

 5-1/2" x 2-3/8" and 3-1/2" x 3-1/16"

,

 m

i

t

e

r

 

a

t

 45

°

 

r

i

gh

t

,

 3-3/8" x 3-1/16"

,

 m

i

t

e

r

 a

t

 45

°

 

l

e

f

t

,

 2-5/8" x 3-7/16"

,

 beve

l

 a

t

 45

°

 

l

e

f

t

,

 5-1/2" x 1-9/16" and 3-5/8" x 1-7/8"

,

 and compound 

45

°

 x 45

°

,

 3-15/16" x 1-9/16" and 2-7/16" x 2-13/64"

.

 

I

t

 has pos

i

t

i

ve m

i

t

e

r

 s

t

ops a

t

 0

°

,

 15

°

,

 22

.

5

°

,

 31

.

62

°

,

 and 45

°

 bo

t

l

e

f

t

 and 

r

i

gh

t

,

 

and beve

l

 s

t

ops a

t

 0

°

 and 45

°

 

l

e

f

t

.

NOTICE: 

The pho

t

o on 

t

he manua

l

 cove

r

 

ill

us

t

r

a

t

es 

t

he cu

rr

en

t

 p

r

oduc

t

i

on mode

l

.

 A

ll

 o

t

he

r

 

ill

us

t

r

a

t

i

ons con

t

a

i

ned 

i

t

he manua

l

 a

r

r

ep

r

esen

t

a

t

i

ve on

l

y and may no

t

 dep

i

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t

 

t

he ac

t

ua

l

 co

l

o

r

,

 

l

abe

li

ng

,

 o

r

 accesso

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es

,

 and a

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ended 

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us

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.

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

CARTON CONTENTS 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1

.

  M

i

t

e

r

 Saw

2

.

  Dus

t

 bag

3

.

  Fence s

li

de

4

.

  C

l

amp

5

.

  Fence s

li

de suppo

r

t

6

.

  Ex

t

ens

i

on 

t

ab

l

e

7

.

  3mm hex w

r

ench

8

.

  1/8" Hex W

r

ench

9

.

  5mm Hex W

r

ench

10

.

  A

r

bo

r

 and Fence W

r

ench

11

.

  Fence C

l

amp

i

ng Sc

r

ew

12

.

  M8 x 1

.

25 x 30 Hex Head Sc

r

ew

13

.

  M8 x 1

.

25 x 20 Hex Head Sc

r

ew

14

.

  M6 x 1

.

0 x 16 Se

t

 Sc

r

ew

14

Summary of Contents for 3700L

Page 1: ...PORTER CABLE Corporation The Model and Serial No plate is located on the main housing of the tool Record these numbers in the spaces below and retain for future reference Model No ____________________...

Page 2: ...duct NOT be modified and or used for any application other than for which it was designed If you have any questions relative to its application DO NOT use the product until you have written Delta Mach...

Page 3: ...azardous situation which if not avoided may result in property damage SAFETY GUIDELINES DEFINITIONS Some dust created by power sanding sawing grinding drilling and other construction activities contai...

Page 4: ...ded by Delta may cause damage to the machine or injury to the user 14 USE THE PROPER EXTENSION CORD Make sure your extension cord is in good condition When using an extension cord be sure to use one h...

Page 5: ...Hazard Zone within the red lines 22 DON T PLACE HANDS IN THE BLADE AREA when the saw is connected to a power source 23 DON T REACH UNDERNEATH THE SAW unless it is unplugged or turned off The saw blad...

Page 6: ...ed electrician Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can result in risk of electric shock The conductor with insulation having an outer surface that is green with or without yellow...

Page 7: ...0 up to 25 14 AWG 12 16 120 25 50 12 AWG 12 16 120 GREATER THAN 50 FEET NOT RECOMMENDED FOREWORD Porter Cable Model 3700L is a high capacity 10 compound laser miter saw designed to cut wood and non fe...

Page 8: ...ials until you have inspected and satisfactorily operated the machine Do not operate this machine until you read and understand the entire instruction manual 2 Place the machine on a firm level surfac...

Page 9: ...two threaded holes H on the bottom of the fence slide support NOTE Loosely tighten the hardware for further adjustment 5 Use a straight edge to align the fence slide support with the saw fence and tig...

Page 10: ...hould be locked in the OFF position using a padlock B Fig 14 with a 3 16 diameter shackle to prevent unauthorized use of the saw STARTING AND STOPPING THE MACHINE A B Fig 13 Fig 14 OPERATION Before op...

Page 11: ...TABLE FOR MITER CUTTING A B C B Disconnect the machine from the power source ADJUSTING THE SLIDING FIT BETWEEN THE MOVABLE TABLE AND THE BASE A Fig 15 Fig 16 Fig 17 IMPORTANT Before making this adjus...

Page 12: ...ing crown moulding Refer to the CUTTING CROWN MOULDING section of this manual B A A A E D C Fig 21 Fig 22 The sliding fence A Fig 23 provides support for extra large workpieces used with your saw Set...

Page 13: ...E and the bevel lock handle ADJUSTING THE 0 AND 45 BEVEL POSITIVE STOPS Fig 25 Fig 26 Fig 28 A B C A Fig 27 E F ADJUSTING THE TENSION OF CUTTINGHEAD RETURN SPRING The tension of the cuttinghead retur...

Page 14: ...mped in place for the remainder of the adjustment Observe the CAUTION label L Fig B2 Place a padlock A Fig B2 with 3 16 shackle through the hole in the trigger switch and lock to prevent accidental mo...

Page 15: ...as the saw head is raised and lowered If vertical alignment is correct go to TO SET LEFT AND RIGHT KERF ADJUSTMENT 2 To adjust turn the left and right kerf adjustment screws one half turn clockwise Ta...

Page 16: ...orm the following maintenance regularly TYPICAL OPERATIONS AND HELPFUL HINTS 1 Before cutting make certain the cutting arm and table are at their correct settings and firmly locked in place 2 Place th...

Page 17: ...auxiliary fence A is used ONLY with the saw blade in the 0 bevel position 90 degrees to the table When bevel cutting blade tilted remove the auxiliary fence Fig 34 A GENERAL CUTTING OPERATIONS 1 Your...

Page 18: ...r making aluminum screens and storm windows can easily be cut with your compound miter saw When cutting aluminum extrusions or other sections that can be cut with a saw blade and are within the capaci...

Page 19: ...gle quickly The saw blade is already tilted to the 33 86 left bevel position from the previous cut 5 Place the crown moulding on the table with the WALL EDGE of the crown moulding against the fence an...

Page 20: ...g 47 to loosen arbor screw E by turning it clockwise 4 Remove arbor screw E Fig 47 outside blade flange F and saw blade from saw arbor 5 Attach the new saw blade MAKE SURE THAT THE SAW TEETH ARE POINT...

Page 21: ...your tool to the service station for immediate service REPLACEMENT PARTS Use only identical replacement parts For a parts list or to order parts visit our website at servicenet porter cable com You c...

Page 22: ...ized Service Stations ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WILL LAST ONLY FOR ONE 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE To obtain in...

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