Raider 053108, User Manual

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• Smoke or smell from scorched insulation.
• Seizing of the saw.
7. ASSEMBLY AND ACCESSORIES
Installation of the mitre saw
• Place one extension piece on the right-hand
side of the machine and the other extension piece
on the left-hand side of the machine.
• Loosen the locking bolts and slide the guide
rods in the openings.
• Tighten the locking bolts again.
• Place the work piece clamp on the left or
rightside of the machine.
• Hold the handgrip and move the saw slightly
downwards and then pull the pin out slightly so
that the machine comes free.
Note: Never use the mitre saw without the
extension pieces supplied. Make sure that they
are correctly mounted.
Mounting the support bracket.
• Mount the support bracket into the slot in the
rear of the base.
• Tighten the screw to secure the support
bracket.
Installation of the machine on a workbench or
on the subframe.
Fig. 5.
This machine is a stationary machine and for
safety reasons must always be firmly installed
and not used for mobile applications.
You can install the machine in two ways:
a. As a stationary machine on a workbench.
In this case the machine must be secured to the
workbench with 4 bolts.
b. As a stationary machine on the subframe.
In this case the machine must be secured
to the subframe with 4 bolts and the subframe
anchored to the floor or to a floor plate with
dimensions of at least 1 square meter.
Guide fence insert
For safety reasons, this machine is equipped
with a guide fence insert to be used when using
the machine for sawing straight cross-cuts.
• For sawing straight cross-cuts, the guide
fence insert must remain mounted on the
machine (fig. 6).
• For sawing mitre cuts, the guide fence insert
must be removed from the machine as shown
(fig. 6).
• For sawing bevel cuts, the guide fence insert
must be removed from the machine as shown
(fig. 7+8).
Changing the saw blades
Fig. 4
Only use saw blades that are sharp and
undamaged. You must immediately replace
chipped or bent saw blades.
• Make sure that the plug is not in the socket!
• Lock the head of the machine in its highest
position.
• Unscrew the screw (20) by one turn
(anticlockwise).
• Move the hood (6) forwards. Push the saw
blade interlock (22) in and unscrew the bolt (18)
with the key supplied (clockwise).
• Remove the saw blade flange (19) and
change the blade. Make sure that the blade is
mounted in the machine correctly: with the arrow
on the blade pointing clockwise.
• Replace the flange (19) and push the
interlock (22) in and screw the bolt (18) tight
again.
• Move the hood (6) back and screw the screw
(20) tight again (clockwise).
Adjusting the saw angle Fig. 3
The mitring angle is 45º, both left and right.
• Unscrew the knob (9) a half turn clockwise.
• Turn the machine to the desired angle (the
angle can be read off on the front of the
machine).
• Screw up the knob (9) a half turn
anticlockwise.
• The turntable clicks into place at the following
angles: 0º, 15º, 22.5º, 30º and 45º (both left and
right).
Setting up the double sawing angle / mitring
Fig. 2
• Adjust the first angle as described for
adjusting the saw angle (above).
• Turn the knob (12) anticlockwise and then
set the angle desired (you can read this off on the
back of the machine. Then tighten the knob (12)
again by turning it clockwise.
Changing the carbon brushes Fig. 1
• Make sure that the plug is not in the socket!
• Unscrew the covers (4) with a flat bladed
screwdriver. Remove the carbon brushes with
the same type of brushes. Screw the covers (4)
tight again.
Note: Always replace both carbon brushes at
the same time. Never use a mixture of old and
new brushes.
Mounting the dust bag Fig. 2
Press in the clamp of the dust bag (13) and
slide it onto the opening on the back of the
machine.