Stanley STSC1618, Manual

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ENGLISH
(Original instructions)
• Loosen and remove the blade retaining screw (11) by
turning it counterclockwise using the hex wrench (15).
• Remove the outer washer (10).
• Remove the saw blade (5). Warning! To reduce the risk
of serious personal injury, read, understand and follow
all important safety warnings and instructions prior to
using tool.
General Cuts
Guard against kickback
With unit unplugged, follow all assembly, adjustment and set
up instructions. Make sure lower guard operates. Select the
proper blade for the material to be cut.
• Measure and mark work for cutting.
• Support and secure work properly (See Safety Rules
and Instructions).
• Use appropriate and required safety equipment (See
Safety Rules).
• Secure and maintain work area (See Safety Rules).
• With plug inserted and guard closed, make sure switch
turns saw on and off.
Warning! It is important to support the work
properly and to hold the saw firmly to prevent loss
of control which could cause personal injury. Fig.
C illustrates recommended hand position.
Operation
Switching On and Off (fig. E)
For safety reasons the trigger switch (1) of your tool is equi-
pped with a lock-off button (21). Press the lock-off button to
unlock the tool.
To run the tool, press the trigger switch (1). As soon as the
trigger switch is released, the lock-off switch is automatically
activated to prevent unintended starting of the machine.
NOTICE: Do not switch the tool ON or OFF when the saw
blade touches the workpiece or other materials.
Sawing
Warning! To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury,always hold the tool with both hands.
• Let the blade run freely for a few seconds before starting
the cut.
• Apply only a gentle pressure to the tool while performing
the cut.
• Work with the shoe pressed against the workpiece.
Hints For Optimum Use
• As some splintering along the line of cut on the top side
of the workpiece cannot be avoided, cut on the side
where splintering is acceptable.
• Where splintering is to be minimized, e.g. when cutting
laminates, clamp a piece of plywood onto the top of the
workpiece.
Pocket cutting (Fig. K)
Pocket cutting is used to cut a hole in a piece of material
without cutting from the side.
• Measure and mark work.
• Tilt saw forward and rest front of the shoe on material to
be cut. Align so that cut will begin at the back of the
drawn rectangle shown in Fig. K.
• Using the retracting lever, retract blade guard to an
upward position, with the blade just clearing the material,
start motor and gradually lower the saw into the material.
Warning! As blade starts cutting the material,
release the retracting lever immediately.
• Never tie the blade guard in a raised position.
• When the shoe rests flat on the material being cut,
complete the cut in forward direction.
• Allow the blade to come to a complete stop before lifting
saw from material.
• When starting each new cut, repeat the above steps
Wrench storage (Fig. L)
The spanner wrench (8) can be stored on the saw shoe as
shown in Fig. L.
Attaching and removing the rip fence (Fig. M)
The rip fence is used to saw in a straight line parallel to the
edge of the working piece.
Attaching
• Loosen the locking knob (17).
• Insert the rip fence (18) through the openings (19).
• Slide the rip fence into the desired position.