Table Of Contents; Safety; Safety Symbols - Bosch GCM12SD Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

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The definitions below describe the level of severity for each signal word.
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Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Safety Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
General Power Tool Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Safety Instructions for Miter Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Electric Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Getting to Know Your Miter Saw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Unpacking and Checking Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tools Needed for Assembly and Alignment. . . . . . . . . 14
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-19
Attaching Loose Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Removing and Installing Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Assembling Dust Collection System . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-29
Using the Head Assembly Lock Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the Glide Movement Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the Mechanism Lock Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Depth of Cut Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Miter Detent System - Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
0° Bevel Stop - Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25
45° Bevel Stop - Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27
Adjusting Bevel Lock Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Adjusting Front Stabilizing Bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Transporting and Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31
Mounting Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Safety Symbols

Please read the manual and pay attention to these symbols.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential
personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this
symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate injury.

Table of Contents

Preparing for Saw Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-37
Body and Hand Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33
Workpiece Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-37
Saw Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-56
Switch Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using Miter Detent System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Miter Detent Override. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chop Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Slide Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Miter Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-43
Bevel Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-47
Compound Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cutting Grooves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cutting Base Molding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cutting Crown Molding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Crown Molding Angled to Table & Fence . . . . . . . . . . 51
Crown Molding Lying Flat on Table. . . . . . . . . . . . 52-53
Crown Molding Auxiliary Fence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55
Special Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Maintenance and Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-58
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-61
Troubleshooting Guide - Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Troubleshooting Guide - General . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61