Operation; Installing And Removing The Battery Pack - Craftsman CMCS550 Instruction Manual

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Bevel Angle Adjustment (Fig. J)
This tool can be set to bevel angles between 0° and 56°.
1. Loosen the bevel adjustment lever
shoe .
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2. Move the saw shoe into the desired position
corresponding with the bevel angle markings on
the bevel angle scale ( 10
3. Tighten the bevel adjustment lever to lock the saw shoe
in place.
4. Confirm the accuracy of the setting by checking the
bevel angle of an actual cut on a scrap piece of material.
Fig. J
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Shoe Adjustment for 90° Cuts (Fig. A, K)
The shoe 5 has been set by the factory to assure that the
blade is perpendicular to the shoe at 0° bevel setting.
If realignment is needed:
1. Adjust the saw to 0° bevel.
2. Retract lower blade guard
3. Loosen bevel adjustment lever
the blade 6 and shoe 5
4. Turn the calibration screw
at the proper angle.
5. Confirm the accuracy of the setting by checking the
squareness of an actual cut on a scrap piece of material.
Fig. K
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to unlock the saw
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9 . Place a square against
to adjust the 90° setting.
25 so that the shoe will stop
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OPERATION


WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and remove the battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An
accidental start-up can cause injury.

Installing and Removing the Battery Pack

(Fig. L)
nOTE: For best results, make sure your battery pack is
fully charged.
To install the battery pack
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battery pack with the rails inside the tool's handle and slide
it into the handle until the battery pack is firmly seated in
the tool and ensure that it does not disengage.
To remove the battery pack from the tool, press the release
button 16 and firmly pull the battery pack out of the tool
handle. Insert it into the charger as described in the charger
section of this manual.
Fig. L
Proper Hand Position (Fig. M)

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS use proper hand position as shown.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a
sudden reaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the auxiliary
handle 3 and one hand on the main handle
Fig. M
into the tool handle, align the
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