Plunge Cuts - Bosch GKS18V-22L Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

All Cuts
Always be sure either hand
does not interfere with the
free movement of the lower guard.
After completing a cut and
the trigger has been re-
leased, be aware of the nec es sary time it takes
for the blade to come to a com plete stop dur-
ing coast down. Do not allow the saw to brush
against your leg or side, since the lower guard
is retractable, it could catch on your clothing
and expose the blade. Be aware of the neces-
sary blade ex posures that exist in both the up-
per and lower guard areas.
Always hold the saw handle with one hand and
the auxiliary handle or housing with the other.
Always make sure saw foot rests on portion of
work surface that does not drop off.
Maintain a firm grip and operate the switch with
a decisive action. Never force the saw. Use light
and continuous pressure.
When cutting is interrupted, to resume cutting:
squeeze the trigger and allow the blade to reach
full speed, re-enter the cut slowly and resume
cutting.
When cutting across the grain, the fibers of the
wood have a ten den cy to tear and lift. Advanc-
ing the saw slowly minimizes this effect. For a
finished cut, a cross cut blade or miter blade is
rec om mended.

Plunge Cuts

(Fig. 11)
Adjust the cutting depth to
the thickness of the work-
piece. Less than a full tooth of the blade teeth
should be visible below the workpiece.
The depth adjustment sys-
tem should be not used to
change the depth while the saw is in operation,
or for plunge cutting. If blade adjustment shifts
while cutting, it may cause binding and kickback.
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Operating Instructions
guard immediately. When the foot rests flat on
the surface being cut, proceed cutting in forward
direction to end of cut.
the saw from cut. Also, never pull the saw back-
ward since blade will climb out of the material
and KICKBACK will occur. Turn saw around and
finish the cut in the normal manner, sawing for-
ward. If corners of your pocket cut are not com-
pletely cut through, use a jigsaw or hand saw to
finish the corners.
Disconnect battery pack from tool before making
adjustments. Set depth adjustment according to
material to be cut. Reattach battery pack to the
saw. Tilt saw forward with cutting guide notch
lined up with the line you've drawn. Raise the
lower guard, using Lift Lever 16 and hold the saw
by the front and rear handles.
With the blade just clearing the material to be
cut, start the motor. Gradually lower the back
end of saw using the front end of the Foot 15
as the hinge point.
Fig. 11
As blade starts cutting the
ma terial, release the lower
Allow blade to come to a
complete stop before lifting
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