Plunge Cuts; Cutting Large Sheets - Bosch CS5 Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

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PLUNGE CUTS

Disconnect the plug from the power source
before making adjustments. Set depth adjust-
ment according to material to be cut. Tilt saw
forward with cutting guide notch lined up with
the line you've drawn. Raise the lower guard,
using lift lever and hold the saw by the front and
rear handles (Fig. 8).
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 as the
hinge point.
As blade starts cutting the
!
WARNING
material, release the lower
guard immediately. When the foot rests flat on
the surface being cut, proceed cutting in forward
direction to end of cut.
Allow blade to come to a
! WARNING
complete stop before lifting
the saw from cut. Also, never pull the saw
backward since blade will climb out of the
material and KICKBACK will occur.

CUTTING LARGE SHEETS

Large sheets and long boards sag or bend,
depending on support. If you attempt to cut
without leveling and properly supporting the
piece, the blade will tend to bind, causing
KICKBACK and extra load on the motor
(Fig. 9).
Support the panel or board close to the cut, as
shown in (Fig. 10). Be sure to set the depth of
FIG. 9
WRONG
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Turn saw around and finish the cut in the normal
manner, sawing forward. If corners of your
pocket cut are not completely cut through, use a
jigsaw or hand saw to finish the corners.
FIG. 8
LINE GUIDE
the cut so that you cut through the sheet or
board only and not the table or work bench. The
two-by-fours used to raise and support the work
should be positioned so that the broadest sides
support the work and rest on the table or bench.
Do not support the work with the narrow sides
as this is an unsteady arrangement. If the sheet
or board to be cut is too large for a table or work
bench, use the supporting two-by-fours on the
floor and secure.
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FOOT
LOWER GUARD
LIFT LEVER
FIG. 10
RIGHT