Carrying The Tool; Changing Blades; Blade And Tooth Type - Black & Decker SMS254 Manual

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Adjust the cutting head down until the teeth
of the blade are at the required depth of cut.
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While holding the upper arm in position, turn
the stop knob (47) until it touches the stop
plate (49).
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Check the blade depth by moving the cutting
head front to back through the full motion of
a typical cut along the control arm.
Carrying the tool (fig. N)
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Loosen the mitre detent lever (11) (fig. B)
and turn the table all the way to the right.
Lock the table at the 45° mitre angle.
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Pull the cutting head to the front of the saw
and lock the carriage with the lock knob (48)
(fig. J).
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Lower the cutting head and push in the lock
pin (46) (fig. H).
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Carry the mitre saw with the front and the
rear carrying handles (24, 27).

Blade and tooth type

Material Tooth type 600 ~ 100T 24 ~100T
Wood Lumber
Plywood
Hardboard
Chipboard
Plastic PVC
ABS
Acrylic
PC
PS
Non-ferrous Aluminium
metal Copper
Your mitre saw has been supplied with a
negative rake saw blade. It is advisable to use a
negative rake saw blade.
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Always use a negative rake blade when cutting
non-ferrous metals.
Changing blades (fig.O - Q)
Warning! To avoid injury from accidental
starting, always remove the power plug from the
power source before changing the blades. Use
correctly sharpened saw blades. Observe the
maximum speed and tooth type marked on the
saw blade. Only use Black & Decker
recommended blades.
To replace the saw blade (34), proceed as
follows:
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TCG ATB
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TCG type - For cutting aluminium sheets,
tubing extrusions and other non-ferrous
metals such as copper, brass.
ATB type - For general cutting and trimming
of wood, plywood, and sizing pressboard,
hardboard, and particle board, when a neat
cut is needed.
Press the saw arm release lever (36) and
rotate the moveable lower guard counter
clockwise and clear of the blade. Use one
hand to hold the guard in place (fig. O).
Using a screwdriver, loosen but do not
remove the screw (50). Do not remove the
screw completely as this will make
re-assembly difficult.
Using a screwdriver, loosen but do not
remove the screw (51) until there is
movement in the metal guard plate. Do not
remove the screw completely as this will
make re-assembly difficult.
ENGLISH
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