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Black & Decker KS401 Operation Manual page 10

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E N G L I S H
Loosen and remove the blade retaining screw
(16) by turning it counterclockwise using the
Allen key (17) supplied.
Remove the outer washer (15).
Remove the saw blade (18).
Fitting
Place the saw blade onto the inner washer (19),
making sure that the arrow on the blade points
in the same direction as the arrow on the tool.
Fit the outer washer (15) on the spindle, with the
raised part pointing away from the saw blade.
Insert the blade retaining screw (16) into the hole.
Insert a screwdriver into the hole (14) to
prevent the saw blade from rotating.
Alternatively, hold the outer washer (15) using
an 18 mm spanner.
Securely tighten the blade retaining screw by
turning it clockwise using the Allen key (17)
supplied.
Adjust the riving knife as described below.
Adjusting the riving knife (fig. C & D)
The riving knife prevents the saw blade from
jamming during rip sawing operations. The riving
knife must be adjusted after replacing the saw blade.
Loosen the screw (20) (fig. C).
Position the riving knife (13) as shown in fig. D.
- The distance between the toothed rim
and the riving knife should be 2 - 3 mm.
- The height difference between the
toothed rim and the lower end of the
riving knife should be 2 - 3 mm.
Tighten the screw (20).
Fitting and removing the parallel fence (fig. E)
The parallel fence is used to saw in a straight line
parallel to the edge of the workpiece.
Fitting
Loosen the locking knob (21).
Insert the parallel fence (12) through the
openings (22).
Slide the parallel fence into the desired
position.
Tighten the locking knob.
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Removing
Loosen the locking knob (21).
Pull the parallel fence off the tool.
Adjusting the depth of cut (fig. F)
The depth of cut should be set according to the
thickness of the workpiece. It should exceed the
thickness by approx. 2 mm.
Flip the lever (5) up to unlock the saw shoe.
Move the saw shoe (11) into the desired
position. The corresponding depth of cut can
be read from the scale (6).
Flip the lever down to lock the saw shoe in place.
Adjusting the mitre angle (fig. G)
This tool can be set to mitre angles between 0°
and 45°.
Loosen the locking knob (7) to unlock the saw
shoe.
Move the saw shoe (11) into the desired
position. The corresponding mitre angle can
be read from the scale (8).
Tighten the locking knob to lock the saw shoe
in place.
Switching on and off (fig. H)
Switching on
Keep the lock-off button (2) depressed and
press the on/off switch (1).
Release the lock-off button.
Switching off
Release the on/off switch.
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Let the tool work at its own pace.
Do not overload.
Carefully guide the cable in order to
avoid accidentally cutting it.
Make sure that the Allen key is removed
from the blade retaining screw before
switching on.
15-10-2001, 12:08

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