Working With The Limit Stops; Working With The Longitudinal Stop; Working With The Angle Stop; Auxiliary Stop - Proxxon FET Manual

equipped with an automatic control that switches on and off
automatically whenever the electrical tool is activated or deac-
tivated.

10. Working with the limit stops

10.1 Working with the longitudinal stop

Assembly (Fig. 10 a):
Is pushed on to the side (from the left or right) over the ruler 5.
Caution:
Locking handle 3 and knurled screw 4 must be loosened for
this procedure!
Adjusting the longitudinal stop (without fine adjustment
function, Fig 10b):
Is possible on both sides of the saw blade. Is done by simply
shifting and then clamping with locking handle 3.
Important:
The knurled screw 4 must be loosened during the adjustment.
Adjusting the longitudinal stop via fine adjustment by
handwheel 7 (fig. 10 c):
1. After a rough preliminary adjustment, tighten knurled screw
4 (toggle screw 3 must be loosened).
2. Fine adjustment now follows by turning the handwheel 7
(one rotation moves the limit stop by 1 mm).
3. After completed adjustment it is recommended to fix the
limit stop additionally by tightening the locking handle 3.
Adjusting the zero position of the limit stop scale:
1. Align the longitudinal stop with the left edge 6 over the zero
mark of the scale (alternatively left or right).
2. Tighten the knurled screw 4 (toggle screw 3 must be loos-
ened).
3. Put the longitudinal stop into position via handwheel 7
where the side facing the saw blade hits the outside edge of
the saw blade teeth.
4. The stop can now be aligned with edge 6 with the help of the
scale (shows the work piece width in mm).
5. Lock the limit stop after completing positioning by tightening
the locking handle 3.
10.2 Working with the angle stop (Fig. 11)
Caution:
Saw cuts of bevels or wedges must always be made by
using the angular stop!
Assembly:
Push the stop rail 1 into the guide of the angle stop and clamp
into the required position with the knurled screw 4.
Using the angle stop (Fig. 12):
Is placed in the designated guides in the table of the FET,
either to the right or left of saw blade 7.
Working with the angle stop without limit stop Fig. 12:
You absolutely must ensure sufficient distance of the end of the
stop rail to the saw blade. To do so, disconnect the device
plug and try shifting the limit stop. Warning: The mains plug
must always be disconnected during all adjustment work! Dan-
ger of injuries due to inadvertent starting up!
Working with the angle stop and the limit stop (Fig. 13):
Insert limit stop 8 in the guide of the stop rail and clamp into the
required position with knurled screw 9.

10.3. Auxiliary stop

Appropriate use of the auxiliary stop is made to be able to eas-
ily cut somewhat larger work pieces as well. For this, the saw
table must be extended first, as described in the chapter
„Extendable saw table"; but the limit stop edge is not „sunk" in
the extendable part by „pressing in" but simply stays outside.
The distance to the saw blade determines the sawing width,
which can therefore be varied depending on by how much the
saw table is pushed in, or extended. To saw, always fix the limit
stop by tightening the knurled screw. See fig. 8b.

11. Sawing

Caution!
Hold the work piece on the saw table as shown in fig. 14.
Adapt the feed according to the material, the saw blade and the
work piece thickness! Hard materials, fine saw blades and
thick work pieces do not "tolerate" as much feed as soft mate-
rials, rough saw blades and thin materials.
Always operate the saw from the position as shown in Fig. 14a
so that you are always in optimal control of the work piece.
Stand in front of the saw while sawing! Never saw with your
FET from the side or even from the back. Ensure sufficient sta-
bility while you work!
If you process correspondingly small work pieces then use the
included push-rod, as shown in fig. 15. This prevents your
hands from coming to close to the revolving saw blade and
thus reduces the risk of injury:
Always keep the push-rod close to hand while working!
If the device is not in use, please use the supplied push-rod in
the designated housing fixture (fig. 14b)!
Please note:
• Only use perfect saw blades.
• Always remove the mains plug for maintenance and upkeep
work.
• Do not let the device operate unsupervised.
When sawing, press the work piece onto the work plate, guide
with sensitivity and with little force, more pressure on the work
plate, less pressure against the saw blade. Guide the work
piece slowly into the saw blade, particularly if the blade is very
thin and the teeth very fine or if the work piece is very thick.
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