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ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect battery pack before
making any adjustments, performing any cleaning or
maintenance, or removing/installing attachments or
accessories. An accidental start-up can cause injury.
Your mitre saw is fully and accurately adjusted at the factory at the time
of manufacture. If readjustment due to shipping and handling or any other
reason is required, follow the instructions below to adjust your saw.
Once made, these adjustments should remain accurate. Take a little time
now to follow these directions carefully to maintain the accuracy of which
your saw is capable.
Miter Control (Fig. 10,14)
The miter lock knob (E) and miter latch button (F) allow you to miter
your saw to 48° right and 48° left. The miter latch will automatically
locate at 10˚, 15˚, 22.5˚, 31.62˚ and 45˚ both left and right. To miter
the saw, unlock the miter lock mechanism by pulling up on the miter
lock knob (E). Push the miter latch button (F) down, and set the
miter angle desired on the miter scale (H). Lock the miter lock knob
by pushing it down.
Bevel Lock Knob (Fig. 1, 12A)
The bevel lock allows you to bevel the saw 48° to the left. To adjust
the bevel setting, turn the bevel lock knob (L) counterclockwise to
loosen. To tighten, turn the bevel lock knob clockwise.
CAUTION: Pinch hazard. Be sure to tighten bevel lock knob
before adjusting overrides.
0° Bevel Stop Override (Fig. 12A)
The bevel stop override allows you to bevel the saw up to 3° to
the right. Loosen the 0° bevel stop override screw (AI) until the 0°
bevel stop override bracket (AJ) can freely rotate. Turn the 0° bevel
stop override bracket to allow the saw to rotate past the zero bevel
position, then retighten the override screw.
45º Bevel Stop Override (Fig. 12A)
The bevel stop override allows you to bevel the saw up to 48° to
the left. Loosen the 45° bevel stop override screw (AK) until the 45°
stop override bracket (AL) can freely rotate. Turn the 45° bevel stop
override bracket (AL) to allow the saw to rotate past the 45° bevel
position, then retighten the override screw.
Guard Actuation and Visibility (Fig. 1, 24)
CAUTION: Pinch hazard. To reduce the risk of injury, keep
thumb underneath the operating handle when pulling the
handle down. The lower guard will move up as the operating
handle is pulled down, which could cause pinching.
The lower guard (D) on your saw has been designed to automatically
uncover the blade when the arm is brought down and to cover the blade
when the arm is raised.
Before each use or after making adjustments, cycle the arm (unpowered)
and make sure the guard opens smoothly and closes fully. It should not
contact the blade. With the arm up, raise the guard (unpowered) as shown
in Figure 24 and release. The guard should fully close rapidly. Do not
operate the saw if the guard does not move freely and fully close rapidly.
Never clamp or tie the guard in an open position when operating the saw.
The guard can be raised by hand when installing or removing saw blades or
for inspection of the saw. NEVER RAISE THE LOWER GUARD MANUALLY
UN LESS THE BLADE IS STOPPED.
NOTE: Certain special cuts of large material will require that you manually
raise the guard. Refer to Cutting Large Material under Special Cuts.
The front section of the guard is louvered for visibility while cutting.
Although the louvers dramatically reduce flying debris, there are
openings in the guard and safety glasses should be worn at all times.
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Rail Guide Adjustment (Fig. 1)
Periodically check the rails (M) for any play or clearance. The rails can be
cleaned with a dry clean cloth. The right rail can be adjusted with the rail
adjustment screw (S) shown in Figure 1. To reduce clearance, use a 4 mm
hex wrench and rotate the set screw clockwise gradually while sliding the
saw head back and forth. Reduce play while maintaining minimum slide
force.
Support for Long Pieces
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect battery pack before
making any adjustments, performing any cleaning or
maintenance, or removing/installing attachments or
accessories. An accidental start-up can cause injury.
ALWAYS SUPPORT LONG PIECES.
Never use another person as a substitute for a table extension, as additional
support for a workpiece that is longer or wider than the basic mitre saw
table or to help feed, support or pull the workpiece.
Support long workpieces using any convenient means such as sawhorses
or similar devices to keep the ends from dropping.
Cutting Picture Frames, Shadow Boxes And Other
Four-Sided Projects (Fig. 16, 17)
To best understand how to make the items listed here, we suggest that you
try a few simple projects using scrap wood until you develop a "feel" for
your saw.
Your saw is the perfect tool for mitring corners like the one shown in
Figure 16. Sketch A in Figure 17 shows a joint made by using the bevel
adjustment to bevel the edges of the two boards at 45º each to produce a
90º corner. For this joint the mitre arm was locked in the zero position and
the bevel adjustment was locked at 45º. The wood was positioned with
the broad flat side against the table and the narrow edge against the fence.
The cut could also be made by mitring right and left with the broad surface
against the fence.
Cutting Trim Molding and Other Frames (Fig. 17)
Sketch B in Figure 17 shows a joint made by setting the mitre arm at 45º
to mitre the two boards to form a 90º corner. To make this type of joint, set
the bevel adjustment to zero and the mitre arm to 45º. Once again, position
the wood with the broad flat side on the table and the narrow edge against
the fence.
Figures 16 and 17 are for four-sided objects only.
As the number of sides changes, so do the mitre and bevel angles. The
chart below gives the proper angles for a variety of shapes.
– EXAMPLES –
NUMBER OF
SIDES
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The chart assumes that all sides are of equal length. For a shape that is not
shown in the chart, use the following formula: 180º divided by the number
of sides equals the mitre (if the material is cut vertically) or bevel angle (if the
material is cut laying flat).
Cutting Compound Mitres (Fig. 18)
A compound mitre is a cut made using a mitre angle and a bevel angle at
the same time. This is the type of cut used to make frames or boxes with
slanting sides like the one shown in Figure 18.
NOTE: If the cutting angle varies from cut to cut, check that the bevel lock
knob and the mitre lock handle are securely locked. These must be locked
after making any changes in bevel or mitre.
MITRE OR BEVEL
ANGLE
45°
36°
30°
25.7°
22.5°
20°
18°