Bosch 1659 Operating/Safety Instructions Manual page 13

BM 2610925945 6-05
POCKET CUTS
Disconnect battery pack from tool 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. 10).
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. WARNING: As blade starts
cutting the 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. WARNING: Allow blade
to come to a 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. 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. 10
FOOT
RIP CUTS
The combination blade provided with your saw
is for both cross cuts and rip cuts. Ripping is
cutting lengthwise with the grain of the wood.
Rip cuts are easy to do with a rip fence (Fig.
13). Rip Fence is available as an accessory (not
included). To attach fence, insert fence through
slots in foot to desired width as shown and
secure with the knob.
FIG. 13
KNOB
RIP
FENCE
6/10/05 10:30 AM
LOWER
GUARD
LIFT
LEVER
DESIRED
WIDTH
OF CUT
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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 KICK-
BACK and extra load on the motor (Fig. 11).
Support the panel or board close to the cut, as
shown in (Fig. 12). Be sure to set the depth of
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.
FIG. 11
WRONG
RIP BOARD GUIDE
When rip cutting large sheets, the rip fence
may not allow the desired width of cut. Clamp
or nail a straight piece of 1" (25 mm) lumber to
the sheet as a guide (Fig. 14). Use the right
side of the foot against the board guide.
RIP
BOARD
GUIDE
-13-
FIG. 12
RIGHT
FIG. 14
DESIRED
LINE
OF CUT