Sawing With The Rip Fence - Metabo BKS 400 Plus Original Operating Instructions

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– Never cut several workpieces at the
same time – and also never cut
bundles containing several individu-
al pieces. There is a risk of personal
injury if individual pieces are caught
by the saw blade in an uncontrolled
manner.
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Drawing-in/trapping hazard!
Never cut workpieces to which
ropes, cords, bands, cables or wires
are attached or workpieces which
contain any of these materials.
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Risk of injury!
Do not attempt to remove chips from
the saw table while the saw blade is
rotating. The saw blade must always
be stationary before such work can
be carried out.
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Note:
During every cutting operation make
sure the blade guard is covering the
saw blade and the lower front edge of
the blade guard is touching the work-
piece.
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Sawing with the rip fence

The fence extrusion of the rip fence
must be adapted to the workpiece to be
cut.
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Adapting the rip fence to the work-
piece height
1. Undo the wing nuts (50) and re-
move the fence extrusion.
2. Depending on the workpiece height,
mount the high auxiliary fence (47)
or the low auxiliary fence (48).
3. Fix the fence extrusion in place us-
ing the wing nuts (50).
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4. Lock the rip fence in position with
the lock lever (51).
Adapting the rip fence to the work-
piece length
1. Undo the wing nuts (50) and re-
move the fence extrusion.
2. Adjust the fence extrusion in the
longitudinal direction (49) for the
workpiece length.
3. Fix the fence extrusion in place us-
ing the wing nuts (50).
4. Lock the rip fence in position with
the lock lever (51).
Sawing with the rip fence
1. Lower the rip fence (54) onto the
guide rail (56) on the front of the
saw.
2. Using the scale stamped on the saw
table (53) set the distance from the
rip fence to the saw blade.
3. Lock the rip fence in position with
the lock lever (55).
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Danger!
Always use the push stick if the dis-
tance between saw blade and rip
fence is less than 120 mm.
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Note:
If the push stick is not needed it can be
fastened via the clip (52) to the fence
extrusion.
4. Start motor.
5. Guide the workpiece slowly along
the rip fence up to the saw blade
and cut in a single pass.
6. Turn machine off if no further cutting
is to be done immediately after-
wards.
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Note:
If you do not need the rip fence you can
hang it via the hole (57) on the suspen-
sion bolt (58) on the front right table leg
for easy access.
Setting the rip fence for ripping solid
wood
1. Set the rear end of the rip fence
(59) at a position corresponding to
the midpoint (61) between the saw
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spindle (60) and the saw blade tip
(62).
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Caution!
After every cutting operation use the
push stick to guide the workpiece
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