F.F. Group TMS 210 PLUS Original Instructions Manual page 14

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mounting to the workbench. Always make sure
your compound mitre saw is securely mounted to a
workbench or an approved work stand. Failure to do
so could result in an accident causing serious personal
injury.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
You saw has a precision built electric motor. It
should be connected to a power supply that is
240 volts AC,50-60Hz,only(normal household
current). Do not operate this tool on direct current
(DC). A substantial voltage drop will cause a loss
of power and the motor will overheat. If your tool
does not operate when plugged into an outlet,
double check the power supply.
WARNING The operation of any power tool can result
in foreign objects being thrown into your eyes, which
can result in severe eye damage. Before beginning
power tool operation, always wear safety goggles or
safety glasses with side shields and a full face shield
when needed. We recommend a Wide Vision Safety
Mask for use over eyeglasses or standard safely
glasses with side shields.
WARNING Do not attempt to modify this tool or
create accessories not recommended for use with
this tool. Any such alteration or modification is misuse
and could result in a hazardous condition leading to
possible serious personal injury.
ADJUSTMENT
Your compound mitre saw has been adjusted at
the factory for making very accurate cuts.
However, some of the components might have
been jarred out of alignment during shipping.
Also, over a period of time, readjustment will
probably become necessary due to wear.
After unpacking your saw, check the following
adjustments before you begin using saw. Make any
readjustments that are necessary and periodically
check the parts alignment to make sure that your
saw is cutting accurately.
WARNING
To prevent accidental starting that could cause
possible serious personal injury, assemble all parts to
your saw before connecting it to the power supply.
The saw should never be connected to power supply
when you are assembling parts, making adjustments,
installing or removing blades, or when not in use.
REPLACING BLADE
DANGER
A 254mm x 2.0mm diameter blade is the maximum
blade capacity of your saw. Never use a blade that is
too thick to allow outer blade washer to engage with
the flats on the spindle. Remove lower blade arm
screw and loosen the screw on the blade bolt cover
until the lower blade guard assembly can be raised to
expose the blade bolt.
1. Depress the spindle lock button while rotating
the blade. The spindle lock button will engage
the spindle lock (Fig.11).
2. Remove the blade bolt and outer blade flange
and replace the blade. Use wrench to loosen
the blade bolt. Please Note-this is a left hand
thread, so loosen in a CLOCKWISE direction.
Reattach the outer blade flange and secure
the blade bolt tightly and reattach the lower
blade guard.
WARNING
If the inner blade washer has been removed, replace
it before placing blade on spindle. Failure to do so
could cause an accident since the blade will not
tighten properly.
CAUTION
Always install the blade with the blade teeth pointing
in a downward direction.
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITRE TABLE AT
0° (FIG.12)
Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the
lock down pin to hold the saw arm in the transport
position. Unlock the bevel lock lever and move the
saw arm to the 0°position and lock the bevel lock
lever (Fig.13).
Lay the set square on the mitre table and against
the blade. If the blade and mitre table do not align
adjust as follows (Fig.14).
1. Unscrew the 0°bevel positioning bolt at the
right hand side as shown (Fig.15).
2. Correctly align the blade and mitre table using
the set square and lock the bevel lock lever.
3. Move the saw arm until the pointer bottoms
out at the 0°bevel position and tighten the
0°bevel positioning bolt. Check 0°angle by us-
ing 90°set square from the table to the blade.
If the table and blade do not align, readjust the
0°bevel positioning bolt until aligned then ad-
just the pointer to 0°mark and secure by tight-
ening the pointer screw (Fig.16).
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITRE TABLE
AT 45°
1. Move the saw arm to the 45°bevel position
(Fig.17).
2. If the saw arm cannot reach a full 45° position,
the 45° bevel positioning bolt will have to be
reset (Fig.18).
3. When the saw arm is moved out at the 45° bev-
el position, check 45° angle by using a 45° set
square from the table to the blade. If the table
and blade do not align, readjust the
4. 45°positioning bolt until aligned. Adjust the
pointer to 45° mark again and fix it by tighten-
ing the pointer screw.
DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENT
1. Unplug the power cord.
2. To adjust the depth of cut, either a wrench or
adjustable wrench to loosen the hex nut will
need to be applied.
3. Use a hex key to adjust the depth of cut adjust-
ment screw. The saw blade can be lowered by
turning the screw counterclockwise and can be
raised by turning the screw clockwise.
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