Installing A Blade - Black & Decker BES701 Manual

Installing a blade

Unplug the saw.
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With the arm raised, the guard held open and the guard
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bracket raised, place the blade on the spindle, onto the
blade adapter and against the inner blade clamp with the
teeth at the bottom of the blade pointing toward the back
of the saw.
Assemble the outer clamp washer onto the spindle.
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Install the blade screw and, engaging the spindle lock,
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tighten the screw firmly with wrench provided (turn coun-
terclockwise, left-hand threads).
Adjusting the mitre angle (Fig. K)
Loosen the grip (9) by turning counterclockwise.
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Use the mitre lock release (32) to move the rotary table
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(11) to the position where the pointer (7) points to the
desired angle on the mitre scale (26), tighten the grip
clockwise.
The adjustable support foot (24) is to help keep the tool in
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balance. After each mitre angle adjustment, you should
turn knob on the foot clockwise or counterclockwise until
its bottom touches the ground. There are two positions
depending on the depth of your work bench.
Cutting depth
If you want to cut a groove you can set the depth of cut using
the depth of cut screw (29) or the blade.
Turn the depth of cut screw (29) and fix with the counter
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nut.
The depth stop allows the depth of cut of the blade to be
limited. The stop is useful for applications such as grooving
and tall vertical cuts. To adjust the depth stop, loosen the
locking nut and adjust the depth adjustment screw to set the
desired depth of cut. To secure the adjustment, tighten the
locking nut.
Adjusting the bevel angle (Fig. L)
When tilting the carriage to the left, loosen the lever (2) at the
rear of the tool counterclockwise. Unlock the arm by pushing
the handle somewhat strongly in one direction only.
Tilt the saw blade until the pointer (25) points to the
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desired angle on the bevel scale (27).
Tighten the lever (2) clockwise firmly to secure the arm.
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Warning! When tilting the saw blade, be sure to raise the
handle fully. After changing the bevel angle, always secure the
arm by tightening the lever clockwise.
Warning! When tilting the saw blade, always be aware of the
weight of the head and make sure to avoid it crashing over.
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Switch action (Fig. )
Caution! Before plugging in the tool, always check to see that
the switch trigger (19) actuates properly and returns to the
"OFF" position when released.
(Original instructions)
To start the tool, move the safety release lever (20) to the
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right with your index finger.
Press the switch trigger (19).
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To stop the tool, release the switch trigger (19).
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Warning! Never use tool without a fully operative switch
trigger. Any tool with an inoperative switch is
HIGHLY DANGEROUS and must be repaired before usage.
Use of Cut line System
Note: The mitre saw must be connected to a power source.
The Cut line System is equipped with an on/off switch (21).
The Cut line System is independent of the mitre saw's trigger
switch.
The light does not need to be on in order to operate the saw.
To cut through an existing pencil line on a piece of wood:
Turn on the Cut line system, then pull down on the operat-
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ing handle (18) to bring the saw blade close to the wood.
The shadow of the blade will appear on the wood.
Align the pencil line with the edge of the blade's shadow.
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You may have to adjust the mitre or bevel angles in order
to match the pencil line exactly.
(Fig. N)
Crosscuts
A crosscut is made by cutting wood across the grain at any
angle. A straight crosscut is made with the miter arm at the
zero degree position. Set and lock the miter arm at zero, hold
the wood firmly on the table and against the fence.
With the rail lock knob tightened, turn on the saw by squeez-
ing the trigger switch (19).
When the saw comes up to speed (about 1 second) lower
the arm smoothly and slowly to cut through the wood. Let the
blade come to a full stop before raising arm.
When cutting anything larger than a 51mm x 102mm, use an
out-down-back motion with the rail lock knob loosened.
Pull the saw out, toward you, lower the saw head down toward
the workpiece, and slowly push the saw back to complete the
cut. Do not allow the saw blade to contact the top of the work-
piece while pulling out. The saw may run toward you, possibly
causing personal injury or damage to the workpiece.
Warning! Always use a work clamp to maintain control and
reduce the risk of workpiece damage and personal injury.
Note: The rail lock knob must be loose to allow the saw
to slide along its rails.
Miter crosscuts are made with the miter arm at some angle
other than zero. This angle is often 45º for making corners, but
can be set anywhere from zero to 47º left or 47° right. Make
the cut as described above.
To cut through an existing pencil line on a piece of wood,
match the angle as close as possible. Cut the wood a little too
long and measure from the pencil line to the cut edge to
determine which direction to adjust the miter angle and
recut. This will take some practice, but it is a commonly used
technique.
ENGLISH
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