Table Of Contents; Safety Symbols - Bosch PROFACTOR GCM18V-10SDN14 Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

The definitions below describe the level of severity for each signal word.
Safety Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
General Power Tool Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Safety Instructions for Miter Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Additional Safety Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Getting to Know Your Miter Saw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cutting Masonry/Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cutting Capacities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unpacking and Checking Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Unpacking the Miter Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Checking Contents in Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tools Needed For Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Verifying Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Checking Combination Square . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Storing the Torx Wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Attaching the Miter Lock Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Attaching the Base Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Inserting and Releasing Battery
Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Removing and Installing Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Safety Symbols

Please read the manual and pay attention to these symbols.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards.
Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious
injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
moderate injury.

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Assembling Dust Collection System. . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Head Assembly Lock Pin. . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Miter Detent System - Adjustment Procedure . . 24
0° Bevel Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
45° Bevel Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Transporting and Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lifting the Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mounting Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Preparing for Saw Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Switch Activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Built-in LED Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Body and Hand Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Workpiece Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Saw Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Brake Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Miter Lock Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using Miter Detent System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Miter Detent Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chop Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Slide Cuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Miter Cuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bevel Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40