Getting To Know Your Miter Saw - Bosch GCM18V-12GDC Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

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1. Switch Lock-OFF Release Buttons – One of these two
buttons must be pressed before the power switch can be
pressed.
2. Power Switch – The power switch used with the "Lock-
OFF" button energizes the unit.
3. Main Handle – This handle contains the power switch.
Pulling this handle down lowers the blade into the work-
piece.
4. Lower Blade Guard/Lower Guard Lip – The lower blade
guard helps protect your hands from the spinning blade.
It retracts as the blade is lowered. Lip can be used to
raise the lower guard in the event that the guard becomes
jammed on a workpiece.
5. Blade – Use only 12" (305 mm) diameter blades with 1"
(25.4 mm) diameter arbor holes.
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6. Chip Deflector – Deflects cut-off workpieces from enter-
ing the upper guard.
7. Upper Guard – Covers upper portion of the blade.
8. Sliding Fences – Support for the workpiece. The fenc-
es have a cast-in scale to make repetitive cuts easy. The
fences also have holes to secure an auxiliary fences if
desired.
9. Stationary Fence – Stationary fence is bolted to the
base and will support the workpiece when the sliding
fence is removed.
10. Kerf Inserts – Kerf inserts can be adjusted to different
blade widths to minimize workpiece tear-out.
11. Miter Detent Override – Allows detent action to be
locked out, allowing for micro-adjustments to any
miter angle.
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