English CONTENTS GENERAL POWER TOOL SAFETY WARNINGS......... 45 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR MITER SAW..........47 PRECAUTIONS ON USING SLIDE COMPOUND MITER SAW....49 SYMBOLS..................... 52 NAME OF PARTS..................53 SPECIFICATIONS..................54 STANDARD ACCESSORIES................ 56 APPLICATIONS.................... 56 PRIOR TO OPERATION................56 PRIOR TO CUTTING..................
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English b) Avoid body contact with earthed or grounded surfaces, such as pipes, radiators, ranges and refrigerators. There is an increased risk of electric shock if your body is earthed or grounded. Do not expose power tools to rain or wet conditions. Water entering a power tool will increase the risk of electric shock.
English The correct power tool will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it was designed. b) Do not use the power tool if the switch does not turn it on and off. Any power tool that cannot be controlled with the switch is dangerous and must be repaired.
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English Use clamps to support the workpiece whenever possible. If supporting the workpiece by hand, you must always keep your hand at least 100 mm from either side of the saw blade. Do not use this saw to cut pieces that are too small to be securely clamped or held by hand.
English 12. Provide adequate support such as table extensions, saw horses, etc. for a workpiece that is wider or longer than the table top. Workpieces longer or wider than the miter saw table can tip if not securely supported. If the cut-off piece or workpiece tips, it can lift the lower guard or be thrown by the spinning blade.
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20. Do not use saw blades which are damaged or deformed. 21. Do not use saw blades manufactured from high speed steel. 22. Use only saw blades recommended by HiKOKI. 23. The saw blades should be 305 mm external diameter ranges.
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English 31. Connect the slide compound miter saw to a dust collecting device when sawing wood. 32. Take care when slotting. 33. When transporting or carrying the tool, do not grasp the holder. Grasp the handle instead of the holder. 34.
English SYMBOLS WARNING The following show symbols used for the machine. Be sure that you understand their meaning before use. To reduce the risk of injury, user must read instruction manual. Do not stare at operating lamp. Always wear eye protection. Always wear hearing protection.
English NAME OF PARTS Motor head Brush cap Name plate Gear case Motor ass'y Dust bag Switch handle Left hex. 10 mm socket bolt LED light Locking pin Rotation direction Holder (A) Hinge Saw blade Indicator Lower guard (For bevel scale) Sub fence (A) Set pin (A) Fence (A)
(For bevel scale) Miter lock handle Holder Miter scale 6 mm machine screw Base Fig. 3 SPECIFICATIONS Model C 12RSH3 Type Series commutator motor Motor Voltage 220 V Power input 1520 W LED light Outside Dia. 305 mm, Applicable saw blade Hole Dia.
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English Table 1 : Max. sawing dimension Max. sawing dimension Head Turntable With aux. Max. height Max. width board 107 mm 312 mm *120 mm 260 mm 25 mm Left 45° 107 mm 220 mm Miter *120 mm 180 mm 25 mm Right 45°...
English STANDARD ACCESSORIES In addition to the main unit (1 unit), the package contains the accessories listed in the below. Table 2 305 mm TCT Saw blade (mounted on tool) Dust bag 8 mm Hex. bar Vise Assembly Holder Sub Fence (mounted on tool) APPLICATIONS Cutting various types of aluminium sash and wood.
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English Do not use with direct current, or transformers such as boosters. Doing so may result in damage or accidents. Power switch Ensure that the power switch is in the OFF position. If the plug is connected to a receptacle while the trigger switch is in the ON position, the power tool will start operating immediately, inviting serious accident.
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English Base holder adjustment (Fig. 5) Loosen the 6 mm bolt with the 10 mm box wrench. Adjust the base holder until its bottom surface contacts the bench or the floor surface. After adjustment, firmly tighten the 6 mm bolt. Holder 6 mm bolt Fig.
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English Support bar Dust bag Vertical Dust port Gear case Fig. 7 WARNING Do not use this saw to cut and/or sand metals. The hot chips or sparks may ignite saw dust from the bag material. CAUTION ○ Empty the dust bag frequently to prevent the duct and the lower guard from becoming clogged.
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English Lower guard is designed to protect the operator from coming into contact with the saw blade during operation of the tool. Always check that the lower guard moves smoothly and covers the saw blade properly. (Fig. 8) Lower guard Fig.
English Indicator Indicator 8 mm set screw (For bevel scale) (For bevel scale) (For right angle) Set pin (A) 8 mm set screw (For right 45° bevel angle) 8 mm set screw (For left 45° bevel angle) Fig. 9 11. Checking the saw blade lower limit position Check that the saw blade can be lowered 9 mm to 11 mm below the table insert.
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English Right angle cutting (Fig. 11-a) Loosen the three 5 mm machine screws, then secure the left side table insert and temporarily tighten the 5 mm machine screws of both ends. Then fix a workpiece (about 200 mm wide) with the vise assembly and cut it off. After aligning the cutting surface with the edge of the table insert, securely tighten the 5 mm machine screws of both ends.
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English Saw Blade Table Insert 5 mm Machine screw Right bevel angle cutting Fig. 11-c CAUTION After adjusting the table insert for right angle cutting, the table insert will be cut to some extent if it is used for bevel angle cutting. When bevel cutting operation is required, adjust the table insert for bevel angle cutting.
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English Sub fence (A) Mounting position of the sub fence (A) 6 mm wing bolt Fence (A) Fig. 12 Confirmation for use of sub fence (B) (Fig. 13) WARNING When left bevel angle cutting, loosen the 6 mm wing bolt, then slide the sub fence (B) outward.
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English Slide carriage system (Fig. 14) WARNING To reduce the risk of injury, return slide carriage to the full rear position after each crosscut operation. For chop cutting operations on small workpieces, slide the cutting head assembly completely toward the rear of the unit and tighten the slide securing knob. To cut wide boards up to 312 mm, the slide securing knob must be loosened to allow the cutting head slide freely.
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English Locking pin Fence Miter lock handle 6 mm machine screw Miter scale Indicator (For miter scale) 4 mm screw Fig. 15 Miter angle adjustment The slide compound miter saw scale can be easily read, showing miter angles from 0° to 45°...
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English 4 mm screw Positive stop lever Detent lever Indicator (For miter scale) Miter lock handle Bevel lock handle Fig. 16 LED lighting system (Fig. 17) [XACT CUT LED™] CAUTION Do not stare at operating lamp. Staring into the light beam may result in serious injury or vision loss.
English PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS WARNING ○ To avoid personal injury, never remove or place a workpiece on the table while the tool is being operated. ○ Never place your limbs inside of the line next to warning sign while the tool is being operated (see Fig.
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English Trigger switch Fig. 19 Turn on the LED light Press the LED light switch to switch the LED light. Using the Vise Assembly (Standard accessory) (Fig. 20) WARNING Use clamps to support the workpiece whenever possible. If supporting the workpiece by hand, you must always keep your hand at least 100 mm from either side of the saw blade.
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English Turn the upper knob and securely fix the workpiece in position. (Fig. 20) Knob Screw Holder Hex. socket set screw (Optional accessory) Vise Plate Vise Shaft Workpiece Sub Fence (A) (Sub Fence (B)) Fence (A) (Fence (B)) Fig. 20 NOTE When using the vise, make sure that the tool is free of any excessive contact when the unit is swung or slid.
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English After cutting the workpiece to the desired depth, turn the power tool OFF and let the saw blade stop completely before raising the handle from the workpiece to return it to the full retract position. WARNING ○ Confirm that the trigger switch is turned OFF and the power plug has been removed from the receptacle whenever the tool is not in use.
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English Cutting large workpieces (Fig. 23, Fig. 24) There may be case when a complete cutting cannot be done depending on the height of workpiece. In this case, mount an auxiliary board with the 6 mm flat head screws and the 6 mm nuts using the 7 mm holes on the fence surface (two holes on each side).
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English Cutting wide workpieces (Slide cutting) (Fig. 25) Workpieces up to 107 mm high and 312 mm wide: Loosen the slide securing knob (A) (Fig. 3 on page 54), grip the handle and slide the saw blade forward. Then press down on the handle and slide the saw blade backward to cut the workpiece.
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English Bevel cutting procedures WARNING When changing the oblique angle, hold down the motor head. If the motor head moves to an oblique angle suddenly, it may result in injury or damage to the main body. Loosen the bevel lock handle and bevel the saw blade to the left or to the right. To change the bevel angle to the right, loosen the bevel lock handle, then pull out the set pin (A) toward the front, and tilt the motor head to the right.
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English WARNING ○ When the workpiece is secured on the left or right side of the blade, the short cut- off portion will come to rest on the right or left side of the saw blade. Always turn the power off and let the saw blade stop completely before raising the handle from the workpiece.
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English ○ Operation of the saw with the miter scale and indicator out of alignment, will result in poor cutting precision. Turntable Positive stop lever Tighten Indicator Miter scale Miter lock handle (For miter scale) Fig. 27 10. Compound cutting procedures Compound cutting can be performed by following the instructions in 8 and 9 above.
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English As indicated in Fig. 28, use a steel square for aligning the upper edge of the holders with the base surface. Loosen the 6 mm wing nut. Turn a height adjustment bolt 6 mm, and adjust the height of the holder.
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English 14. Confirmation for use Crown molding vise, Crown molding Stopper (L) and (R) (Optional accessory) Crown molding Stopper (L) and (R) (optional accessories) allow easier cuts of crown molding without tilting the saw blade. Install them in the base both-sides side to be shown in Fig.
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English Crown molding Vise Ass’y (Optional accessory) Hex. socket set screw Knob (Optional accessory) Crown molding Crown molding Stopper (L) (Optional accessory) Crown molding Stopper (R) (Optional accessory) Fig. 31 Tighten the 6 mm wing bolt to secure the Crown molding Stoppers. Refer to the lower table for the miter angle.
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English Adjust to the desired cutting depth by setting the distance between the saw blade and the surface of the base (Fig. 32). 6 mm depth adjustment bolt Groove Bottom line of ⓐ the groove Hinge ⓑ ⓑ Turntable Fig. 32 NOTE When cutting a single groove at either end of the workpiece, remove the unneeded portion with a chisel.
English Dust extractor Hose (id 38 mm) Dust collection adapter (Optional accessory) Adapter (Dust extractor's standard accessory) Joint (C) (Optional accessory) Hose band (Optional accessory) Duct Fig. 33 MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING SAW BLADE WARNING To prevent an accident or personal injury, always turn off the trigger switch and disconnect the power plug from the receptacle before removing or installing a saw blade.
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English Remove the bolt and washer (B). Spindle lock Washer (B) Loosen 10 mm bolt Dust guide 8 mm hex. bar wrench Tighten Fig. 34-a Saw blade Left hex. 10 mm socket bolt Washer (A) Washer (B) Fig. 34-b Lift the lower guard and mount the saw blade. WARNING When mounting the saw blade, confirm that the rotation indicator mark on the saw blade and the rotation direction of the gear case (Fig.
English CAUTION ○ A dust guide is installed inside behind the hinge. When removing or installing the saw blade, do not make contact with the dust guide. Contact may break or chip saw blade tips. (Fig. 34-a) ○ Confirm that the spindle lock has returned to the retract position after installing or removing the saw blade.
English Carriage handle Handle Slide securing knob Miter lock Holder (A) handle Base grip Vise assembly Hinge Piece of wood to secure the vise Fig. 35 When transporting the main body, carry it in your arms, holding the grip located on the base with both hands.
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English Inspecting the mounting screws Regularly inspect all mounting screws and ensure that they are properly tightened. Should any of the screws be loose, re-tighten them immediately. Failure to do so could result in serious hazard. Inspecting the carbon brushes (Fig. 36) The motor employs carbon brushes which are consumable parts.
When the tool is not in use, keep it stored in a dry place out of the reach of children. TROUBLESHOOTING Use the inspections in the table below if the tool does not operate normally. If this does not remedy the problem, consult your dealer or the HiKOKI Authorized Service Center. Symptom Possible cause...
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English Symptom Possible cause Remedy Cannot be tilted The bevel lock handle has not Loosen the bevel lock handle been loosened. and then tilt the tool. After adjusting the loosened component, make sure to tighten it once again. Cannot be tilted to the right Set pin (A) has not been Tilt to the right after pulling out pulled out.
English SELECTING ACCESSORIES Select accessories that are suited to a specific task. For details contact HiKOKI Authorized Service Center. Part Number: Part Number: 328326 324452 Part Number: 339652 Part Number: Part Number: 322955 380840 Part Number: Part Number: Part Number:...
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English Part Number: Part Number: 339661 339625 Part Number: 339662 Part Number: 307956 Part Number: Part Number: 307956 Part Number: 996722 322677 Part Number: Part Number: Part Number: 322047 965841 339626 Part Number: Part Number: 996722 304043 Part Number: 996247 Part Number: 339624 Part Number: 339660 Part Number:...
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