Standard Crosscuts; Miter Cuts - Metabo KGS 303 Operating Instructions Manual

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WARNING
Use eye protection. Always wear
ANSI approved impact safety
goggles. If you are producing
metal filings or wood chips, wear
a full face shield.
Use ear protection. Always wear
ANSI approved ear protection
such as ear plugs or ear muffs.
Use respiratory protection when
working around metal, wood,
especially treated wood, chemi-
cal dusts or mists. Always wear
an ANSI approved dust mask or
respirator or other respiratory
protection in accordance with
current OSHA, MSHA and NIOSH
regulations.
Wear head protection if required
by your type of work or by regu-
lations applying to the job site.
Wear protective, electrically non-
conductive clothes and non-skid
foot wear.
Safeguard your work piece and
secure it against unintended
movement and slipping during
cutting. Use support for long
work pieces which would other-
wise fall off the machine's rotat-
ing table after the cut. Use the
auxiliary fence for cutting small
pieces.
If possible, work with a suitable
dust collector connected to the
saw. The dust collector must
comply with the data stated in
chapter 15, entitled "Technical
Specifications".
Cut only work pieces that have
dimensions which allow them to
be safely and securely held (or
clamped) during cutting.
Do not jam work pieces.
Never try to slow the saw blade
down or stop it by pushing the
work piece against the saw
blade from the side.
Avoid strained body positions
and over-reaching.
proper operating position:
in front of the machine with
body positioned for normal
operation;
directly in front of the saw;
to the side of the machine.
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WARNING
When tilting the sawhead assem-
bly to the side, hold the sawhead
by the handle and keep your fin-
gers away from the track arm
holder and out of its tilting
range.
Do not reach under the rotating
table when adjusting the miter
angle.
After each cutting operation
return the track arm to its rear
starting position.
8.1

Standard Crosscuts

For standard crosscuts the maximum
dimension (inches) of the work pieces
are:
Width approx.
Height approx.
Starting position:
Transport locking pin pulled out.
Sawhead assembly fully raised.
Cutting depth limit screw set to max-
imum depth. Limit screw is securely
tightened.
Rotating table in 0° position, the lock
screw of the rotating table is
securely tightened.
Sawhead assembly is in vertical (0°)
position, bevel tilt lock lever tight-
ened.
Hinged fence on top of the fence
and secured.
Track arm not extended.
Lock screw of the track arm loos-
ened (only if required, such as when
cutting a wide work piece).
Cutting the work piece:
1. Hold the work piece against the
fence.
2. Press and hold the ON/OFF switch .
3. Slowly swing the sawhead assembly
all the way down, holding the handle
firmly. When sawing exert only mod-
erate pressure. This keeps the
motor speed from dropping.
Assume
4. For wider work pieces pull sawhead
assembly
operator).
5. Cut work piece in a single pass.
11 7/32
3 3/16
forward (towards the
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6. Release the ON/OFF switch and let
the sawhead slowly return to its
upper starting position.
8.2

Miter Cuts

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Note:
A miter cut cuts the work piece at
an angle to the fence.
The maximum work piece dimensions
for miter cut angles are shown in inches
in the table below:
Width
approx.
15° 10 13/16
22.5° 10 1/4
30° 9 5/8
45° 7 7/8
50° 7 1/16
60 ° 5 1/2
right
Starting position:
Sawhead assembly fully raised.
Cutting depth limit screw set to max-
imum depth. Limit screw is securely
tightened.
Sawhead assembly is in vertical (0°)
position, bevel tilt lock lever tight-
ened.
Hinged fence on top of the fence
and secured.
Track arm not extended.
Height
approx.
3 3/16
3 3/16
3 3/16
3 3/16
3 3/16
3 3/16
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