Hitachi C 10RA2 Instruction And Safety Manual page 19

3. Raising and lowering saw blade
Down
Up
Tighten
Wheel
Fig. 20
4. Saw Blade Tilting Operation
The saw blade tilt lock handle is spring loaded and can be repositioned by pulling out on the handle and
repositioning it on the serrated stud located underneath the handle.
Saw Blade
Down
Up
Wheel
Fig. 21
5. Rip Fence Operation
Rip Fence
Fig. 22
(1) Raising saw blade.
Grasp the wheel and rotate it clockwise to raise the saw blade.
Saw Blade
(2) Lowering saw blade.
Grasp the wheel and rotate it counterclockwise to lower the
saw blade.
CAUTION:
Loosen
Tilt Lock Handle
WARNING:
Two methods are available tilting saw blade and are as follows.
(1) Rapid saw blade tilting.
Loosen saw blade tilt lock handle, move the wheel until the
saw blade is at the desired angle and tighten saw blade tilt
Loosen
lock handle.
Tilt Lock
(2) Fine adjustment saw blade tilting.
Handle
Tighten
q Loosen saw blade tilt lock handle.
w Push in wheel until teeth on hub of hand wheel engauge
e Turn wheel to tilt the saw blade to the desired angle and
The rip fence can be used on either side of the saw blade.
The pointer on rip fence indicates the distance between the saw
blade and rip fence.
(1) Raise the grip to the upside and release the fixation of the rip
fence.
(2) Move the rip fence right and left while pressing the width body
against the table surface and set the desired distance from
the saw blade.
(3) Lower the grip to the bottom and fix the rip fence.
WARNING:
Grip
Width Body
CAUTION:
Adjust the saw blade height so it is about 1/8"
(3.2 mm) above the top of the workpiece.
Raising the saw blade much higher than the
workpiece does not make it cut better. It is
unsafe and provides less table surface in front
of the saw blade.
Never operate while saw blade rotating.
The saw tilt lock handle must be locked during
all cutting operations.
with segment gear.
tighten saw blade tilt lock handle.
The grip must be locked during all cutting
operations.
Confirm the rip fence has been properly locked
before operation.
To prevent personal injury, never operate the
power tool if the rip fence is loose.
Make sure that the rip fence is always in parallel
with the miter gauge groove on the table.
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