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10" Compound Miter Saw
240-3669
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
CAUTION: To Reduce The Risk Of Injury, User Must Read
And Understand Operator's Manual. Save These
Instructions For Future Reference.
For questions / comments, technical assistance or repair parts –
Please Call Toll Free: 1-866-858-2664. (M-F 8am – 6pm EST.)
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- Page 1 10” Compound Miter Saw 240-3669 OPERATOR’S MANUAL CAUTION: To Reduce The Risk Of Injury, User Must Read And Understand Operator’s Manual. Save These Instructions For Future Reference. For questions / comments, technical assistance or repair parts – Please Call Toll Free: 1-866-858-2664. (M-F 8am – 6pm EST.)
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TAbLE Of CONTENTS Safety Symbols ............Page 2 Safety Instructions . -
Page 3: Safety Symbols
SAfETy SyMbOLS Some of these following symbols may be used on this tool. Please study them and learn their meaning. Proper interpretation of these symbols will allow you to operate the tool better and safer. Symbol Designation / Explanation Name Volts Voltage Amperes... -
Page 4: Safety Instructions
SAfETy INSTRUCTIONS The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible dangers. The safety symbols and the explanations with them deserve your careful attention and understanding. The symbol warnings do not, by themselves, eliminate any danger. The instructions and warnings they give are no substitutes for proper accident prevention measures. - Page 5 SAfETy INSTRUCTIONS kNOW THE TOOL 3. keep work area clean. Cluttered areas and benches invite accidents. 4. Don’t use in a dangerous environment. WARNING: To reduce the risk Don’t use power tools in damp or wet of injury, user must read the Operator’s locations or expose them to rain.
- Page 6 SAfETy INSTRUCTIONS 10. Wear proper apparel. Do not wear loose 20. Direction of feed: Always feed work clothing, gloves, neckties, rings, bracelets, into a blade or cutter against the direction or other jewelry that can get caught of rotation of the blade or cutter. 21.
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Page 7: Electrical Safety
SAfETy INSTRUCTIONS ELECTRICAL SAfETy 4. AVOID body contact with grounded surfaces such as pipes, radiators, ranges and refrigerators. There is an increased risk WARNING: Do not permit fingers of electric shock if your body is grounded. to touch the terminal or plug when 5. - Page 8 SAfETy INSTRUCTIONS SAfETy PRECAUTIONS WARNING: Use of controls, fOR LASERS adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous This miter saw has a built-in laser light. The is radiation exposure. a Class II laser that emits a maximum output power of 1 mW, 635 nm wavelengths.
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Page 9: Specific Safety Rules
SAfETy INSTRUCTIONS SPECIfIC SAfETy RULES 13. SUPPORT long workpieces when cutting to minimize the risk of blade pinching fOR MITER SAWS or kickback. The saw may slip, walk or slide while cutting long or heavy boards. WARNING: for your own safety, 14. -
Page 10: For Safe Operation
SAfETy INSTRUCTIONS 25. DO NOT turn the motor switch on and 1. know your power tool. Read the off rapidly. This could cause the blade to Operator’s Manual carefully. Learn the loosen, which could create a hazard. Should applications and limitations, as well as the this ever occur, stand clear and allow the specific potential hazards related to this saw blade to come to a complete stop. - Page 11 SAfETy INSTRUCTIONS GLOSSARy Of 13. Revolutions Per Minute (RPM): The number of turns completed by a spinning WOODWORkING TERMS object in one minute. 14. Saw blade Path: The area over, under, 1. Spindle: The revolving shaft on which a behind, or in front of the blade, as it blade or cutting tool is mounted.
- Page 12 OVERVIEW fIG. 1 ON/OFF Trigger switch Replaceable brush Safety lock-off button Upper blade guard Dust port Hold-down clamp Motor assembly Lower blade guard Bevel indicator Miter indicator Bevel locking lever Miter locking knob Miter detent locking lever Page 11 Page 11...
- Page 13 OVERVIEW Laser On/Off Switch: Press the laser switch Miter-detent Locking lever: locks to turn the dual laser lines on and off. releases the table from a miter detent. Worklight On/Off Switch: Press bevel Locking lever: securely locks your worklight switch to turn the worklight on compound miter saw at the desired bevel and off.
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Page 14: Assembly
ASSEMbLy POWER SUPPLy SAWDUST EJECTION PORT (fIG. 3) The power tool supply must match the nameplate rating. FIG. 3 UNPACkING AND CHECkING CONTENTS (fIG. 2) FIG. 2 Saw with 40T blade This miter saw comes with a dust bag to help you keep the work area clean. -
Page 15: Saw Could Result In Accidental Starting
ASSEMbLy MITER-ANGLE INDICATOR 2. Set the bevel and miter angles to 0°. 3. Lower and lock the saw arm in the ADJUSTMENT (If NECESSARy) “DOWN” position. (fIG. 5) 4. Place the heel of a carpenter’s square (available separately) against the blade and the rule of the square against the FIG. - Page 16 ASSEMbLy SQUARING THE bLADE TO THE FIG. 6b MITER TAbLE (fIG. 6A - 6b) FIG. 6a 6. Loosen the lock nut with a hex wrench (available separately) as shown in Fig. 7. Adjust the setting bolt in or out until the leg of the square is flush with the saw blade over its entire length.
- Page 17 ASSEMbLy bEVEL-LOCk TENSION FIG. 8a ADJUSTMENT Over time and through normal use, the ten- sion in the Bevel Lock Lever may require adjustment. Follow the steps below to make FIG. 8b proper tension adjustments. To tighten the bevel lock lever tension: If the bevel locking lever is in the lower locked position and the miter saw head will not lock, then perform the tension tightening...
- Page 18 ASSEMbLy bEVEL-ANGLE INDICATOR To loosen the bevel lock lever tension: If the bevel locking lever is in the upper un- ADJUSTMENT (If NECESSARy) locked position and the miter saw head will (fIG. 10) not bevel, then perform the tension loosen- ing steps shown below.
- Page 19 ASSEMbLy ADJUSTING THE bLADE TO NOTICE: be sure to rest the square against the body of the blade and not against the THE MITER TAbLE 45° bEVEL, teeth of the blade. 0° MITER (fIG. 11A - 11b) FIG. 11b FIG. 11a 45°...
- Page 20 ASSEMbLy ADJUSTING THE bEVEL STOP ADJUSTING THE bLADE TO THE TO 33.9° (fIG.12) MITER TAbLE 48° bEVEL, 0° MITER (fIG. 13) FIG. 12 FIG. 13 33.9° setting bolt stop pawl 48° stopping plate NOTICE: Adjust the 33.9° bevel angle only To set the cutting angle to 48°, pull out the after performing the 0°...
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Page 21: Pivot Adjustments
ASSEMbLy PIVOT ADJUSTMENTS DEPTH-STOP ADJUSTMENT (fIG. 15) NOTICE: These adjustments were made at the factory and under normal FIG. 15 circumstances require re-adjustment. Saw-Arm Travel Pivot Adjustment: Your saw arm should rise (travel) completely to the up position by itself after release head assembly lock pin (Fig. -
Page 22: Operation
OPERATION Use machine bolts, lock washers and hex WARNING: To reduce the risk of nuts (not included) in to securely fasten the injury, wear safety goggles or glasses with saw to the supporting surface. side shields. Bolts should be long enough to fit through WARNING: before each use, verify the saw base, lock washers, hex nuts and... - Page 23 OPERATION WORkLIGHT ON/Off (fIG. 19) WARNING: BEFORE starting any cutting operation, clamp or bolt your compound miter saw to a workbench or FIG. 19 flat stable work surface. NEVER operate your miter saw on the floor or in a crouched position.
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Page 24: Workpiece Support
OPERATION WORkPIECE SUPPORT Long workpiece support (fig. 22) WARNING: Never use the help of FIG. 22 another person as a substitute for a table extension or as a support for a workpiece that is longer or wider than the basic miter table and the attached extension supports. - Page 25 OPERATION WARNING: FIG. 23b When using the clamp included or a C-clamp (sold separately) to secure the workpiece; clamp the 45° Miter workpiece on one side of the blade ONLy. crosscutting The workpiece MUST remain unclamped on the other side of the blade to prevent the blade from binding in the workpiece.
- Page 26 OPERATION 7. Place the workpiece flat on the miter 14. To turn the saw on, press the safety table, with one edge securely placed lock-off button while pressing the On/ against the fence. If the board is Off trigger switch located under the warped, place the convex side against handle.
- Page 27 OPERATION 2. Use a pencil to mark the cut line WARNING: To avoid serious on the workpiece. personal injury, always keep hands 3. Make sure the miter table is positioned outside the “No-Hands Zone”, as marked at 0° and locked using the miter-table on the miter-saw table, or at least 3”...
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Page 28: Compound Miter Cutting
OPERATION COMPOUND MITER CUTTING Compound Miter Cut with the Miter Saw (fIG. 25) 1. Unplug the saw. WARNING: failure to unplug the FIG. 25 saw could result in accidental start-up, which may cause serious injury. 2. Use a pencil to mark the cut line on the workpiece. -
Page 29: Cutting Warped Material
OPERATION CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL 10. Plug in the saw and turn on the laser. 11. Align the pencil line in the center of (fIG. 26 - 27) the dual laser line. 12. Use the hold-down clamp to secure the workpiece against the miter-saw table FIG. -
Page 30: Cutting Base Molding
OPERATION CUTTING bASE MOLDING 4. Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge securely against the (fIG. 28) fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of the board is against FIG. - Page 31 OPERATION NOTICE: Always use the hold-down When cutting crown molding, the bevel clamp, and place tape on the area being angle should be set at 33.9°, and the miter clamped to avoid marks on the workpiece. angle should be set at 31.6° either left or right, depending on the desired cut for the Your miter saw is ideal for cutting crown application.
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Page 32: Maintenance
MAINTENANCE SERVICE Of LASER GUIDE WARNING: To ensure safety and reliability, all repairs should be performed Use a soft paintbrush or similar device to by a qualified service technician. remove sawdust debris. WARNING: (Compressed air contains fine oil droplets When servicing, use that adhere to the lens. -
Page 33: Removing The Blade
MAINTENANCE REMOVING THE bLADE 7. Remove the outer flange and the blade. Wipe the flanges and spindle to remove (fIG. 30-31) any dust and debris. INSTALLING THE bLADE (fIG. 32) WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, always unplug the tool before FIG. -
Page 34: Replacing Carbon Brushes
MAINTENANCE The factory installed carbon brushes in the 5. Press and hold the spindle-lock button, and use the wrench (included) to turn the motor assembly. Inspect them regularly arbor screw counter-clockwise until the by following the instructions below. Keep lock engages. Securely tighten the arbor brushes clean and sliding freely in their screw. -
Page 35: Troubleshooting
TROUbLESHOOTING PRObLEM SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION CAUSE Brake does not 1. Motor brushes not 1. Inspect/clean/replace brushes. stop blade within 10 sealed or lightly sticking. See MAINTENANCE section. seconds. 2. Motor brake overheated 2. Use a recommended blade. from use of defective or 3. - Page 36 NOTES Page 35...
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Page 39: Day Money Back Guarantee
30-DAy MONEy bACk GUARANTEE: This PERFORMAX® brand power tool carries our 30-Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied with your PERFORMAX® brand power tool for any reason within thirty (30) days from the date of purchase, return the tool with your original receipt to any MENARDS®... - Page 40 © 2011 Menard, Inc., Eau Claire, WI 54703 09/2011 Page 39...
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