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Performax 240-3688 Operator's Manual

Performax 240-3688 Operator's Manual

10” sliding miter saw with dual laser lines
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10" Sliding Miter Saw with
Dual Laser Lines
240-3688
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
CAUTION: To Reduce The Risk Of Injury, User Must
Read And Understand Operator's Manual. Save These
Instructions For Future Reference.
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  • Page 1 10” Sliding Miter Saw with Dual Laser Lines 240-3688 OPERATOR’S MANUAL CAUTION: To Reduce The Risk Of Injury, User Must Read And Understand Operator’s Manual. Save These Instructions For Future Reference. Page 1...

  • 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...

  • 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 .

  • 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 Precautions

    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 .

  • Page 9: Specific Safety Rules

    SAFETy INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFIC SAFETy RULES 13 . ALWAyS be sure that the blade clears the work piece. ALWAyS allow the motor FOR MITER SAWS to come up to full speed bEFORE starting a cut . NEVER start the saw with the blade WARNING: For your own safety, touching the work piece .

  • Page 10: For Safe Operation

    SAFETy INSTRUCTIONS 20 . DO NOT use dull or damaged blades. 1 . know your power tool. Read the Operator’s Manual carefully. Learn the Bent blades can break easily or cause kickback . applications and limitations, as well as the 21 .
  • Page 11 SAFETy INSTRUCTIONS GLOSSARy OF 14 . No-Hands Zone: The area between the marked lines on the left and right side of WOODWORkING TERMS the miter-table base . This zone is identified by No-Hands Zone symbols inside the lines 1 . Spindle: The revolving shaft on which a marked on the miter table base .

  • Page 12: Overview / Specifications

    OVERVIEW FIG. 1 Safety Lock-off Button Carry Handle Carbon Brush Carbon Brush Saw Head Lower Blade Guard Work Light Upper Sliding Fence Miter Locking Knob Lower Moveable Fence Base Table Bevel Locking Lever Miter Detent Locking Lever Slide Rail Locking Knob Lock Pin Laser ON/OFF Switch Work Light ON/OFF Switch...
  • 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 . Work light On/Off Switch: Press the work bevel Locking lever: securely locks your light switch to turn the work light on and off .

  • Page 14: Assembly

    ASSEMbLy CONTENTS SQUARING THE bLADE TO THE FENCE (FIG. 3) Miter saw, 40T carbide-tip blade, 2 extension wings, hold-down clamp, hex key, dust FIG. 3 collection bag, operator’s manual UNPACkING WARNING: Carefully remove the tool and any accessories from the box. Make sure that all items listed in the packing list are included.
  • Page 15 ASSEMbLy SQUARING THE bLADE TO THE 5 . If the blade is not 90° to the fence, completely unscrew the fence locking TAbLE (FIG. 6-8) knob and remove the fence extensions . 6 . Loosen the four hex-head bolts (Fig . 4) WARNING: Failure to unplug your and rotate the fence until the square is...
  • Page 16 ASSEMbLy FIG. 8 FIG. 9b NOTICE: If the bevel locking lever cannot 5 . Lift to loosen the bevel locking lever secure the saw arm after depressed, keep (Fig . 8) . it at the depressed position (Fig. 10a) and 6 .
  • Page 17 ASSEMbLy ADJUSTING THE bLADE TO THE FIG. 10b MITER TAbLE 45° bEVEL, 0° MITER (FIG. 12-13) FIG. 12 bEVEL-ANGLE INDICATOR ADJUSTMENT (IF NECESSARy) (FIG. 11) WARNING: FIG. 11 Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing serious injury. 1 .
  • Page 18 ASSEMbLy ADJUSTING THE bEVEL STOP FIG. 13 TO 33.9° (FIG. 14) FIG. 14 Lock Nut 33 .9° Stopping bolt Lock Nut 45° Stopping bolt Stop pawl If the blade is not at 45° to the miter table, perform the following adjustments . 1 .

  • Page 19: Adjusting The Bevel

    ASSEMbLy ADJUSTING THE bEVEL FIG. 16 STOP TO 48° Locking Pin FIG. 15 48° Stopping plate bevel Pivot Adjustment: Your miter saw arm should bevel easily by loosening the bevel locking lever and tilting 1 . To set the cutting angle to 48°, pull out the saw arm to the left .

  • Page 20: Operation

    OPERATION Tighten all four bolts securely . Position the WARNING: To reduce the risk of saw and workbench to allow adequate room injury, wear safety goggles or glasses with for crosscutting long work pieces . Carefully side shields. check the workbench after mounting the WARNING: before each use, verify saw to make sure that no movement can...
  • Page 21 OPERATION WORkPIECE SUPPORT Hold-down clamp (Fig. 20) WARNING: Never use the help of FIG. 20 another person as a substitute for a table extension or as a support for a work piece Hold Down Clamp that is longer or wider than the basic miter table and the attached extension supports.
  • Page 22 OPERATION HOW TO USE THE DUAL WARNING: When using the clamp LASER LINE (FIG. 22) included or a C-clamp (sold separately) to secure the work piece; clamp the work piece on one side of the blade ONLy. The work piece MUST remain unclamped on FIG.
  • Page 23 OPERATION FIG. 23 FIG. 25 ON/OFF Trigger Lock Off Switch Button NOTICE: Make the ON/OFF trigger switch childproof. Insert a small padlock or chain FIG. 26 with padlock through the holes in the ON/ OFF trigger switch, locking the switch and preventing children or other unauthorized users from turning on the saw (Fig.
  • Page 24 OPERATION NOTICE: The miter-detent locking lever CAUTION: Never use another can be disengaged from the miter detent person as an additional support for a by lifting the lower part of the lever work piece that is longer or wider than the (Fig.
  • Page 25 OPERATION WARNING: Loosen the sliding FIG. 28 fence and position the fence so that it will not interfere with the saw assembly during the cut, and then re-tighten the fence. 6 . Plug the saw into an electrical socket . 7 .

  • Page 26: Compound Miter Cutting

    OPERATION 14 . Release the safety lock and the trigger It may take several settings to obtain the switch, and turn the laser switch off . desired cut . The first angle setting should Allow the saw blade to stop rotating be checked after setting the second angle, before raising the blade out of the work because adjusting the second angle affects...

  • Page 27: Chop Cuts

    OPERATION 10 . Place the work piece flat on the miter 18 . Release the safety lock and the trigger table, with one edge securely against the switch, and turn the laser switch off . fence . If the board is warped, place the Allow the saw blade to stop rotating convex side against the fence .
  • Page 28 OPERATION SLIDE CUTS (FIG. 31) 6 . Turn on the switch . Always allow the blade to reach full speed before cutting . 7 . Lower the head assembly all the FIG. 31 way down, and cut through the edge of the work piece .

  • Page 29: Cutting Base Molding

    OPERATION A groove should be cut as a slide cut . WARNING: To avoid kickback and 1 . Unplug the saw . serious personal injury, never position the 2 . Rotate the depth-stop lever out as concave side of bowed or warped shown in Fig .

  • Page 30: Cutting Crown Molding

    OPERATION 3 . Splintering typically happens due to FIG. 37 incorrect blade style, dull blade, thinness of work piece, or improperly dried wood . NOTICE: Always perform a dry-run cut so you can determine if the operation being attempted is possible before power is applied to miter saw.

  • Page 31: Maintenance

    OPERATION Crown molding has a high top rear spring angle (the section that fits flat against the ceiling) of 52° and a bottom rear spring angle (the section that fits flat against the wall) of 38° . Miter Setting bevel Setting Type of cut Inside corner - Left side 31 .6°...
  • Page 32 MAINTENANCE 6 . Check for loose screws, misalignment NOTICE: Do not use solvents on the or binding of moving parts, or any other guard, as they may cause any plastic condition that may affect the operation . parts to become “cloudy” or brittle. 7 .

  • Page 33: Installing The Blade

    MAINTENANCE INSTALLING THE bLADE 7 . Make sure the spindle-lock button is released so that the blade will rotate freely . IMPORTANT: Do not use thin-kerf blades . 8 . Lower the saw head, and check the Thin-kerf blades can deflect and contact the clearance between the blade and the guard, which can cause injury to the operator .

  • Page 34: Replacing Carbon Brushes

    MAINTENANCE REPLACING CARbON bRUSHES 3 . Using a slotted screwdriver, remove the black plastic cap on each side of (FIG. 40-41) the motor housing (Fig . 40), and carefully withdraw spring-loaded brush assemblies . Keep brushes clean and FIG. 40 Plastic Cap sliding freely in their guide channels .

  • 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 .
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  • Page 39: Day Money Back Guarantee

    This PERFORMAX® brand power tool carries a 2-Year Limited Warranty to the original purchaser . If, during normal use, this PERFORMAX® power tool breaks or fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within two (2) years from the date of original purchase, simply bring this tool with the original sales receipt back to your nearest MENARDS®...
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