Bosch Power Tools 1640VS manual Setting the Miter Angle Loosen the locking screw Fig, Tips

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SETTING THE MITER ANGLE Loosen the locking screw (Fig. 20).

Press and hold the preset angle release button, and the turntable can be rotated to desired angle.

Angles from -46º to +46º can be set. Preset stops facilitate quick setting of common angles (15º, 22.5º, 30º, and 45º).

The desired angle can be read on the angle scale. Always tighten the locking screw to secure setting.

FIG. 20

PRESET ANGLE

RELEASE BUTTON

		LOCKING
		SCREW
Place the workpiece flat			FIG. 21
on the	miter	table
attachment against the
fence. When		cutting
moldings	that	have

recesses on the back that

clear the top of the fence,	RECESS
place the front of the
workpiece against the
fence to assure the best
cut.

CLAMPING THE WORKPIECE

Securely clamp the workpiece against the fence with the special workclamp (not included) (Fig. 22).

FENCE

FIG. 22

WORK CLAMP

(not included)

The height of the clamping point can be adjusted to the size of the workpiece by pivoting the workclamp. The workclamp can be mounted on either side of the miter table attachment.

!CAUTION To prevent damage to the workpiece, a piece of scrap

wood should be clamped between the work- clamp and the workpiece.

SAWING ON THE MITER TABLE

ATTACHMENT

Remove the saw teeth protector from the blade and turn the tool on.

Hold the tool in the area of the on/off switch during the complete sawing process. Lower the blade into the workpiece and slowly saw through the workpiece with uniform pressure.

To prevent splintering, at the end of the cut avoid pressure on the saw blade.

Turn the tool off after each cut.

TIPS

The following tips influence the cutting results, and the quality of the cut.

-The angle at which the workpiece is positioned. Make sure the miter table attachment is clean and free of sawdust.

-Make sure that any large molding that has a recess in its backside is positioned so that the front of the molding is against the fence.

-Properly clamp the workpiece.

-The type of material being cut.

FACTORS AFFECTING THE CUT

-The sharpness of the saw blade.

-The cutting speed.

-The accurate adjustment of the angle indicator.

-The accurate setting of the miter angle.

-The correct alignment of the saw on the pivoting holder.

-The tooth-per-inch of the saw blade.

-The rate of feed of the saw blade.

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