8.
Getting To Know Your Miter Saw
To avoid injury from accidental start-
ing, remove plug from power source
outlet before making any adjustments.
1. Main Handle – This handle contains the power
switch. Pulling this handle down lowers the blade
into the workpiece.
2. Switch Lock-Off Release Button – One of these
two buttons must be pressed before the power
switch can be pressed.
3. Power Switch – The power switch used with the
“Lock-OFF” button energizes the unit.
4. Lower Blade Guard – The lower blade guard
helps protect your hands from the spinning blade.
It retracts as the blade is lowered.
5. Lower Guard Lip – Lip can be used to raise the
lower guard when guard becomes jammed on a
workpiece.
6. Blade – Use only 12" blades with 1" arbor hole.
7. Sliding Fence – Supports the workpiece. The
fence has a cast in scale to make repetitive cuts
easy. The fence also has holes to secure an auxil-
iary fence if desired.
8. Kerf Insert – Kerf inserts can be adjusted to dif-
ferent blade widths to minimize workpiece tear-out.
9. Miter Scale/Miter Angle Indicator – This scale is
cast in on the base of the saw. Indicator is fastened
to the table.
10. Miter Detent Override – Allows detent action to
be locked out allowing for micro adjustments to
any miter angle.
11. Miter Lock Knob– The miter lock knob locks the
miter saw table at any desired miter angle.
12. Miter Detent Lever – The lever releases the
table from the detent.
13. Bevel Lock Lever – The front-positioned bevel
lock lever locks the head assembly at the desired
bevel angle.
14. Miter Detents – There are ten (10) miter detent
slots for fast and accurate miter cuts of common
miter angles.
15. Table– Sits in base, provides workpiece support,
rotates for desired miter cuts and rotates the
head assembly. The front extended part of the
table is called the miter arm.
16. Base – Provides working surface to support
workpiece.
17. Tool Mounting Pads– The four corners of the
saw provide areas to clamp, bolt or nail the saw
to a flat work surface.
18. Sliding Base Extensions – These extensions
provide extra workpiece support and are espe-
cially useful when cutting long workpieces.
19. Base Extension Clamping Levers – Locks the
base extensions at desired positions.
20. Head Assembly Lock Pin – Used to lock the
head assembly in the lower position for transport-
ing.
21. Lower Guard Actuation Link – Allows for
smooth movement of the lower guard.
22. Brush Caps– These caps keep the motor brush-
es in position and provide easy access for
inspecting and replacing brushes.
23. Handle Clamp – Locks handle in the selected
position.
24. Handle Rotation Release Lever – Pulling this
lever allows the handle to be rotated. Release the
lever into one of four operating positions.
25. Front Carrying Handle – Used for lifting the tool.
26. Drive Belt Cover – Access to drive belt.
27. Dust Port – The dust port can accommodate the
dust chute and dust bag or optional VAC004
Vacuum Hose Adapter, which accepts Bosch
35mm hoses.
28. Power Cord – Supplies power to motor.
29. Bevel Scale – This scale is large and angled to
allow you to easily read bevel angles.
30. Bevel Detent Pin (Crown Molding Setting) –
Allows you to easily lock the head assembly to
the bevel angle of 33.9° to the left or right.
31. Workpiece Clamp Position Holes – There are
two (2) holes (not shown) behind the fence for
placing the clamp.
32. Sliding Fence Lock Knob – Used to hold fence
position after slide adjustment.
33. Bevel Range Selector Knob – Allows selection
of the bevel range, 0° to 45° left, 0° to 45° right,
and complete range of 47° left to 46° right.
34. Arbor Lock—Keeps the blade from rotating while
tightening or loosening arbor screw during blade
replacement or removal.
35. Upper Blade Guard – Covers upper portion of
the blade.
36. Dust Bag and Dust Elbow – Used to collect saw
dust.
37. Workpiece Clamp – Used to secure a workpiece
on either base side.
38. Flip-Up Crown Stops/Length Stop – Used to
hold crown molding angled to the table. / For
repetitive cuts of the same length.
39. Arbor Laser / 3x Battery.
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