Saw Operations

Cutting Grooves

The depth stop adjustment is a feature used when cutting grooves in the workpiece.

The depth adjustment is used to limit blade depth to cut grooves.

A groove should be cut as a slide cut.

1.For major adjustments, press the depth stop release button and slide the depth stop bolt to the desired location (Figure 33).

2.For minor adjustments, simply rotate the depth stop bolt to the desired location.

Depth Stop

Bolt

Depth Stop

Release Button

Jam Nuts

Figure 33. Cutting Grooves

3.Cut the two outside grooves.

4.Use a wood chisel or make multiple passes by sliding the wood over to one side to remove the material between the outside grooves (Figure 33a).

Outside Grooves

Workpiece

Chisel Cut

Figure 33a. Rough Cut Groove

Length Stop

The unit’s flip up length stop can be used when making repetitive cuts of the same length.

To set the stop, simply unscrew the knob, flip the stop into position and tighten the knob (Figure 34).

1.To set the cut length, unlock the base extension clamping lever, reposition the base extension and length stop, and relock the levers.

2.The maximum length that can be cut using the length stop is approximately 20".

If desired, the length stop and knob can be moved to the left base extension. The optional MS1223 Length Stop Kit can also be installed on the left side to pro- vide stops on either side of the saw.

To increase the length that can be cut using the length stop, replace the tool’s base extension rods with the optional MS1222 Extra-Long Base Rod Kit , which increases the maximum length that can be cut using the length stop to approximately 30” on either side of the tool.

Length Stop

Knob

 

 

Figure 34. Length Stop

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Bosch Power Tools 4412 manual Cutting Grooves, Outside Grooves Workpiece Chisel Cut, Length Stop Knob