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There is a possibility of fire hazard. Have the battery and charging unit checked by a qualified electrical service technician. G8598 51.8" Cordless Trim Saw -6 BEFORE YOU START, CONT’D Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the controls of your new saw. Below are listed the names of controls and features found on the saw and an explanation of their function. Please refer to Fig. 3, 4 & 5. Fig 3. Top view. From Figure 3: Blade Lock: Used to lock blade when installing or removing blades. Saw Base Lock Knob: Used when adjusting base height / depth of cut. Angle Lock Knob: Used when changing angle of cut. Edge Guide Lock Screw: Used with edge guide, locks edge guide to predetermined distance from blade. Dust Port: The 17.16" port helps to clear chips from workpiece. Guide Notch: Provides a visual guide for following a line through a cut. -7-G8598 51.8" Cordless Trim Saw BEFORE YOU START, CONT’D Fig 4. Blade side view. From Figure 4: Blade Retaining Screw: Secures blade to saw. Arbor Washer: Used to stabilize blade. Blade Guard: Protects operator from blade. Blade Guard Handle: Used to lift blade guard out of the way for blind cuts or when replacing blade. Saw Base: Supports saw through cuts. Edge Guide: Allows cutting along the edge of material from predetermined point. Fig 5. Handle side view. From Figure 5: Hand Grip: Main handle for supporting the saw when making a cut. Trigger Lock Out: Safety device that keeps the saw from accidental startup. Trigger: Starts and runs saw after trigger lock has been depressed. Stabilizing Hand Grip: Used in conjunction with hand grip to stabilize saw when making a cut. 4mm Allen® Wrench: Used on blade retaining screw to install and remove blades. Battery: 18 volt battery for use with this saw. Positive Stop Screw: Adjusts so that base stops at 90° to blade. G8598 51.8" Cordless Trim Saw -8 OPERATION Always remove battery from unit before changing the blade, adjusting or servicing. Failure to observe this fundamental rule will result in serious personal injury. Trim saw blades are sharp. Use care when handling. Blades may cut or nick fingers or hands causing lacerations, disfigurement or disability. Removing and Installing Blades: 1. Remove the Battery. 2. Remove the 4mm Allen® wrench from the left hand side of the trim saw body. Insert the wrench into the blade retaining screw located at the center of the blade. 3. Depress and hold the black button located between the blade guard and the handle grip. Slowly turn the wrench counter-clockwise, (viewed from the end of the screw) until the black button depresses further and the blade is locked. 4. Remove the screw and washer. Retract the blade guard. Note the orientation of the teeth. They are pointed at the saw base at the leading edge. Be careful to avoid touching the saw teeth and slip the blade out of the saw. 5. Insure the teeth on the new blade are in the correct orientation and place the blade on the arbor, then the washer and screw. Tighten the screw (in a clockwise rotation) while depressing the black button previously mentioned. 6. Install the 4mm Allen® wrench into the trim saw body for safe keeping. Before starting Trim Saw, insure the wrench has been removed from the cap screw on the arbor. If not removed, the wrench could be propelled into the air and may cause serious personal injury. Fig 6. Installing blade. -9- G8598 51.8" Cordless Trim Saw OPERATION, CONT’D Cutting Depth Adjustment: 1. Remove battery. 2. Loosen the black knob to the left and below the hand grip. 3. Pull or push the saw base to expose more or less saw blade. 4. To check the depth of cut compare the blade depth to the workpiece thickness and adjust saw base until one half of one tip of a tooth is exposed past the workpiece. Refer to Figure 4 & 5. 5. Tighten the black lock knob. Adjust saw base so that only one-half of a tip of one tooth on the blade is exposed past the thickness of the work- Fine Tuning Angle of Blade: 1. Remove battery. 2. Adjust the depth of cut so that all of the blade is exposed below the saw base. 3. Loosen the black knob located on the leading edge of the saw. 4. Rotate the saw so the exposed portion of the blade is up. Place a small square on the base and butt it up against the blade. Take care that the square does not come into contact Fig 7. Depth of cut adjusted correctly. with any carbide teeth. 5. Adjust the base so that the edge of the square contacts the the full face of the exposed part of the blade. 6. Tighten the angle locking knob. 1020304050Fig 8. Base angle adjustment. Fine tuning screw Operating this equipment has the potential to propel debris into the air which can cause eye injury. Always wear safety glasses or goggles when operating equipment. Be certain the safety glasses you wear meet the appropriate standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). G8598 51.8" Cordless Trim Saw -10 OPERATION, CONT’D 7. The arrow in Fig.5 is pointing to a screw that operates as a positive 90° s...