User manual PARKSIDE PHKS 1400 CIRCULAR SAW

[. . . ] Always wear ear defenders and eye protection when working with the circular saw. in addition we recommend wearing safety gloves , robust anti-slip footwear and an industrial apron. Check the circular saw, power cable and plug for damage before every use. Always have any damaged parts repaired or replaced at a specialist repair centre. [. . . ] When you switch off the saw, do not use any additional means of stopping the saw blade. If you wish to make an alteration to this angle use the adjustment screw. You can use the angle gauge to set the angle of cut accurately. Slacken the wing nuts on each side of the cut angle adjuster. Ⲡ, set the required angle on the scale and tighten the wing nuts again. Caution - Check the angle of cut with a trial cut. Note: We recommend that the depth of cut is set if possible 5 mm greater than the material thickness. Release the wing nut on the depth stop ¿, set the required depth of cut on the scale and tighten the wing nut again. For safety purposes, the saw has a safety switch . the on/off switch ³ will not self engage. To switch the saw motor on, first press the safety switch and then (keeping the safety switch pressed) press the on/off switch ³. Once the motor is running you can release the safety switch. To turn off the saw motor, release the on/off switch ³. Switch on the motor as described in the section "On/off switch" and then set the front edge of the guide plate ¶ down on the material. Align the circular saw with the parallel guide º or with a drawn cutting line. Hold the circular saw with both hands on the handles and saw using moderate force. Using the following advisory settings as a guide, set the rpm on the electronic control wheel » to an appropriate value. Turn the wheel until the required rpm setting is opposite the arrow marking ( ). (1 = lowest rpm to 4 = highest rpm): Material Hard- and softwoods (natural wood) with & across grain Chipboard, hardboard Chipboard Veneered plywood, plywood Coated and veneered board PVC board Acrylic sheet, Plexiglas Aluminium sheet Aluminium sections Plasterboard Rock wool board Cement bound woodwool board Thickness to max. Depth of cut 5 - 20 mm greater than 20 mm 2 - 20 mm to max. Caution: The distance between the reamer and the saw blade is not to be more than 5 mm. For plunging then this distance must be reset. [. . . ] If you are going to use a wider cut than the parallel guide allows, we recommend that you use a guide rail or run the machine along a clamped-on batten. If you are sawing towards a check with a drawn line use the appropriate value in the window: right angled cut (reading "0"), 45° cut (reading "45") for each cutting angle To avoid pulling away the coating on sensitive surfaces, e. Coated plywood or doors, stick on some rough paper tape along the cut line. This has the additional advantage of the cut line being more easily seen on the tape than on a smooth surface. [. . . ]