Kawasaki 840378 User Manual
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SAFE OPERATING POSITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
CHANGING THE BLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-23
MAKING A MITER CUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CUTTING BOWED MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
MAKING A BEVEL CUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
MAKING A COMPOUND CUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CUTTING CROWN MOULDING, TRIMS AND BASEBOARDS . . . . . 24-25
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MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-26
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Thanks for choosing this product. At Alltrade, our aim is to provide you with quality
products at an affordable price, and we want you to be totally satisfied with your
product and our Customer Service. If any help and advice is needed, please
contact us at 1-800-590-3723. Properly cared for, this tool will give you many
years of satisfaction.
INTENDED USE
This product is intended for consumer use only. This tool is not designed for pro-
fessional use. The power cord should only be used in grounded electrical outlets.
Failure to use the proper power cords and/or extension cords may result in fire or
possible damage to the Miter Saw.
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READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS. Failure to
follow all instructions in this manual may result in severe personal injury or
death. Keep this manual and refer to it for Safety Instructions, Operating
Procedures and Warranty.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GENERAL SAFETY RULES – FOR ALL ELECTRIC POWER TOOLS . . . . 2
RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS . . . . . . . . 3
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
WORK AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ELECTRICAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PERSONAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
TOOL USE AND CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES AND/OR SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES FOR MITER SAWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-16
ATTACHING HANDLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
INSTALLING BEVEL KNOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
INSTALLING THE DUST BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
STORING THE BLADE WRENCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ASSEMBLING THE TABLE EXTENSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15
ATTACHING THE VISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
MOUNTING THE SAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16
LASER GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18
LASER SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
ALIGNING THE LASER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-25
ADJUSTING THE BLADE-TO-FENCE ANGLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ADJUSTING THE BLADE-TO-BASE ANGLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20
ADJUSTING THE BEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
OPERATING THE HANDLE LOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21
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