Bosch CCS180 - Manual (Page 13)

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PLUNGE CUTS
Disconnect battery pack from tool before
making adjustments. Set depth adjustment
according to material to be cut. Tilt saw
forward with cutting guide notch lined up with
the line you’ve drawn. Raise the lower guard,
using lift lever and hold the saw by the front
and rear handles (Fig. 10).
With the blade just clearing the material to be
cut, start the motor. Gradually lower the back
end of saw using the front end of the foot as
the hinge point.
As blade starts cutting the
material, release the lower
guard immediately. When the foot rests flat
on the surface being cut, proceed cutting in
forward direction to end of cut.
Allow blade to come to a
complete stop before lifting
the saw from cut. Also, never pull the saw
backward since blade will climb out of the
material and KICKBACK will occur. Turn
saw around and finish the cut in the normal
manner, sawing forward. If corners of your
pocket cut are not completely cut through, use
a jigsaw or hand saw to finish the corners.
FIG. 11
FIG. 12
WRONG
RIGHT
! WARNING
! WARNING
CUTTING LARGE SHEETS
Large sheets and long boards sag or bend,
depending on support. If you attempt to cut
without leveling and properly supporting the
piece, the blade will tend to bind, causing
KICK-BACK and extra load on the motor (Fig. 11).
Support the panel or board close to the cut, as
shown in (Fig. 12). Be sure to set the depth of
the cut so that you cut through the sheet or
board only and not the table or work bench.
The two-by-fours used to raise and support
the work should be positioned so that the
broadest sides support the work and rest on
the table or bench. Do not support the work
with the narrow sides as this is an unsteady
arrangement. If the sheet or board to be cut is
too large for a table or work bench, use the
supporting two-by-fours on the floor and
secure.
FIG. 10
FOOT
LOWER
GUARD
LIFT
LEVER
CUTTING MASONRY/METAL
This tool is not recommended for usage with
metal or masonry cut-off wheels.
Do not cut metal or
masonry with this circular
saw. The dust from metal or masonry cutting
will cause the lower guard to become sluggish
and may not close fully and quickly after
cutting these materials.
Do not cut with abrasive
wheels around flammable
materials or environments. Abrasive cutting
may produce sparks that could ignite
flammable materials and cause explosion
hazards.
Do not use Wet Diamond
cutting off wheel or water
feed devices with this circular saw.
Masonry cutting waste will enter the lower
guard system, harden and cause the guard to
become inoperable. Use of water in masonry
cutting applications with an electric circular
saw will cause electric shock hazards.
! WARNING
! WARNING
! WARNING
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