Cutting Of Small Cutoffs; Grooving; Cut Dimensions For Various Cuts - Metabo KGS 216 Plus Instructions D'utilisation

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– Lock screw of the track arm loos-
ened.
– Track arm not extended.
Cutting the workpiece
 Cut the workpiece as described un-
der 'Mitre cuts'.
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Note:
Crown mouldings can be cut with their
rear on the saw table and their top
edge resting against the fence.
7.6

Cutting of small cutoffs

During cutting with an extended track
arm, the retractable blade guard may
get jammed on the workpiece when the
sawhead assembly is pushed back.
 If this happens, release the ON/OFF
switch and let the sawhead assem-
bly slowly return to its upper starting
position.
Jamming of the retractable blade oc-
curs in rare cases only, for example:
– during sawing of small cutoffs (90)
which must be cut using the radial
pull action due to their widths;
90
– with compound mitre cuts to the left
side.
Cutting the workpiece
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Note:
All settings of the saw (position of the ro-
tating table and sawhead assembly tilt)
remain unchanged for making the de-
sired cut. What changes is the direction
of cutting through the workpiece.
 Cut the workpiece as described in
'Mitre cuts', but with the sawhead
moved all the way back (away from
the operator) prior to cutting
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and slowly lowering the handle
completely and pulling forward (to-
wards the operator) with both hands
to cut.
7.7

Grooving

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Note:
Together with the track arm, the cutting
depth limiter makes grooving possible.
With grooving no parting cut is made;
the workpiece is just cut to a certain
depth.
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Risk of kickback!
When grooving it is especially important
not to apply any lateral pressure to the
saw blade. Otherwise the sawhead
may kick up abruptly! Use a stock
clamp when grooving. Avoid lateral
pressure on the sawhead.
Starting position
– Sawhead fully raised.
– Sawhead tilted to desired angle to
the workpiece's surface and locked.
– Movable fence halves slid apart and
arrested in position (with track arm
holder tilted).
– Rotary table locked in desired posi-
tion.
– Lock screw of the track arm loos-
ened.
– Track arm not extended.
Adjusting the saw
1. Move the cutting depth limiter to the
innermost position (91).
2. Adjust cutting depth limiter to de-
sired cutting depth and secure in
position with lock nut(92).
3. Release the safety lock and swing
the sawhead down to check the set
cutting depth.
4. Make a trial cut.
5. Repeat steps 1 and 4 if necessary
until the desired cutting depth has
been set.
Cutting the workpiece
 Cut the workpiece as described un-
der 'Mitre cuts'.
7.8 Cut dimensions for vari-
ous cuts
Cutting depths for various track arm
holder tilt angles
Maximum workpiece dimensions (in
mm):
Tilt KGS 216 KGS 254 KGS 254 I
angle Plus Plus Plus
0° 70 90 90
15° 65 57 85 74 85
22.5° 61 48 80 65 80
33.9° 53 33 68 48 68
45° 41 16 54 29 54
46° 40 15 52 28 52
L R L R L
left/right side
Cutting widths for various rotary
table settings
Maximum workpiece dimensions (in
mm):
Mitre KGS 216 KGS 254 KGS 254
Plus Plus I Plus
0° 305 305 305
15° 293 293 293
22.5° 280 280 280
31.6° 258 258 258
45° 214 214 214
60° – 150 150
91
92
KGS 315
Plus
120
53 109 101
34 103 90
– 91 70
– 76 48
– 75 46
R L R
KGS 315
Plus
320
306
293
270
223
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