Bosch GTS 18V-216 Professional Notice Originale page 42

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Sawing
Making straight cuts
– Adjust the parallel guide (5) to the desired cutting width.
– Place the workpiece on the saw table in front of the pro-
tective cover (3).
– Use the crank (15) to raise or lower the saw blade as far
up or down as needed to position the top teeth of the saw
blade (26) approx. 3−6 mm above the workpiece.
– Switch on the power tool.
– Saw through the workpiece applying uniform feed.
If you apply too much pressure, the tip of the saw blade
could overheat and damage the workpiece.
– Switch off the power tool and wait until the saw blade has
come to a complete stop.
Sawing a bevel angle
– Set the required saw blade bevel angle.
If the saw blade is tilted to the left, the parallel guide (5)
must be to the right of the blade.
– Follow the work steps set out in the (see "Making straight
cuts", page 42) section
Sawing mitre angles (see figure I)
– Set the desired mitre angle on the angle guide (2).
– Place the workpiece against the angle guide (2).
– Raise or lower the saw blade using the crank (15) until
the upper saw teeth lie approx. 5 mm above the surface
of the workpiece.
– Switch the power tool on.
– Hold the workpiece against the angle guide with one
hand; place your other hand on the locking knob (54) and
slide the angle guide slowly forwards in the guide groove
(30).
– Switch off the power tool and wait until the saw blade has
come to a complete stop.
Checking and adjusting the basic settings
To ensure precise cuts, the basic settings of the power tool
must be checked and adjusted as necessary after intensive
use.
Experience and suitable special tools are required for this.
A Bosch after-sales service point will handle this work
quickly and reliably.
Adjusting the stops for a standard bevel angle 0°/45°
– Bring the power tool into the work position.
– Set the saw blade to a bevel angle of 0°.
– Remove the blade guard (3).
Checking (see figure J1)
– Remove the table insert (25) (see "Fitting the table insert
(see figure c)", page 37).
– Set an angle gauge to 90° and place it on the saw table
(23).
The leg of the angle gauge must be flush with the saw blade
(26) along its entire length.
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Setting (see figure J2)
– Loosen the screw (58). This enables the 0° stop (22) to
be moved.
– Loosen the locking lever (20).
– Slide the hand wheel (14) towards the 0° stop until the
leg of the angle gauge is flush with the saw blade along its
entire length.
– Hold the hand wheel in this position and retighten the
locking lever (20).
– Retighten the screw (58).
– Refit the table insert (25) (see "Fitting the table insert
(see figure c)", page 37).
If the angle indicator (21) is not aligned with the 0° mark on
the scale (19) following adjustment, loosen the screw (59)
using a conventional cross-headed screwdriver and align the
angle indicator along the 0° mark.
Repeat the above work steps for the bevel angle of 45°
(loosen the screw (60); move the 45° stop (18)). The angle
indicator (21) must not be repositioned when doing this.
Parallelism of the saw blade with the guide grooves of
the angle guide (see figure K)
– Bring the power tool into the work position.
– Remove the blade guard (3).
Checking
– Use a pencil to mark the first left-hand saw tooth that is
visible at the back above the table insert.
– Set an angle gauge to 90° and place it on the edge of the
guide groove (30).
– Move the leg of the angle gauge until it touches the
marked saw tooth and read the distance between the saw
blade and the guide groove.
– Turn the saw blade until the marked tooth at the front lies
above the table insert.
– Move the angle gauge along the guide groove up to the
marked saw tooth.
– Measure the distance between the saw blade and the
guide groove again.
The two measured distances must be identical.
Setting
– Loosen the hex socket screws (61) at the front beneath
the saw table and the hex socket screws (62) at the rear
beneath the saw table using the hex key (10) provided.
– Carefully move the saw blade until it lies parallel with the
guide groove (30).
– Retighten all screws (61) and (62).
Adjusting the saw table spacing indicator (see figure L)
– Position the parallel guide on the right of the saw blade.
Move the parallel guide until the marking in the scale
display (56) shows 29 cm on the lower scale.
To secure it in place, push the clamping handle (41) back
down.
– Pull the clamping handle (13) all the way up and pull the
saw table expansion (6) out as far as possible.
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