Maintenance And Service; Maintenance And Cleaning - Bosch GSC 2,8 Professional Notice Originale

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Adjusting Cutter Clearance b
For adjustment of cutter
clearance b, the stroke
mechanism of the upper cut-
ter must be at the upper
dead centre point. For this,
b
briefly switch the power tool
on and then immediately off
again. If the stroke mechanism does not stop at
the upper dead centre point, repeat the process.
Screw the adjustment screw for the upper cutter
5 in clockwise direction using a fitting pin. Loos-
en the fastening screw for the upper cutter 8 and
adjust the upper cutter 7 in such a manner that
the vertical clearance b between upper and bot-
tom cutter is 0.4 mm. Check the clearance with
the setting gauge 13.
Retighten the fastening screw 8 for the upper
cutter. Screw the adjustment screw for the up-
per cutter 5 in anticlockwise direction until it fac-
es against the upper cutter 7.
For softer or more ductile materials, the
clearance b must be decreased; for harder or
more brittle materials, increased.

Maintenance and Service

Maintenance and Cleaning

Before any work on the machine itself, pull
the mains plug.
For safe and proper working, always keep
the machine and ventilation slots clean.
Replacing the Bottom Cutter (see figure B)
Unscrew the adjustment screw 11 of the bottom
cutter. Fully unscrew the fastening screw 12 of the
bottom cutter and remove the bottom cutter 9.
Insert a new bottom cutter 9 into the recess of
the cutting base 10. Fasten the bottom cutter
with the fastening screw 12.
Check the cutter clearance a (see "Adjusting
Cutter Clearance a", page 14).
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Replacing the Upper Cutter (see figure B)
Both sides of the upper cutter 7 can be used.
Fully unscrew the fastening screw 8 of the upper
cutter and remove the upper cutter 7.
Turn the upper cutter 7 as shown in the figure or
place a new upper cutter against the striker 6.
Fasten the upper cutter with fastening screw 8.
Check the cutter clearance b (see "Adjusting
Cutter Clearance b", page 15).
Regrinding the Cutters (see figure C)
Replace or regrind worn cutters in good time.
Only sharp tools achieve good cutting capacity
and make the machine last longer.
When regrinding the cutters, take care that the
cutting angles are maintained.
Check the cutting angles with the setting gauge 13.
WARNING! Important instructions for connect-
ing a new 3-pin plug to the 2-wire cable.
The wires in the cable are coloured according to
the following code:
Do not connect the blue or brown wire to the
earth terminal of the plug.
Important: If for any reason the moulded plug is
removed from the cable of this power tool, it
must be disposed of safely.
If the machine should fail despite the care taken
in manufacturing and testing procedures, repair
should be carried out by an after-sales service
centre for Bosch power tools.
In all correspondence and spare parts order,
please always include the 10-digit article number
given on the type plate of the machine.
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