Preparing For Operation; Adjusting The Cutting Angle - Bosch GTM 12 JL Professional Originalbetriebsanleitung

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blade) agrees with the direction of the arrow on the
casing!
– Place on the clamping flange 14 and the screw 12.
Press the spindle lock 13 until it engages and tighten the
screw turning in anticlockwise direction.
– Push the lever 11 downward and, at the same time, rotate
the retracting blade guard 20 downward again until the le-
ver engages.
– Screw in and tighten the locking screw 10 again.
Transport (see figure g)
 Before any work on the machine itself, pull the mains
plug.
Before transporting the power tool, the following steps must
be carried out:
– Bring the power tool into the table saw working position.
(see "Working Position", page 47)
– Position the parallel guide 61 completely over the protec-
tion guard 63.
To lock the parallel guide, push the clamping knob 64
downward.
– Attach the hold-down stick onto the pins 67.
– Insert the lower saw blade cover 66 into the saw table 22.
– Remove all accessories that cannot be mounted firmly to
the power tool.
If possible, place unused saw blades in an enclosed con-
tainer for transport.
– For lifting or transporting, hold the power tool by the re-
cessed grips 4 on the side of the saw table 22.
 The power tool should always be carried by two per-
sons in order to avoid back injuries.
 When transporting the power tool, use only the trans-
port devices and never use the protective devices.
Operation as Chop and Mitre
Saw
 Before any work on the machine itself, pull the mains
plug.
Working Position (see figure
If the power tool is still in the condition as delivered or if the
power tool was used as a table saw, then the following steps
must be carried out before using as a chop and mitre saw:
– Loosen both clamping levers 68 below the saw table 59.
– Pull the saw table upward to the stop.
– Hold the saw table in this position and tighten the clamping
levers again.
– Position the parallel guide 61 over the saw blade as a pro-
tective measure.
– Push the tool arm by the handle 18 down a little in order to
relieve the transport safety-lock 38.
– Pull the transport safety-lock 38 completely outward.
– Remove the lower saw blade cover 66 and slide it into the
groove on the right-hand side of the parallel guide 61.
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 Do not throw away the lower saw blade cover! If the low-
– Guide the tool arm slowly upward.
– Loosen locking screw 44.
– Slide the adjustable fence 31 completely inward.
– Retighten the locking screw 44.

Preparing for Operation

Extending the Saw Table (see figure
Long workpieces must be underlaid or supported at their free
end.
– Loosen both hex socket screws 41 with the hex key 5 pro-
– Pull out the saw table extension 29 to the stop and tighten
Clamping the Workpiece (see figure
To ensure optimum working safety, the workpiece must al-
ways be firmly clamped.
Do not saw workpieces that are too small to clamp.
– Press the workpiece firmly against the fence 30.
– Insert the material clamp 21 provided into one of the holes
– Loosen the wing bolt 43 and adapt the material clamp to
– Firmly clamp the workpiece by turning the threaded rod
Moving the Fence (see figure
You have to move the adjustable fence 31 to saw bevel an-
gles.
– Loosen locking screw 44.
– Pull the adjustable fence 31 completely outward.
– Retighten the locking screw 44.
After sawing the bevel angles, slide the adjustable fence 31
back again (loosen the locking screw 44; slide the fence 31
completely inward; retighten the locking screw).

Adjusting the Cutting Angle

To ensure precise cuts, the basic adjustment of the machine
must be checked and adjusted as necessary after intensive
use (see "Checking and Adjusting the Basic Adjustment",
page 45).
A)
 Always tighten the locking knob 25 firmly before saw-
– Bring the power tool into the chop and mitre saw working
Adjusting Standard Mitre Angles
For quick and precise adjustment of commonly used mitre an-
gles, detents 27 have been provided for on the saw table:
er saw blade cover is not used, it is not possible to operate
the combination saw as a table saw!
vided.
the hex socket screws again.
28 intended for it.
the workpiece. Tighten the wing bolt again.
42 in clockwise direction.
ing. Otherwise the saw blade can become wedged in the
workpiece.
position. (see "Working Position", page 42)
(see figure E)
Left
45° 31.6° 22.5° 15°
B)
C)
D)
0°
15° 22.5° 31.6° 45°
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