Preparing For Operation - Bosch GCM 350-254 Professional Originalbetriebsanleitung

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Removing the saw blade
– Bring the power tool into the work position.
– Press the locking lever (13), swing the retracting blade
guard (15) all the way back and release the locking lever
again.
Hold the retracting blade guard in this position.
– Turn the SDS bolt (30) and simultaneously press the
spindle lock (44) until it engages.
– Press and hold the spindle lock (44) and unscrew the
SDS bolt (30) by turning it clockwise (left-hand thread).
– Remove the clamping flange (46).
– Remove the saw blade (47).
– Slowly push the retracting blade guard (15) back down.
Fitting the saw blade
When fitting the saw blade, make sure that the cutting
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direction of the teeth (arrow direction on the saw
blade) matches the direction of the arrow on the pro-
tective guard.
If required, clean all the parts you want to fit before installing
them.
– Press the locking lever (13), swing the retracting blade
guard (15) all the way back and release the locking lever
again.
Hold the retracting blade guard in this position.
– Place the new saw blade on the inner clamping
flange (48).
– Fit the clamping flange (46) and the SDS bolt (30). Press
the spindle lock (44) until it engages and tighten the SDS
bolt by turning it anticlockwise.
– Slowly push the retracting blade guard (15) back down.
Operation
Pull the plug out of the socket before carrying out any
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work on the power tool.
Transport Safety Lock (see figure E)
The transport safety lock (9) makes it easier to handle the
power tool when transporting it to various working locations.
Vertical bevel angle range
–2° to +40° Left
–2° to +35° Right
> 40° Left
> 35° Right
Horizontal bevel angle range
> 45° Left
Right
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Unlocking the power tool (work position)
– Press the tool arm down slightly by the handle (12) to re-
lease the transport safety lock (9).
– Pull the transport safety lock (9) all the way out.
– Slowly guide the tool arm upwards.
Locking the power tool (transport position)
– Loosen the locking screw (6) if it is clamping the slide
device (36) in place. Pull the tool arm fully forward and
tighten the locking screw again to lock the slide device.
– Screw the adjusting screw (39) all the way upwards.
– To lock the saw table (18) in place, tighten the locking
knob (21).
– Press the locking lever (13) and slowly guide the tool arm
downwards using the handle (12).
– Guide the tool arm downwards until you can press the
transport safety lock (9) all the way in.
The tool arm is now securely locked and ready for transport-
ation.

Preparing for operation

Extending the saw table (see figure F)
The free end of long workpieces must have something
placed underneath it or be supported.
The saw table can be extended left and right using the saw
table extensions (27).
– Loosen the clamping screw (49).
– Pull out the saw table extension (27) to the required
length.
– Retighten the clamping screw (49) to fix the saw table ex-
tension.
Moving the fence (see figure G)
When sawing mitre and/or bevel angles, you have to pull the
left-hand or right-hand adjustable fence (2) outwards de-
pending on the cutting direction, or remove it completely.
If necessary, reinstall the adjustable fence (2) after making
the cut.
– Loosen the locking screw (35).
– Pull the adjustable fence (2) all the way out.
– Loosen the locking screw (35).
– Pull the adjustable fence (2) all the way out.
– Lift the adjustable fence upwards and out of the way.
– Loosen the locking screw (35).
– Pull the adjustable fence (2) all the way out.
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