11
Installation and Adjustment of
Work Stop
The work stop is used to set up the saw for
making multiple cuts of the same length (see figure
10). Install and adjust the work stop as follows:
1. Insert the end of the stop rod in the hole in the
front right side of the work table.
2. Tighten the Wing-screw to secure the rod in
place.
3. Install the stop post in the channel on the back of
the stop L-bracket. Install the locking lever in the
threaded hole in the stop post. Snug-up the
locking lever.
4. Install the locking knob in the hole in the side of
the stop L-bracket.
5. Slide the assembled stop L-bracket onto the stop
rod. Position the stop post against the work piece
and tighten the knob in the stop L-bracket. The
stop post can be moved left or right as required to
place the stop post against the work piece.
Figure 10: Work stop
Stop Rod
Knob
Stop Post
Locking Lever
"Wing" Screw
Stop L-Bracket
Starting the Saw
WARNING:
NEVER OPERATE THE SAW WITHOUT
BLADE COVERS IN PLACE AND SECURED.
CAUTION:
MAKE SURE THE BLADE IS NOT IN
CONTACT WITH THE WORKPIECE WHEN THE
MOTOR IS STARTED. DO NOT DROP THE SAW
HEAD ON THE WORKPIECE OR FORCE THE SAW
BLADE THROUGH THE WORKPIECE.
1. Raise the saw head. With the saw motor off, pull
the red release button on the electro-magnetic
valve and check the rate at which the saw head
lowers.
2. Raise the saw head. Push in red release button.
3. Clamp the workpiece in the vise. (See figure 11 for
examples of workpieces in the vise.)
4. Be sure the blade is not in contact with the
workpiece when the motor is started.
5. Start the motor and allow the saw to come up to
speed.
6. Slowly set the saw down onto the workpiece.
Adjust cutting speed with the feed rate control
valve.
7. DO NOT DROP THE SAW HEAD OR FORCE
THE CUT. Let the weight of the saw head provide
the cutting force.
8. The saw will automatically shut off at the end of
the cut.
Figure 11: Placing workpieces in the vise
f f
f
f
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Flats/strips
Channels
Angles
Squares/rectangles
I-Beams
Hexagonals
Tees
Knock off
sharp edge
here with
file
Rounds
Knock off
sharp edge
here with
file
Coolant Flow
CAUTION:
THE COOLANT PUMP MUST BE SUB-
MERGED BEFORE OPERATING TO PREVENT
DAMAGE TO THE PUMP.
1. The blade guides are fitted with coolant fittings.
Coolant is provided to the fittings through intercon-
necting tubing. The coolant is dispensed directly
onto the saw blade.
2. Adjust the coolant flow valves on the top, rear of
the saw head as required to provide the desired
flow. The flow should be no more than the blade
can draw into the workpiece by movement of the
blade.
3. The coolant flow can be stopped in two ways:
1) By using the coolant pump switch on the
electrical equipment box, or
2) By closing the coolant flow valves on the top,
rear of the saw head.
