Start-up, Switching on and off, Releasing the plunge blocker – Parkside PTS 480 A1 Benutzerhandbuch

Seite 11: Preselect cutting depth, Fitting the guide fence, Handling the plunge saw, Marking cutting length, Marking cutting line

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General safety advice for electrical power tools / Start-up

If you work outside, connect the device to a
residual current (RCD) protective switch with
a maximum 30 mA tripping current. Only use
extension leads approved for outdoor use.

Note: Always hold the mains cable out of the op-
erating range of the machine and move it towards
the back of the machine.

Start-up

Switching on and off

Switching on:

Pull the ON / OFF switch

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towards the back

(see Fig. A).

Switching off:

Release the ON / OFF switch

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.

Releasing the plunge blocker

Push the plunge blocker

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towards the front

and keep it pressed.

Preselect cutting depth

Note: We recommend adjusting the cutting depth
at least 2 mm deeper than the thickness of the ma-
terial. This will result in a clean cut.

Release the quick release of the cutting depth
pre-selector

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, adjust the desired cutting depth

at the scale

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and refit the quick release.

Fitting the guide fence

Release the screw of the guide fence

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at

the base plate

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and insert the guide fence

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into the guide fence fixture

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. Retighten these

screws

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.

Handling the plunge saw

1. Put the machine onto the material and switch it on

as described in the chapter “Switching on and off”.

2. If necessary adjust the machine to the guide

fence

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or a drawn line.

3. Hold the machine as shown in Figure A and

cut with light pressure.

Types of saw blades:
The saw blades included cover the most common
types of application.

HW Circular saw blade

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Z85 / 30:

Description: ø 85 mm, 30 HW-teeth
Suitable for: Soft wood, hard wood, boards of any type

Diamond cutting disc

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Z85VR:

Description: ø 85 mm, without teeth
Suitable for: Ceramics, plastics

HS Circular saw blade

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Z85 / 36:

Description: ø 85 mm, 36 teeth – tooth setting
left / right
Suitable for: Soft wood, soft metals such as aluminium,
copper

Marking cutting length

Orient yourself at the markings for the cutting
length

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, in order to check where your cut

starts and ends.

Marking cutting line

The cutting line viewing window allows precise
guidance of the machine along the cutting line
applied to the workpiece.

In order to achieve an exact cut, place the
machine on the workpiece so that the cutting
length labelling appears in the cutting line
viewing window

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, as depicted in Illustration B.

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