DeWalt DW872 - Setting the Angle of Cut; Checking and Adjusting the Mitre Scale; Adjusting the Spark deflector; OPERATION

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8. Move the guard back down and release the spindle lock
5
.
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WARNING: The teeth of a new blade are very sharp and
can bedangerous.
Clamping the Workpiece in Position
(Fig. A, C1–C6)
The tool is equipped with a material clamp
6
(Fig. A).
1. Pull the lever
14
toward the handle
31
(Fig. C1).
2. Push the clamp shaft
32
forward until the jaw
33
is almost
touching theworkpiece.
3. Press the lever
14
toward the jaw
33
until it engages with
the clamp shaft
32
.
4. Rotate the handle
31
clockwise and clamp the
workpiecesecurely.
5. To release the workpiece, rotate the
handle
31
counterclockwise.
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WARNING:
• Clamp the workpiece as far towards the operator
aspossible.
• Set the clamping position for cutting downstroke as
long as the thickness of the workpiece is not exceeding
the maximum downstroke cutting capacity (Fig. C2).
- The maximum downstroke cutting capacity is
marked by slot
36
.
- Continue setting the clamping position as
describedbelow.
• Always attemp to clamp the workpiece in a way to
minimize the number of teeth cutting through the
material (Fig. C4).
• Support long workpieces using a piece of wood
15
(Fig. C3). Do not clamp the cut off end
34
.
Vertical Clamp (Fig. C5, C6)
The vertical clamp
16
is used for upstroke cutting of wide and
irregular shaped materials (Fig. C5).
1. Insert the vertical clamp in the hole
17
in the base (Fig.C6)
until the clamp
16
rests on the workpiece (Fig.C5).
2. Pull the lever
18
down to clamp theworkpiece.
3. Lift the lever
18
to release the clamp
16
.

WARNING: Always use the vertical clamp when
cuttingupstroke.
Quick Travel Feature (Fig. C1)
The clamp has a quick travelfeature.
• To release the clamp, rotate the handle
31
one or two
turns counterclockwise and pull the lever
14
toward the
handle
31
.
Setting the Clamping Position (Fig. C1,C6)
The clamping position can be set to match the cuttingblade.
1. Pull the clamp lever
19
toward the handle
31
(Fig. C1) and
pull out the location pin
20
to release the fence
7
(Fig. C6).
2. Move the fence
7
asrequired.
3. Push the clamp lever
19
back down to the cutting table
9
to lock the fence
7
(Fig. C1).

WARNING: If the clamp lever resistance is too light,
slightly tighten the two adjusting bolts on thefence.
Setting the Angle of Cut (Fig. C1, C6)
The tool can be used for mitre cuts up to 45°.
1. Pull the clamp lever
19
toward the handle
31
to release
the fence
7
(Fig. C1).
2. Set the fence
7
to the required angle. The angle can be
read on the scale
35
. Use the edge of the slot
36
as a
reference (Fig. C6).
3. Push the clamp lever
19
back down to the cutting table
9
to lock the fence (Fig. C1).
4. If additional clamping is required, the angle of cut can be
further fixed in the 90° and 45° cross-cutpositions.
a. Align the fence
7
with slot
37
, slot
38
or slot
39
in
order to fix the 90° or 45° cross-cut position (Fig. C6).
b. Place the pin
20
through the fence into one of the
holes
40
.
Checking and Adjusting the Mitre Scale
(Fig. C1, D1, D2)
1. Pull the clamp lever
19
toward the handle
31
to release
the fence (Fig. C1).
2. Pull down the arm and lock it in this position by pushing in
the lock-down pin
21
(Fig. D2).
3. Place a square
22
against the fence
7
and the left side of
the cutting blade creating a perfect 90° (Fig. D1).
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WARNING: Do not touch the tips of the blade teeth with
thesquare.
4. Push the clamp lever
19
back down to the cutting table
9
to lock the fence (Fig. C1).
5. Pull out the lock-down pin
21
and return the arm to its
upper rest position (Fig. D2).
6. Check that the 0° marking on the scale
35
aligns with the
edge of the slot
36
(Fig. D1).
7. If adjustment is required, proceed as follows:
a. Loosen the screws
23
.
b. Align the 0° marking on the scale
35
with the edge of
the slot
36
.
c. Retighten the screws
23
.
Adjusting the Spark Deflector (Fig. E)
1. Loosen the screw
24
.
2. Set the spark deflector
25
asappropriate.
3. Tighten the screw
24
.
Prior to Operation:
• Install the appropriate cutting blade. Only use sharp or
correctly sharpened blades. The maximum rotation speed of
the tool must not exceed that of the cuttingblade.
• Make sure the blade rotates in the direction of the arrows on
the accessory and thetool.
• Secure theworkpiece.
• Make sure all locking knobs and clamp handles aretight.