DeWalt DW872 - Intended Use; ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS; Bench Mounting; Removing and Fitting a Cutting Blade

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ENGLISH
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Mounting holes
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Cutting table
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Hex key
Intended Use
Your professional D
e
WALT multicutter has been designed for
the cutting of variously shaped metal materials: water and gas
pipes, angular iron, U-profiles, T-bars, rods, bolts, etc. Using the
appropriate cutting blade, it can cut hot and cold rolled carbon
steel, construction steels according to DIN 1700 (ST33, ST37–2,
ST52–3), non-ferrous metals (i.e. aluminum, brass, copper),
stainless steel and synthetic materials (i.e. PVC). This tool is not
intended to be used in cast-iron, brick, tile or ceramic materials.
The tool is never to be used for cutting magnesium work pieces
DO NOT use under wet conditions or in the presence of
flammable liquids orgases.
These multicutters are professional powertools.
DO NOT let children come into contact with the tool.
Supervision is required when inexperienced operators use
thistool.
• Young children and the infirm. This appliance is not
intended for use by young children or infirm persons
withoutsupervision.
• This product is not intended for use by persons (includng
children) suffering from diminished physical, sensory or
mental abilities; lack of experience, knowledge or skills
unless they are supervised by a person responsible for their
safety. Children should never be left alone with thisproduct.
ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect tool from power
source before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start-up can causeinjury.
Bench Mounting (Fig. A)
Mounting holes
8
have been provided to facilitate
benchmounting.
Removing and Fitting a Cutting Blade
(Fig.A, B1,B2)
1. With the arm in the rest position, use the lip
42
to slide the
guard
4
back. Leave the guard retracted (Fig. B1).
2. Press and hold down the spindle lock
5
(Fig. B2).
3. Rotate the cutting blade until itlocks.
4. Rotate the bolt cover
11
out of the way (Fig. B1).
5. Using the hex key
10
, remove the bolt
12
by turning
counterclockwise and then remove the lock washer
29
, the
flat washer
27
and the retaining flange
28
(Fig.B2).
6. Replace the cutting blade
13
. Make sure that the the
new blade is placed onto the flange
30
in correct
rotationaldirection.
7. Secure the blade with the retaining flange
28
, the flate
washer
27
and lock washer
29
and the bolt
12
.
8. Move the guard back down and release the spindle lock
5
.

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.

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.