HART HPCS01 - Page 8

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WARNING:
When using the saw, always stay alert and exercise
control.Donotremovethesawfromtheworkpiecewhile
thebladeismoving.
SAW BLADES
Thebestofsawbladeswillnotcutefficientlyiftheyarenot
keptclean,sharp,andproperlyset.Usingadullbladewill
placeaheavyloadonthesawandincreasethedangerof
kickback.Keepextrabladesonhand,sothatsharpblades
arealwaysavailable.
Gumand wood pitch hardened onblades will slow the
sawdown.Removesawbladefromthesawandusegum
andpitchremover,hotwater,orkerosenetoremovethese
accumulations.DO NOT USE GASOLINE.
BLADE GUARD SYSTEM
See Figure 8, page 13.
Thelowerbladeguardattachedtothecircularsawisthere
foryourprotectionandsafety.Donotalteritforanyreason.
Ifitbecomesdamaged,donotoperatethesawuntilyou
havetheguardrepairedorreplaced.Alwaysleaveguardin
operatingpositionwhenusingthesaw.
DANGER:
Whensawingthroughwork,lowerbladeguarddoesnot
coverbladeontheundersideofwork.Sincebladeis
exposedonundersideofwork,keephandsandfingers
awayfromcuttingarea.Anypartofyourbodycoming
incontactwithmovingbladewillresultinseriousinjury.
CAUTION:
Neverusesawwhenguardisnotoperatingcorrectly.
Checktheguardforcorrectoperationbeforeeachuse.
Theguardisoperatingcorrectlywhenitmovesfreely
andreadilyreturnstotheclosedposition.Ifyoudrop
thesaw,checkthelowerbladeguardandbumperfor
damageatalldepthsettingsbeforereuse.
STARTING/STOPPING THE SAW
See Figure 9, page 13.
To start the saw:
 Depressthelock-offbutton.
 Depresstheswitchtrigger.
Alwaysletthebladereachfullspeed,thenguidethesaw
intotheworkpiece.
WARNING:
Thebladecomingincontactwiththeworkpiecebefore
itreachesfullspeedcouldcausethesawtokickback
towardsyouresultinginseriousinjury.
OPERATION
To stop the saw:releasetheswitchtrigger.
Afteryoureleasetheswitchtrigger,allowthebladetocome
toa complete stop. Do not remove the saw from the
workpiece while the blade is moving.
LOCK-OFF BUTTON
See Figure 9, page 13.
Thelock-off button reduces the possibility of accidental
starting.Thelock-offbuttonislocatedonthehandleabove
theswitchtrigger.Thelock-offbuttonmustbedepressed
beforeyoupulltheswitchtrigger.Thelockresetseachtime
thetriggerisreleased.
NOTE: Youcandepressthelock-offbuttonfromeitherthe
leftorrightside.
ADJUSTING BLADE DEPTH
See Figure 10, page 13.
Alwayskeepcorrectbladedepthsetting.Thecorrectblade
depthsettingforallcutsshouldnotexceed1/4in.below
thematerialbeingcut.Morebladedepthwillincreasethe
chance of kickback and cause thecut to be rough.For
moredepthofcutaccuracy,ascaleislocatedontheupper
bladeguard.
Removethebatterypack.
 Loosenthedepthlockknob.
 Determinethedesireddepthofcut.
 Locatethedepthofcutscaleonthebackoftheupper
bladeguard.
 Holdthe base flatagainst the workpieceand raise or
lowerthesawuntiltheindicatormarkonbracketaligns
withthenotchonthebladeguard.
 Tightenthedepthlockknobsecurely.
INSTALLING THE OPTIONAL VACUUM
ATTACHMENT
See Figure 11, page 13.
The vacuum attachment provided with the sawmay be
installedforeasydustremovalanddisposal.Itfitsvacuum
hoses1-1/4in.and1-7/8in.
Removethebatterypack.
Unscrewandremovethedepthlockknob.Removethe
washer.Setbothaside.
Insertthevacuumattachmentintothedustport,aligning
theribsontheattachmentwiththegroovesinthedust
portofthesaw.
Reattachthewasheranddepthlockknob.Turntheknob
clockwisetosecurelyfastenthevacuumattachment.