Parker PTS-250 - Basic Table Saw Cutting Operations; Making Longitudinal Cuts; Cutting Narrow Workpieces; Making Angle Cuts

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Adjust to the required angle. Turn the handle clockwise
to lock the mitre gauge at the chosen angle. (Fig. 32)
Note: The extruded aluminium faceplate of the mitre gauge
should be adjusted so that it passes close to, but does not
touch the blade or blade guard. Adjust the faceplate by
loosening the two wing nuts (Fig. 33) and slide the faceplate
to the required position. Securely tighten the wing nuts.
WARNING: Conduct a ‘dry run’ with the machine
disconnected from the mains supply to ensur
e that the mitre
gauge does indeed slide passed the blade and blade guard
without any interference.
BASIC TABLE SAW OPERATIONS
WARNING: Never attempt freehand cuts on this machine.
Always use the appropriate guide or fence to minimise the
possibility of the blade binding and/or kickback occurring.
We recommend that the saw blade protrudes through the
material to be cut by approximately 3mm. (Fig. 34) Adjust the
height of the blade accordingl
y.
WARNING: This machine is not suitable for cutting r
ebates
or stopped grooves.
A workshop dust extraction machine can be connected to the
extraction port found at the rear of the machine if required.
CUTTING NARROW WORKPIECES
Fig. 36
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Fig. 34
Longitudinal cutting (also known as slitting) is when you use the
saw to cut along the grain of the wood. Press one edge of the
workpiece against the parallel stop(10) while the flat side lies on
the saw table . The blade guard (H) must always be lowered over
the workpiece. When you make a longitudinal cut, never adopt a
working position that is in line with the cutting direction.
--Set the parallel stop (10) in accordance with the workpiece
height and the desired width.
-- Switch on the saw.
-- Place your hands (with fingers closed) flat on theworkpiece and
push the workpiece along the parallelstop (10) and into the
blade (3).
-- Guide at the side with your left or right hand (depending on the
position of the parallel stop) only as far as the front edge of the
saw blade guard (H).
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MAKE LONGITUDINAL CUTS (Fig. 35)
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Be sure to use a push stick (9) when making longitudinal
cuts in workpieces smaller than 120 mm in width. A push
block is supplied with the saw! Replace a worn or damaged
push stick immediately.
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With short workpieces, use the push stick from the beginning.
Angular cuts must always be made using the parallel
stop .
-- Set the blade to the desired angle.
-- Set the parallel stop (10) in accordance with the workpiece
width and height.
-- Carry out the cut in accordance with the workpiece
width.
-- Slide the cross stop (7) into one of the grooves
(31a/b) in the table and adjust to the required angle.
If you also want to tilt the blade (3), use thegroove (31a)
which prevents your hand and the cross stop from making
contact with the blade guard.
-- Use the stop rail.
-- Press the workpiece firmly against the cross stop (7).
-- Switch on the saw.
-- Push the cross stop (7) and the workpiece toward the
blade in order to make the cut.
-- Important:
Always hold the guided part of the workpiece.
Never hold the part which is to be cut off.
-- Push the cross stop (7) forward until the workpiece is
cut all the way through.
-- Switch off the saw again. Do not remove the offcut
until the blade has stopped rotating.
10.3 Cutting particle boards
To prevent the cutting edges from cracking when working
ANGLE CUTTS
CROSS CUTS
Fig. 37
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31b
Fig. 38
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