Porter-Cable PCE980 - Cutting Techniques and Adjustments; Performing Various Cut Types; Making Saw Adjustments; Maintenance and Lubrication

ENGLISH
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To Install the Cutting Cart
1. Align rail guide rollers
28
on the cutting cart to the
rails
29
on the tool. Make sure the cutting cart lock pin
is in the unlockposition.
2. Slide the cutting cart onto thetool.
3. Lock the cutting cartstop.
Fig. R
28
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Types of Cuts (Fig. A, S)
Always do a practice run to acquaint yourself with the path
of the blade. Practice on a scrap tile to ensure that you are
comfortable with the feel of the cutting operation. Push the
cart past the blade before turning the sawon.
Straight Cuts
1. Using a marker or grease pencil, mark the area to be cut
ontile.
2. Place the tile on the cutting cart against the cutting cart
fence
9
and align your mark with theblade.
3. Pull the on/off switch up to turn the saw on and wait for
the blade to be completely covered withwater.
4. Ease the cutting cart toward the blade then slowly feed
the tile into the blade. Continue pushing until the blade
cuts completely through thetile.
NOTE: The flip hood on the splash hood can be rotated
up to help align the line on the tile with the blade.
5. Turn off thesaw.
Diagonal Cuts
Diagonal cuts are also referred to as “long point to long
point cuts.”
1. Install the edgeguide.
2. Align the point of the tile closest to the cutting cart
fence
9
with the cut indicator
30
.
3. Align the front of the tile to the blade and hold against
the edgeguide.
4. Turn the saw on and make thecut.
5. Turn off thesaw.
L-Cuts
An L-cut is a section that is removed from of a piece of tile
and is used when cutting a piece of tile to fit in a corner of a
cabinet or piece of trimmolding.
1. Outline the area to be cut on both sides of thetile.
2. Align the tile to the cutting cart fence and make the cut
far enough into the tile withoutovercutting.
3. Make a cut on the other mark on the tile withoutovercutting.
4. Turn the tile over and make the cut along one of the
outlines, but this time an overcut can occur without
damaging the exposed surface of the tile due to the
radius of the blade. Overcut the other line and the cut
piece should be separate from the rest of thetile.
5. Turn off thesaw.
Adjustments (Fig. A, S)
The cutting cart fence and rails are properly aligned from
the factory. Shipping or prolonged use can cause them to
become misaligned and needadjustment.
Squaring the Cutting Cart Fence to the Blade
1. Lay a 90º square flat on the blade surface with one end
against the cart fence
9
.
2. If the blade is not 90º to the cart fence, the rail will
needadjustment.
3. Loosen the cart fence adjustmentscrew.
4. Adjust the fence until it is square to theblade.
5. Tighten the cart fence adjustmentscrew.
Adjusting the Cutting Cart Parallel to
the Blade
1. Lay a 90º square flat on the blade surface with one end
against the cart fence
9
.
FIg. S
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2. If the blade is not 90º to the cart fence, the rail will
needadjustment.
3. Loosen the three front and rear screws on the left guide
rail, and adjust rail until it is parallel to the blade..
4. Move the rail until the cart fence is square to theblade.
5. Tighten the three railscrews.
MAINTENANCE

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and disconnect it from
power source before making any adjustments or
removing/installing attachments or accessories.
An accidental start-up can causeinjury.
Lubrication

WARNING: NEVER spray or in any other way apply
lubricants or cleaning solvents inside the tool. This can
seriously affect the life and performance of the tool
and may result in personalinjury.