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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
2300W 235mm (9-1/4”)
Circular Saw
with Laser Line Generator*
• Melbourne • Perth • Auckland • Hong Kong • Shanghai
LS236LS
• Taipei • New York • Verona • London • Paris
040421 ED12 PR
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Contents Warranty 2 Full 2 Years Commercial and Introduction 3 Trade Use Warranty Environmental protection 3 Whilst every effort is made to ensure your complete Description of symbols 3 satisfaction with this tool, occasionally, due to the mass Specifications 3 manufacturing techniques, a tool may not live up to our General safety rules 4 required level of performance and you may need the Additional safety rules for laser lights 5 assistance of our service department. Additional safety rule
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Description of symbols Dear Customer The rating plate on your tool may show symbols. These If you require any help with your product, whether it represent important information about the product or is a Warranty claim, spare part or user information, instructions on its use. please phone our Help Line for an immediate response. Phone 1300 880 001 in Australia or 0800 445 721 in Wear hearing protection. New Zealand. Wear eye protection. Wear breathing protection. Introduction Double insula
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Personal safety General safety rules • Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use common WARNING! Read and understand all instructions. Failure to follow all instructions listed below may result sense when operating a power tool. Do not use a power tool while you are tired or under the influence of in electric shock, fire and/or serious injury. The term “power tool” in all of the warnings below refers to your drugs, alcohol, or medication. A moment of inattention while operating power to
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• Disconnect the plug from the power source before Additional safety rules for laser lights making any adjustments, changing accessories, or The laser light/laser radiation used in the GMC REDEYE® storing power tools. Such preventive safety measures system is Class 2 with maximum 1mW and 400nm – reduce the risk of starting the power tool accidentally. 700nm wavelengths. These lasers do not normally present • Store idle power tools out of the reach of children and an optical hazard, althoug
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• When the blade is pinched or bound tightly by the kerf Additional safety rules for circular saws closing down, the blade stalls and the motor reaction DANGER drives the unit rapidly back toward the operator; a) Keep hands away from cutting area and the blade. • If the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the cut, Keep your second hand on auxiliary handle, or motor the teeth at the back edge of the blade can dig into housing. If both hands are holding the saw, they the top surface o
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e) Do not use dull or damaged blades. Unsharpened or improperly set blades produce narrow kerf causing excessive friction, blade binding and kickback. f) Blade depth and bevel adjusting locking levers must be tight and secure before making cut. If blade adjustment shifts while cutting, it may cause binding and kickback. g) Use extra caution when making a “plunge cut” into existing walls or other blind areas. The protruding blade may cut objects that can cause kickback. a) Check lower guar
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Know your product 1. Laser light assembly 4 2. Laser aperture 1 3. Trigger switch 4. Laser light on/off button 2 5. Motor housing 7 12 6. Main handle 7. Front handle 16 8. Bevel adjustment lever 9 15 9. Bevel scale 8 10. Parallel fence locking knob 11. Parallel fence 14 12. Blade guard lever 21 13. Lower blade guard 13 14. Base plate 23 15. Upper blade guard 11 16. Dust extraction port 17. Dust extraction adaptor 18. Depth locking lever 20 19. Depth of cut indicator 20. Spindle lock button 21.
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By loosening the bevel adjustment lever (8), the body Accessories and the blade of the saw can be tilted to any angle up to The GMC LS236LS Circular Saw is supplied with the 45° for making angle cuts. Please note that the maximum following accessories as standard: depth of cut is reduced when cutting at an angle. 1. Blade wrench A fixed guard (15) encloses the upper part of the blade. 2. Blade (fitted) As the saw advances through the work piece, the pivoting 3. Parallel fence guide lower b
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Note. Always use the correct Note. Always make a trial blade depth setting. The cut in a scrap piece of correct blade depth setting for material along a guideline all cuts should not be more to determine how much you than 6mm below the material should offset the blade from being cut. Allowing more the guideline to make an depth will increase the chance accurate cut. of kickback and result in a Adjusting the bevel rough cut. setting Adjusting the CAUTION. Always ensure that the saw is sw
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Adjusting the angle pointer Making a cut When the angles are 1. M ark the line of cut on the corrected on the saw, it is work piece. wise to adjust the pointer. 2. Adjust the depth of cut and 1. Set the angle as desired bevel angle as required. and loosen the screw 3. W hen making 90° cross or securing the pointer. rip cuts, align your line of 2. M ove the pointer to the cut with the outer blade corresponding angle and guide notch on the base of tighten the screw. the saw. 4. W hen ma
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Note. Since blade thickness varies, always make a trial Dust extraction cut in scrap material along the guideline to determine The tool can be connected to a how much, if any, the guideline must be offset to get dust extraction system via the an accurate cut. dust extraction adaptor (17). 1. F it the dust extraction Using the parallel fence guide adaptor (17) over the dust The parallel fence allows you to make parallel cuts in extraction port (16). a sheet of wood, all at the same width.
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6. Align the beam with the line on the work piece. 7. Always let the blade reach full speed (approximately 2 seconds) before you begin to cut into the work piece. 8. Slowly push the saw forward using both hands, keeping the red laser light beam on the line of cut. 9. After completing your cut, release the trigger switch and allow the blade to come to a complete stop. Do not remove the saw from the work piece while the blade is moving. Changing the blade CAUTION. Always ensure that
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Maintenance 1. Keep the tool’s air vents unclogged and clean at all times. 2. Remove dust and dirt regularly. Cleaning is best done with a soft rag or a soft brush. Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes while cleaning. 3. R e-lubricate all moving parts at regular intervals. 4. I f the body of the saw needs cleaning, wipe it with a soft damp cloth. A mild detergent can be used but nothing like alcohol, petrol or other cleaning agent. 5. Never use caustic agents to clean plastic parts.
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Carefully read the entire Instruction Manual before using this product. With continuing product development changes may Before returning this product for a have occurred which render the product received Warranty Claim or any other reason slightly different to that shown in this instruction Please Call 1300 880 001 (Australia) manual. The manufacturer reserves the right to or 0800 445 721 (New Zealand) change specifications without notice. Note: Specifications may differ from country to
