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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Double Bevel Slide
Compound Mitre Saw
with Dual Laser Line Generator
• Melbourne • Perth • Auckland • Hong Kong • Shanghai
DB250SMS
• Taipei • New York • Verona • London • Paris
DB305SMS
050805 ED05 PR
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Full 2 Years Commercial and Trade Use Warranty Contents Whilst every effort is made to ensure your complete satisfaction with this tool, occasionally, due to the mass manufacturing techniques, a tool may not live up to our Description of symbols 3 Full 2 Years Commercial and required level of performance and you may need the Specifications 3 a Tsrsa isd ta en cU es oe f o W ua r srerra vin ce t y department. Safety rules for laser lights 4 Whilst every effort is made to ensure your comple
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Dear Customer If you require any help with your product, whether it is a Warranty claim, spare part or user information, please phone our Help Line for an immediate response. Phone 1300 880 001 in Australia or 0800 445 721 in New Zealand. Introduction Your new GMC power tool will more than satisfy your expectations. It has been manufactured under stringent GMC Quality Standards to meet superior performance criteria. You will find your new tool easy and safe to operate, and, with proper c
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Safety rules for laser lights General safety instructions The laser light/laser radiation used in the GMC Redeye® To use this tool properly, you must observe the safety system is Class 2 with maximum 1mW and 400nm – regulations, the assembly instructions and the operating 700nm wavelengths. These lasers do not normally present instructions to be found in this Manual. All persons who an optical hazard, although staring at the beam may use and service the machine have to be acquainted with cau
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• The mitre saw can be safely carried by the main handle 3. Keep visitors away from the work area. All visitors but only once it has been removed from the mains and onlookers, especially children and infirm persons, power and secured in the locked down position. should be kept well away from where you are working. Do not let others in the vicinity make contact with the • Do not use the saw without the guards in position, in tool or extension cord. good working order and properly maintained.
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13. Disconnect idle tools. Switch off the power and Additional safety rules for mitre saws disconnect the plug from the power point before WARNINGS. Before connecting a tool to a power source servicing, when changing accessories and when the (mains switch power point receptacle, outlet, etc.) be sure tool is not in use. that the voltage supply is the same as that specified on 14. Remove adjusting keys and wrenches. Check to see the nameplate of the tool. A power source with a voltage that
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• Never use your hands to remove sawdust, chips or waste that it is operated properly. As the operator of the close by the blade. saw, please make sure that you understand factors that influence exposure to dust, including the type • Use only blades as recommended by the manufacturer of material to be machined, the importance of local and which conform to EN 847-1. extraction and the proper adjustment of hoods/baffles/ • Do not use blades of High Speed Steel (HSS blades). shoots of your dus
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Accessories The GMC DB250SMS / DB305SMS Double Bevel Slide Compound Mitre Saw is supplied with the following accessories as standard: • Saw blade (fitted) • Workpiece clamp • 6mm Hex key • Side bars x2 • Stabiliser Bar • Dust bag • Instruction manual • Receipt holder 8
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7 Know your product Before using the saw, familiarise yourself with all the 24 operating features and safety requirements. 36 1. Laser light assembly 24. Switch trigger 2. Laser light on/off switch 25. Mitre lock 9 3. Laser cover 26. Spindle lock 4. Laser pitch control 27. Dust extraction port 13 5. Saw arm 28. Slide bars 12 6. Release knob 29. Slide lock 7. Operating handle 30. Trenching depth 14 8. Carrying handle adjustment screw 30 9. Upper fixed blade guard 31. Trenching stop 32 1 10. Cl
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Unpacking Bench mounting B Due to modern mass production techniques, it is unlikely The saw base has holes in that your GMC Power Tool is faulty or that a part is each corner to facilitate missing. If you find anything wrong, do not operate the bench mounting (fig. B). tool until the parts have been replaced or the fault has 1. Mount the saw to a level, been rectified. Failure to do so could result in serious horizontal bench or work personal injury. table using bolts (not 1. Remove a
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WARNING. Be sure to tighten the bevel lock before making Slide lock E a cut. Failure to do so could result in the saw arm moving When tightened, the slide during the cut and cause serious personal injury.0° lock (29) prevents the saw head from sliding. Bevel adjuster Tighten the slide lock during H The bevel adjuster (18) transportation (fig. E). needs to be pulled out before the bevel angle can be adjusted (fig. H). To return the saw arm to the vertical (0° bevel) Mitre table lock F
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hex key. Ensure the side Spindle lock button K O bars are fully inserted before The spindle lock button (26) using them to support the prevents the blade in the workpiece (fig. N). saw from rotating (fig. K). Depress and hold the spindle The side support bar locking screws (39) must lock button while installing, changing, or removing the be tightened to secure the support bars in position blade. (fig. O). Trench depth Rotating lower L P adjustment blade guard In its normal position,
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5. Tighten the mitre lock (25). Turning on and off S V 6. Loosen the bevel lock (16) 1. To turn the saw on depress and set the saw arm (5) at and hold the on/off trigger 0º bevel (the blade at 90º switch (24) (fig. S). to the mitre table). Tighten 2. To turn the saw off release the bevel lock (16) (fig. V). the on/off trigger switch (24). 7. Place a set square against the table (21) and the flat part of the blade. (fig. W) Note. Make sure that the W Turning on the square contacts the f
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12. Adjust the 0° bevel Setting the fence Y c adjustment screw (35) square with the table with the 6mm hex key 1. Make sure that the to bring the saw blade electrical plug is removed into alignment with the from the power point. square (fig. Y). 2. Push the saw arm (5) 13. Loosen the 2 Phillips down to its lowest position head screws holding the and engage the release pointer of the bevel scale knob (6) to hold the saw (17) and adjust the arm in the transport position. position o
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11. Loosen the Phillips head 3. Raise the saw arm (5) to h f screw holding the pointer its highest position. of the mitre scale (22) 4. Using a Phillips head and adjust it so that screwdriver loosen and it accurately indicates remove the screw that the zero position on the secures the guard retraction mitre scale (fig. f). arm (13) to the rotating 12. Retighten the screw blade guard (fig h). securing the mitre scale 5. Using a Phillips head pointer. screwdriver loosen (fig. i) 13. R
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7. Hold the rotating guard 12. Replace the outer blade k n (12) up and press the washer (fig. n). spindle lock button (26) 13. Depress the spindle lock (fig. k). Rotate the blade button (26) and replace until the spindle locks. the flat washer and 8. Use the 6mm hex key blade bolt. provided to loosen and 14. Use the 6mm hex key to remove the blade bolt. tighten the blade bolt (Loosen in a clockwise securely (tighten in an direction as the blade anti-clockwise direction). screw has a
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8. It is possible to remove Cross-cutting (without slide action) r the clamp assembly (10) When cutting a narrow piece of wood it is not necessary to by loosening the clamp use the slide mechanism. In these cases ensure that the assembly lock (11) and slide lock (29) is screwed down to prevent the saw arm moving it to the other side from sliding. of the table. Make sure A crosscut is made by cutting q the clamp assembly lock across the grain of the is tight before using the workpiec
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WARNING. Be sure to tighten the mitre lock before making Cross-cutting t a cut. Failure to do so could result in the table moving (with slide action) during the cut, causing serious personal injury. When cutting wide 5. Loosen the bevel lock (16) and pull out the 0º bevel workpieces, first unscrew adjuster. Move the saw arm (5) to the left or right to the slide lock (29). the desired bevel angle (between 0º and 45º). Tighten 1. Pull on the release knob the bevel lock (16). (6), raise th
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assembly lock is tight before using the clamp. Compound mitre cut v 10. Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the A compound mitre cut involves using a mitre angle cutting operation to check that there are no problems. and a bevel angle at the 11. Hold the operating handle (7) firmly and squeeze same time (fig. v). It is used the switch trigger (24). Allow the blade to reach in making picture frames, to maximum speed. cut mouldings, making boxes 12. Press the release latch (36
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NOTE. To cut to the left-hand side of the blade, align the Using the laser line generator left-hand laser line with the pencil mark. To cut to the WARNINGS right-hand side of the blade, align the right-hand laser line y Do not stare directly at the with the pencil mark. laser beam. 5. Plug in the machine and start the motor. Never aim the beam at any 6. Press the release latch (36). person or an object other 7. When the blade is at its maximum speed (approximately than the workpiece. 2 se
