Metabo TS 250 Saw User Manual


 
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x Loosen knurled nut and move auxil-
iary fence as required.
x Retighten knurled nut.
4. Hold workpiece firmly against mitre
fence.
5. Cut workpiece by pushing the mitre
fence forward.
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Danger!
Prior to all servicing:
1. switch machine OFF;
2. wait until the saw has come to a
complete stop.
3. unplug power cable;
Check that all safety devices are
operational again after each service.
Replace defective parts, especially
of safety devices, only with genuine
replacement parts. Parts not tested
and approved by the equipment
manufacturer can cause unforeseen
damage.
Repair and maintenance work other
than described in this section should
only be carried out by qualified spe-
cialists.
9.1 Saw blade change
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Danger!
Directly after cutting the saw
blade can be very hot – burning haz-
ard! Let a hot saw blade cool down.
Do not clean the saw blade with com-
bustible liquids.
Risk of injury, even with the blade at
standstill. Wear gloves when chang-
ing blades.
When fitting a saw blade, observe the
direction of rotation!
1. Raise saw blade fully.
2. Remove blade guard.
3. Loosen table insert (61) and remove
from table.
4. Hold saw spindle (62) with open end
wrench.
5. Loosen arbor nut (64) with box end
wrench (left-handed thread!).
6. Remove arbor nut (64), outer blade
collar (63) and saw blade from saw
spindle.
7. Clean clamping surfaces of saw
spindle and saw blade.
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Danger!
Do not use cleaning agents
(e.g. to remove resin residue) that
could corrode the light metal compo-
nents of the saw; the stability of the
saw would be adversely affected.
8. Put on a fresh saw blade (observe
direction of rotation!).
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Danger!
Use only suitable saw blades
(see “Technical Specifications”) –
when using unsuitable or damaged
blades parts could be explosive-like
hurled from it by centrifugal force.
Do not use:
saw blades which permissible
maximum speed is below the
rated no-load speed of the saw
spindle (see “Technical Specifi-
cations”);
saw blades made of high speed
steel (HSS);
saw blades with visible damage;
cut-off wheel blades.
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Danger!
Mount saw blade using only gen-
uine parts.
Do not use loose-fitting reducing
rings; the saw blade could work
loose.
Saw blades have to be mounted
in such way that they do not wob-
ble or run out of balance and can-
not work loose during operation.
9. Slide on outer blade collar (63).
10. Turn on arbor nut (64) (left-handed
thread!) and tighten hand-tight only
with tool supplied.
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Danger!
Do not extend arbor bolt tighten-
ing wrench.
Do not tighten arbor bolt by hit-
ting the wrench.
11. Reinstall table insert.
12. Attach blade guard.
9.2 Adjusting the scale's
pointer
1. Loosen pointer fixing screw and
adjust pointer (65) to indicate the
exact Zero position.
2. Retighten pointer fixing screw.
9.3 Adjusting the scale's
pointer
1. Align rip fence with saw blade.
2. Loosen ripfence pointer fixing screw
(66).
3. Bring both pointers (rip fence and
scale) in line.
4. Retighten ripfence pointer fixing
screw (66).
9. Care And Maintenance
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