Page 3 - GENERAL SAFETy RULES; READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
3 GENERAL SAFETy RULES WARNING: Read and understand all instructions. Failure to follow all instructions listed below, may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious personal injury. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS KNOW yOUR POWER TOOL. Read the operator’s manual carefully. Learn the applications and lim...
Page 5 - SPECIFIC SAFETy RULES
5 SPECIFIC SAFETy RULES NEVER hand hold a workpiece that is too small to be clamped. Keep hands clear of the cutting area. NEVER reach behind, under, or within three inches of the blade and its cutting path with your hands and fingers for any reason. NEVER reach to pick up a workpiece, a piece...
Page 6 - SyMBOLS
6 SyMBOLS Some of the following symbols may be used on this tool. Please study them and learn their meaning. Proper interpretation of these symbols will allow you to operate the tool better and safer. Read Operator’s Manual Safety Alert No Hands Symbol SyMBOL NAME DESIGNATION/EXPLANATION Voltage Cur...
Page 7 - ELECTRICAL; DOUBLE INSULATION; EXTENSION CORDS
7 ELECTRICAL DOUBLE INSULATION Double insulation is a concept in safety in electric power tools, which eliminates the need for the usual three-wire grounded power cord. All exposed metal parts are isolated from the internal metal motor components with protecting insulation. Double insulated tools do...
Page 8 - GLOSSARy OF TERMS
8 GLOSSARy OF TERMS Push Blocks (for jointer planers)Device used to feed the workpiece over the jointer planer cutterhead during any operation. This aid helps keep the operator’s hands well away from the cutterhead.Push Blocks (for table saws)Device used to hold the workpiece during cutting opera-ti...
Page 9 - FEATURES; PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
9 FEATURES Fig. 1 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Arbor ......................................................................... 5/8 in.Blade Diameter ......................................................7-1/4 in.No Load Speed .................................... 5,800 r/min. (RPM)Input ......................
Page 11 - SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON; TOOLS NEEDED
11 FEATURES SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON See Figure 3. The spindle lock button locks the spindle stopping the blade from rotating. Depress and hold the lock button while installing, changing, or removing blade. SWITCH TRIGGER See Figure 4. The saw will not start until you depress the switch lock with your th...
Page 12 - LOOSE PARTS LIST
12 LOOSE PARTS LIST Fig. 6 WARNING: The use of attachments or accessories not listed might be hazardous and could cause serious personal injury. The following items are included with your compound miter saw: Miter Saw Base Miter Saw Head Dust Bag Work Clamp work cLaMp dust bag bLade wrench a...
Page 13 - ASSEMBLy; UNPACKING
13 ASSEMBLy WARNING: Do not connect to power supply until assembly is complete. Failure to comply could result in accidental starting and possible serious personal injury. WARNING: Do not start the compound miter saw without checking for interference between the blade and the miter fence. Damage cou...
Page 14 - MOUNTING THE MITER SAW BASE TO THE; MOUNTING HOLES
14 ASSEMBLy Fig. 8 WARNING: Always make sure the compound miter saw is securely mounted to a workbench or an approved workstand. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury. MOUNTING THE MITER SAW BASE TO THE STAND See Figure 8. If a stand was included with your miter saw, fol...
Page 16 - DUST BAG; INSTALLING BATTERIES IN LASER
16 ASSEMBLy DUST BAG See Figure 12. A dust bag is provided for use on this miter saw. It fits over the exhaust port on the upper blade guard. To install, squeeze the two metal clips to open the mouth of the bag and slide it on the exhaust port. Release the clips. The metal ring in the bag should loc...
Page 17 - ALIGNING THE LASER GUIDE LINE; AVOID; WARNIN
17 ASSEMBLy DANGER: Laser radiation. Avoid direct eye contact with light source. WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of pro-cedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. ALIGNING THE LASER GUIDE LINE See Figure 15. Unplug the saw. Draw a lin...
Page 18 - TO INSTALL/REPLACE THE BLADE
18 note: before use, repLace screw and tighten secureLY to prevent guard MoveMent ASSEMBLy TO INSTALL/REPLACE THE BLADE See Figures 16 - 17. WARNING: A 7-1/4 in. blade is the maximum blade capacity of the saw. Never use a blade that is too thick to allow outer blade washer to engage with the flats o...
Page 19 - S Q U A R I N G T H E M I T E R TA B L E T O T H E
19 ASSEMBLy Fig. 18 view of Miter tabLe square with fence Miter Lock Lever Miter tabLe throat pLate square NOTE: Many of the illustrations in this manual show only portions of the compound miter saw. This is intentional so that we can clearly show points being made in the illustra-tions. Never opera...
Page 20 - SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE FENCE
20 ASSEMBLy SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE FENCE See Figures 21 - 24. Unplug the saw. Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position. Lift the miter lock lever. Rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with zero on the miter scale. Pus...
Page 21 - SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER TABLE
Miter tabLe square beveL Lock knob Miter fence bLade 21 ASSEMBLy scaLe indicator Miter scaLe indicator screw beveL scaLe SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER TABLE See Figures 25 - 28. Unplug the saw. Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position....
Page 22 - OPERATION; APPLICATIONS; TO CROSS CUT
22 OPERATION WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you care-less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury. WARNING: Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in objects bei...
Page 23 - TO BEVEL CUT
23 OPERATION NOTE: You can quickly locate 0°, 15°, 22-1/2°, left or right, 31.62° and 45° left or right as you rotate the control arm. The miter table will seat itself in one of the positive stop index points, located in base. Push the miter lock lever down to lock the miter table. Place the wor...
Page 24 - TO COMPOUND MITER CUT
24 OPERATION Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of a board is placed against the fence, the board could collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the b...
Page 25 - TO SUPPORT LONG WORKPIECES
25 0 OPERATION Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of a board is placed against the fence, the board could collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the...
Page 26 - CUTTING COMPOUND MITERS
26 OPERATION 4 PITCH OF SIDE NUMBER OF SIDES 0° 6 M- 45.00°B- 0.00° 5° 10° 15° 20° 25° 30° 35° 40° 45° 50° 55° 60° 65° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90° 5 7 8 9 10 M- 36.00°B- 0.00° M- 30.00°B- 0.00° M- 25.71°B- 0.00° M- 22.50°B- 0.00° M- 20.00°B- 0.00° M- 18.00°B- 0.00° Each B (Bevel) and M (Miter) Setting is Gi...
Page 27 - CUTTING CROWN MOLDING
27 OPERATION When setting the bevel and miter angles for compound miters, remember that the settings are interdependent; changing one angle changes the other angle as well.Keep in mind that the angles for crown molding are very precise and difficult to set. Since it is very easy for these angles to ...
Page 28 - CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL
28 OPERATION WARNING: To avoid a kickback and to avoid serious personal injury, never position the concave edge of bowed or warped material against the fence. Bevel Angle Type of Cut Setting Left side, inside corner1. Top edge of molding against fence2. Miter table set right 31.62°3. Save left end o...
Page 29 - ADJUSTMENTS; PIVOT ADJUSTMENTS; TRAVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT
29 ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Before performing any adjustment, make sure the tool is unplugged from the power supply. Failure to heed this warning could result in serious personal injury. The compound miter saw has been adjusted at the factory for making very accurate cuts. However, some of the component...
Page 30 - TO ADJUST THE LASER GUIDE
30 ADJUSTMENTS DANGER: Laser radiation. Avoid direct eye contact with light source. WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of pro-cedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. TO ADJUST THE LASER GUIDE See Figure 40. Use the work clamp or a C...
Page 31 - MAINTENANCE; GENERAL MAINTENANCE
31 MAINTENANCE WARNING: When servicing, use only identical replacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product damage. WARNING: Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1 during product operation. If operation is dusty, also wear a dust m...
Page 32 - OPERATOR’S MANUAL; • SERVICE; • MODEL NUMBER
987000-9521-14-10 (REV:01) OPERATOR’S MANUAL 7-1/4 in. Compound Miter Saw TS1141 - Double Insulated • SERVICE Now that you have purchased your tool, should a need ever exist for repair parts or service, simply contact your nearest Authorized Service Center. Be sure to provide all pertinent facts whe...