Page 2 - SAFETY RULES; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
2 SAFETY RULES Woodworking can be dangerous if safe and proper operating procedures are not followed. As with all machinery, thereare certain hazards involved with the operation of the product. Using the machine with respect and caution will con-siderably lessen the possibility of personal injury. H...
Page 4 - MOTOR SPECIFICATIONS; EXTENSION CORDS; REPLACEMENT PARTS
4 CONNECTING COMPOUND MITER SAW TO POWER SOURCE Your new Compound Miter Saw is DOUBLE INSULATED to give you added safety. As a result, this saw is equipped with a two-prong plug which permits you to use any conventional 120 Volt electrical outlet without concern for main-taining a ground connection....
Page 5 - UNPACKING; ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOREWORD Delta Model 36-220 is a 10" Compound Miter Saw designed to cut wood. It can crosscut up to 2- 3 /4 " x 5- 1 /8 ", miter at 45 ° both left and right 2- 3 /4 " x 3- 1 /2 ", bevel at 45 ° left 1- 3 /4 " x 5- 1 /8 ", and compound 45 ° x 45 ° ...
Page 8 - ASSEMBLING DUST BAG; FASTENING COMPOUND MITER SAW
8 Fig. 12 Fig. 11 Fig. 10 Fig. 9 ASSEMBLING ACCESSORYWORK CLAMP TO SAW 1. The work clamp (A) Fig. 9, can be used on either the right or left side of the saw base. Insert post of workclamp into the hole located on the front of the saw base,as shown. Work clamp 36-221 is available as a accesso-ry. (Se...
Page 9 - OPERATING CONTROLS; TABLE HAZARD AREA
9 STARTING ANDSTOPPING SAW To turn the saw “ON” push in on switch lock key (A) Fig. 13, and depress switch trigger (B). To turn the saw “OFF” release switch trigger (B). Your compound miter saw is equipped with an automaticelectric blade brake. As soon as the switch trigger (B)Fig. 13, is released, ...
Page 11 - TWO POSITION FENCE
11 Fig. 18 LOCKING CUTTING ARMIN THE DOWN POSITION When transporting the saw, the cutting arm shouldalways be locked in the down position. This can beaccomplished by lowering the cutting arm (A) Fig. 18, andmoving the locking lever (B) to the locked position, asshown. IMPORTANT: NEVER CARRY THE COM-...
Page 12 - ADJUSTMENTS
12 Fig. 22 Fig. 21 ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTING 90 AND 45DEGREE BEVEL STOPS 1. DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM THE POWER SOURCE . 2. Loosen bevel lock handle and tilt the cutting arm all the way to the right and tighten the bevel lock handle. 3. Using a square (A) Fig. 21, place one end of the square on the table ...
Page 13 - ADJUSTING FENCE 90 DEGREES TO BLADE
13 Fig. 26 ADJUSTING BLADEPARALLEL TO TABLE SLOT 1. DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM THE POWER SOURCE . 2. NOTE: This adjustment should be checked with the cutting arm moved all the way to the right (blade 90degrees to the table). 3. Lower the cutting arm. The saw blade (A) Fig. 25, should be parallel to the...
Page 14 - ADJUSTING SLIDING FIT OF
14 Fig. 28 Fig. 29 7. Loosen the two fence locking screws, one of which is shown at (A) Fig. 28, and move the fence (B) all the wayto the rear position, as shown. Then tighten the two fencelocking screws (A). 8. Using a square, place one end of the square against the blade and the other end against ...
Page 15 - TYPICAL OPERATIONS AND HELPFUL HINTS
15 Fig.31 Fig. 32 Fig. 33 ADJUSTING DOWNWARDTRAVEL OF SAW BLADE 1. DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM THE POWER SOURCE . 2. The downward travel of the saw blade can be limited to prevent the saw blade from contacting any metal sur-faces of the machine. This adjustment is made by loos-ening locknut (A) Fig. 31,...
Page 16 - CUTTING CROWN MOULDING
16 Fig. 34 Fig. 35 Fig. 36 9. Fig. 34, illustrates the work clamp (B) being used to firmly hold the workpiece against the fence. 10. Fig. 35, illustrates the cuttinghead tilted and the armin a miter position for a compound miter/bevel cuttingoperation. 11. Fig. 36, illustrates the fence in the forwa...
Page 17 - AUXILIARY WOOD FENCE
17 Fig. 37 Fig. 38 Fig. 39 When performing multiple or repetitive cut-off operationsthat result in small cut-off pieces, one inch or less, it ispossible for the saw blade to catch the cut-off pieces andproject them out of the machine or into the blade guardand housing, possibly causing damage or inj...
Page 18 - MAINTENANCE; CHANGING THE BLADE
18 Fig. 43 MAINTENANCE CHANGING THE BLADE WARNING: USE ONLY CROSS-CUTTING SAW BLADES. WHEN USING CARBIDE TIPPED BLADES,MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A NEGATIVE HOOK ANGLE.DO NOT USE BLADES WITH DEEP GULLETS ASTHEY CAN DEFLECT AND CONTACT GUARD . 1. DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM THE POWER SOURCE . 2. Rotate lower bl...
Page 20 - PARTS, SERVICE OR WARRANTY ASSISTANCE
20 Delta will repair or replace, at its expense and at its option, any Delta machine, machine part, or machine accessory whichin normal use has proven to be defective in workmanship or material, provided that the customer returns the product pre-paid to a Delta factory service center or authorized s...
Page 21 - NOTES
Page 23 - DELTA SERVICE CENTERS; CANADIAN
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