Checking and adjusting the basic settings
To ensure precise cuts, the basic settings of the power tool must be checked and adjusted as necessary after intensive use.
Experience and suitable special tools are required for this.
A Bosch after-sales service point will handle this work quickly and reliably.
- Bring the power tool into the work position.
- Set the saw blade to a bevel angle of 0°.
- Remove the blade guard (6).
Checking (see figure J1)
- Set an angle gauge to 90° and place it on the saw table (8).
The leg of the angle gauge must be flush with the saw blade (26) along its entire length.
Setting (see figure J2)
- Loosen the screw (58). This enables the 0° stop (59) to be moved.
- Loosen the locking lever (16).
- Slide the hand wheel (17) towards the 0° stop until the leg of the angle gauge is flush with the saw blade along its entire length.
- Hold the hand wheel in this position and retighten the locking lever (16).
- Retighten the screw (58).
If the angle indicator (51) is not aligned with the 0° mark on the scale (52) following adjustment, loosen the screw (60) using a conventional cross-headed screwdriver and align the angle indicator along the 0° mark.
Repeat the work step above for the bevel angle of 45° (loosen the screw (61); move the 45° stop (62)). The angle indicator (51) must not be repositioned when doing this.
- Bring the power tool into the work position.
- Remove the blade guard (6).
Checking
- Use a pencil to mark the first left-hand saw tooth that is visible at the back above the table insert.
- Set an angle gauge to 90° and place it on the edge of the guide groove (5).
- Move the leg of the angle gauge until it touches the marked saw tooth and read the distance between the saw blade and the guide groove.
- Turn the saw blade until the marked tooth at the front lies above the table insert.
- Move the angle gauge along the guide groove up to the marked saw tooth.
- Measure the distance between the saw blade and the guide groove again.
The two measured distances must be identical.
Setting
- Loosen the hex socket screws (63) at the front beneath the saw table and the hex socket screws (64) at the rear beneath the saw table using the hex key (21) provided.
- Carefully move the saw blade until it lies parallel with the guide groove (5).
- Retighten all screws (63) and (64).
- Position the parallel guide on the right of the saw blade.
Move the parallel guide until the marking in the magnifying glass (27) shows 26 cm on the lower scale.
To secure it in place, push the clamping handle (39) back down. - Pull the clamping handle (15) all the way up and pull the saw table expansion (13) out as far as possible.
Checking
The upper scale (2) of the spacing indicator (55) must show the same value as the marking in the magnifying glass (27) on the lower scale (2).
Setting
- Pull the saw table expansion (13) out fully.
- Loosen the screw (65) with a cross-headed screwdriver and align the spacing indicator (55) along the 26 cm mark on the upper scale (2).
- Bring the power tool into the work position.
- Remove the blade guard (6).
- Loosen the clamping handle (39) of the parallel guide and move it until it touches the saw blade.
Checking
The parallel guide (9) must touch the saw blade along its entire length.
Setting
- Loosen the hex socket screws (66) using the hex key (21) provided.
- Carefully move the parallel guide (9) until it touches the saw blade along its entire length.
- Hold the parallel guide in this position and push the clamping handle (39) down again.
- Retighten the hex socket screws (66).
- Bring the power tool into the work position.
- Remove the protective cover (6).
- Move the parallel guide (9) from the right until it touches the saw blade.
Checking
The marking in the magnifying glass (27) must be in line with the 0 mm mark on the scale (2).
Setting
- Loosen the screw (67) using a cross-headed screwdriver and align the marking along the 0 mm mark.