Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 741 Porter-Cable
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Instruction manual The Model and Serial No. plate is located on the main ho u si n g of t h e t o ol . R ec o rd th e s e n u mb e r s i n t he spaces below and retain for futur e refer ence. Model No. ______________________________________ T ype ___________________________________________ Serial No.
2 Re ad a nd un de rs ta nd a ll w ar n in gs a nd op er at in g in st ru ct io ns be fore us in g a ny to ol or eq ui pm ent . Wh en us in g t ool s or eq uip me nt , b as ic saf ety prec au tio ns sho uld al way s b e fo ll owe d to red uce th e ri sk of per son al injury .
3 So me du st cr eat ed by po we r san din g, sa wi ng , gri ndi ng , dri ll ing , an d ot he r co nst ru cti on act iv iti es con tai ns che mic al s kn ow n (t o th e St ate of Cal ifo rni a) t o ca us e ca nce r , bi rth d ef ec ts o r ot he r r ep ro du cti ve har m.
4 Read all instructions. Failure to follow all instructions liste d below may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious injury . The term "power tool" in all of the warnings listed b e l o w r e f e r s t o y o u r m a i n s- o p e r a t ed ( c o rd ed ) p o w e r t o o l o r battery-operated (cordless) power tool.
5 d) Remove any adjusting key or wrench befor e turning the power tool on. A wrench or a key left attached to a r otating part of the power tool may result in personal injury . e) Do not overreach. Keep pr oper footing and balance at all times. This enables better control of the power tool in unexpected situations.
6 ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES 1. Hold p ower t ool by insula ted gri pping surfac es when perfo rming a n operat ion wh ere the cu tting tool m ay cont act hi dden wi ring o r its own cor d. Con tact w ith a " live" wir e will make e xposed metal parts of the tool "live" and s hock th e oper ator .
7 SYMBOL DEFINI TION V ....... ....... ...... ... vol ts A ....... ....... ...... ... amp ere s Hz ....... ....... ...... ... her tz W ....... ....... ...... ... wat ts kW ....... ....... ...... ... kil owatts F ....... ....... ...... ... far ads µ F .
8 EXTEN SION CORD S ELECT ION If an extension cord is used, make sur e the conductor size is larg e enough to preve nt e xce ssi ve v olta ge drop w hic h wi ll c aus e lo ss of p owe r an d po ssi ble motor damage. A table of rec ommended extension cord sizes will be found in this sect ion.
9 SELEC TING THE BL ADE For best perform ance, longer blade life, and smoother cut, select the pr oper bla de fo r t he jo b. A co mp le te li ne o f ac ce ss or i es i s av ai la bl e f rom y ou r Port er - Cabl e S uppl ier , Por ter -Cab le Fact ory Ser vice Cen ters , an d P orte r - Cable Authorized Service Stations.
10 3, counte rc lockwi se (as viewed fr om th e fr ont o f the saw). 4. Insert the bla de int o the cl amp unt il it b ottoms . Allow the r elease coll ar to r otate clock wise t o lock the b lade i n plac e, (A) Fig.
11 HOW TO HOLD SAW MODE L 741 Hold saw as shown in Fig. 6. The gear housi ng, i nterm ediate plat e, bl ade a nd pi votin g gui de sh oe ma y be made l ive if the b lade c uts in to liv e wiri ng wit hin a wall. TO PR EVE NT AC CI DEN T AL E LEC TR ICA L SHO CK TH E S AW MUS T B E HE LD AS SHO WN IN FIG .
12 ADJUS TING PIVOTI NG GU IDE S HOE DISCO NNECT TOOL FR OM POW ER SOUR CE. DO NOT OPERA TE THE TIGER SA W ® WITH THE GUIDE SHOE REMOVE D. The pivotin g guide shoe (A) Fig. 8, serves as a re st while making a cut and it can be adjus ted to accom modate many types of cut ting a pplica tions.
13 Be sure the mater ial to be cut is rigid. Small work pieces should be securel y clam ped in a ben ch v ise or with cla mps to t he w ork tabl e. A s th e w ork pr ogr esses in scr oll or curved cut- out pieces , th e ma terial may be r eadjus ted to accommod ate the movement of the saw .
14 MAINTENANCE For assis tan ce with you r tool , visi t our websi te at www .por ter -cab le. com for a lis t of se rvic e cen ter s, or call the Po rte r -Cab le Cu sto mer Car e Cen ter at (888)- 848- 5175. KEE P TOO L C LE AN Peri odic ally blow out all air pas sage s with dry compr ess ed air .
15 A compl ete line of acces sori es is avai lable fro m your Porter -Cab le • De lta Supplier , Porter - Cabl e • D elta Facto ry Serv ice Center s, and Por ter -Cable Author ize d Servi ce Stat ion s. Plea se visit our W eb Site www .porter -cable.
16 POR TER-CABL E LIM ITED ONE Y EAR WA RRAN TY Porter -Cable warrant s its Pro fessiona l Power T ools for a period of one year from the date of original purc hase.
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