# Practical advice

- Before carrying out any work on the power tool (e.g. maintenance, tool change etc.), remove the battery from the power tool. There is risk of injury from unintentionally pressing the on/off switch.

The width of cut varies depending on the saw blade used.

Protect saw blades against shock and impact.

Guide the power tool evenly, pushing it gently in the cutting direction in order to achieve a high cut quality. Applying too much pressure will significantly reduce the service life of application tools and can damage the power tool.

Always work with uniform feed and ensure that the speed of the saw blade stays constant. Avoid increasing pressure (e.g. when working with damp wood, pressure-treated construction timber or waste wood) and the resulting speed reduction in order to prevent the saw blade teeth from overheating.

The sawing performance and the quality of the cut essentially depend on the condition and the tooth shape of the saw blade. This is why you should only use sharp saw blades that are suitable for the material being machined.

When starting or continuing a sawing process, centre the saw blade in the sawing gap and ensure that the saw teeth are not caught in the workpiece. This prevents kickback or the saw blade moving out of the workpiece.

##

Choosing the right saw blade depends on the wood type, wood quality and whether cuts with or against the grain are required.

Making cuts in spruce with the grain produces long, spiral-shaped chips.

Beech and oak dust is especially detrimental to health. Therefore, work only with dust extraction.

##

The narrow groove (34) integrated into the base plate (8) can be used for the guide rails shown on the accessories page.

##

You can use the guide rail (36) to produce straight cuts.

The rubber lip on the guide rail acts as an anti-splinter guard, which prevents the surface from splintering when sawing wooden materials. To fulfil this function, the saw blade must be positioned with its teeth right up against the rubber lip.

Before making the first cut with the guide rail (36), the rubber lip must be adapted to the circular saw used. To do so, position the guide rail (36) along the entire length of a workpiece. Set a cutting depth of approx. 9 mm and a right-angled mitre/bevel angle. Switch on the circular saw and guide it evenly, pushing it gently in the cutting direction.

The groove (34) is suitable for guide rail systems from Bosch and Mafell.

The groove (35) is suitable for guide rail systems from Festool and Makita.

##

The parallel guide (38) allows you to make precise cuts along the edge of a workpiece and cut strips with the same dimensions.

Slide the guide rods on the parallel guide (38) through the guides in the base plate (8). Attach the wing bolts (11) on both sides as shown in the figure, then screw in the wing bolts(11) without fully tightening them.

Set the required cutting width as a scale value at the corresponding cut mark (13) or (12), Cut marks. Then tighten the wing bolts (11).

Note: To enlarge the base plate (8), fit the parallel guide (38) rotated by 180° (see figure N).

##

For working on large workpieces or for cutting straight edges, you can securely fasten a board or rail to the workpiece as an auxiliary guide. The circular saw can be guided along the path of this auxiliary guide with the base plate.

##

Your power tool is equipped with a utility hook (31) for hanging it to a ladder, for example. Simply fold out the utility hook (31) to the required position.

- When the power tool is hanging by the utility hook, ensure that the saw blade is protected against unintended contact in order to prevent injury.

Fold the utility hook (31) in again when you want to begin work with the power tool.

##

After intensive or prolonged use of the power tool, it may be necessary to adjust the scale marking for the mitre/bevel angle (39). To do this, screw in or unscrew the screw (40) until the saw blade is at a 90° angle to the base plate (8). Use the screw (40) to align the red scale marking (39) with the zero point on the scale (9).