Warning – Hitachi C 10RA3 User Manual

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Blade (Fig. P)
1. Loosen and remove the knob (1) on the right side of

the saw housing.

2. Place extra blades onto the arbor. Replace the knob

and tighten.

Fig. P

MITER GAUGE ADJUSTMENT (FIG. Q)
1. Make sure that the miter gauge bar (1) will slide

freely through the table top grooves.

2. Loosen the lock knob handle (2) and turn the gauge

body (3) to set the pointer (4) at 0º on the scale.

3. Make a 90º cut in a scrap piece of wood. Check

the cut to see if it is 90º. If not, loosen the lock
knob handle (2) and move the miter gauge body
until it is square to the miter gauge bar by using a
combination square.

MITER GAUGE OPERATION (FIG. Q)
The miter gauge is accurately constructed with index
stops at 0º, 15º, 30º, 45º, 60º both right and left side.

The operate the miter gauge, simply loosen the lock
handle (2) and move the body of the miter gauge to the
desired angle. The miter gauge body will stop at 0º, 15º,
30º, 45º, 60º both right and left side.

Fig. Q

RIP FENCE (FIG. R)
1. Lift upward on the rip fence handle (1) so that the

holding clamp (2) is fully extended.

2. Place the rip fence on the saw table and engage the

holding clamp (2) to the table rear. Lower the front
end onto the front rail (3).

3. Push down on the fence handle (1) to lock.

Fig. R

RIP FENCE ADJUSTMENT (FIG. S)
1. The fence (1) is moved by lifting up on the handle (2)

and sliding the fence to the desired location. Pushing
down on the handle locks the fence in position.

2. Position the fence on the right side of the table, and

along one edge of the miter gauge grooves.

3. Lock the fence handle. The fence should be parallel

with the miter gauge groove.

4. If adjustment is needed to make the fence parallel to

the groove, do the following:
• Loosen the two screws (3) and lift up on the
handle (2).
• Hold the fence bracket (4) ﬁ rmly against the front
of the saw table. Move the far end of the fence
until it is parallel with the miter gauge groove.
• Tighten both screws and push the handle to lock.

5. If fence is loose when the handle is in the locked
(downward) position, do the following:

• Move the handle (2) upward and turn the adjusting
nut (5) clockwise until the rear clamp is snug. Do
not turn the adjusting screw more than 1/4 turn at
a time.
• Over-tightening the adjusting screw will cause the
fence to come out of alignment.

Failure to properly align the fence can cause “
kickback” and serious injury could occur.

Fig. S

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