Manual Porter-Cable RS830

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    INSTRUCTION MANUAL 10" Pr ofessional Radial Arm Saw (Model RS830) P ART NO. 424-12-651-0034 - 08-23-02 Copyright © 2002 Delta Machinery ESP AÑOL: PÁGINA 31 T o learn more about DEL T A MACHINER Y visit our website at: www .deltamachinery .com. For Parts, Service, W arranty or other Assistance, please call 1-800-223-7278 ( In Canada call 1-8 ...

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    2 GENERAL SAFETY RULES W oodworking can be dangerous if safe and pr oper operating procedures ar e not followed. As with all machinery , there are certain hazar ds involved with the operation of the product. Using the machine with respect and caution will considerably lessen the possibility of personal injury . However , if normal safety precaution ...

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    3 ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR RADIAL ARM SA WS WARNING : F AILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES MA Y RESUL T IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY . 1. DO NOT OPERA TE THIS MACHINE UNTIL it is assembled and installed according to the instructions. 2. OBT AIN ADVICE from your supervisor, instructor , or another qualified person if you are not familiar with the operati ...

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    4 POWER CONNECTIONS A separate electrical circuit should be used for your machines. This cir cuit should not be less than #12 wire and should be protected with a 20 Amp time lag fuse. If an extension cor d is used, use only 3-wire extension cords which have 3- prong gr ounding type plugs and matching receptacle which will accept the machine’ s pl ...

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    Use proper extension cor ds. Make sure your extension cord is in good condition and is a 3-wir e extension cord which has a 3-prong gr ounding type plug and matching receptacle which will accept the machine’ s plug. When using an extension cord, be sur e to use one heavy enough to carry the current of the machine. An undersized cord will cause a ...

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    6 UNP ACKING AND CLEANING Carefully unpack the machine and all loose items fr om the shipping container(s). Remove the protective coating from all unpainted surfaces. This coating may be removed with a soft cloth moistened with kerosene (do not use acetone, gasoline or lacquer thinner for this purpose). After cleaning, cover the unpainted surfaces ...

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    7 RADIAL ARM SA W P AR TS Fig. 4 1 2 3 1. Radial Arm Saw 2. Legs (4) 3. T able Supports (2) 4. 5/16-18x5/8" Carriage Head Screws (16) 4 5 6 7 5. 5/16" Flat Washers (16) 6. 5/16" Exter nal T ooth Lockwashers (16) 7. 5/16-18 Hex Nuts (16) ...

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    8 T ABLE BOARD P ARTS Fig. 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Fence Board 2. Middle T able Board 3. Rear T able Board 4. Front T able Boar d 5. 7/8" Open End - 1/2" Box Wrench 6. 7/8" x 1/2" Box Wrench 7. 1/4-20x1¼" Round Head Screw (4) 8. 1/4-20x1" Round Head Screw (4) 9. 5/16-18x5/8" Carriage Head Screw (6) 10. #10x1/2" She ...

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    9 ASSEMBL Y WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY , DO NOT CONNECT THE MACHINE TO THE POWER SOURCE UNTIL THE MACHINE IS COMPLETEL Y ASSEMBLED AND YOU READ AND UNDERST AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUCTION MANUAL. LEGS TO SA W BASE 1. Loosen lock knob (A) Fig. 8, and move cutting-head (B) to the rear position as shown. Then tighten knob (A). 2. IMPORT ANT : Make certai ...

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    10 REMOVING BLADE AND BLADE GUARD FROM SA W 1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE . 2. Loosen blade guard clamp knob (A) Fig. 11, and rotate blade guar d (B) to the position shown. Fig. 11 A B 3. With wrenches (C) Fig. 12, loosen arbor nut (D) as much as possible. NOTE: Arbor nut has left hand threads . Fig. 12 B C D F G 4. Lift cam (E) Fig. 13, ...

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    11 T ABLE SUPPOR TS 1. Place front table board (A) Fig. 16, on a stable surface with counter -bored holes facing down, as shown. 2. Fasten left and right table supports (B) Fig. 16, to bottom of front table boar d (A) as shown, by inserting four 1/4-20x1" round head scr ews up through counterbored holes (D), in table boar d (A) and table suppo ...

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    12 6. When both right and left edges of the table board are the same distance fr om the table supports, tighten four screws located in holes (N) Fig. 21, of front table board (A). Fig. 21 N N R R R R A 7. Insert four 1/4-20x1-1/4" round head screws (P) Fig. 22, into holes (R) Figs. 21 and 22, of the table board as shown, and tighten each of th ...

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    13 11. Place an arbor wrench (D) Fig. 25, between table board (A) and motor shaft (B). Lower track arm (X) Fig. 24, by turning elevating handle (C) counterclockwise until motor shaft (B) Fig. 25, barely touches arbor wrench. Fig. 25 Fig. 26 Fig. 27 Fig. 28 12. Check the height of the table board above the other three table boar d adjustment screws ...

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    14 T ABLE BOARD CLAMPS AND T ABLE BOARDS 1. Locate table board clamps (A) Fig. 29, and insert one clamp into each of the slotted holes (B) located at the rear of each table support bracket (C) as shown in Fig. 30. Fig. 29 Fig. 30 Fig. 31 Fig. 32 2. T ur n adjusting screw (D) Fig. 30 counter clockwise, so that the knobs (A) are in the r ear position ...

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    15 Fig. 33 Fig. 34 Fig. 36 Fig. 35 4. Loosen cutting-head clamp knob (S) Fig. 33, and slide cutting-head (T) the entire length of track arm (A) as shown to determine if blade (C) travels parallel to the square (E). 5. If an adjustment is necessary , loosen index ring locking screw (J) Fig. 34, and track arm clamp handle (K). 6. Rotate track arm (A) ...

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    16 Fig. 37 Fig. 38 Fig. 39 Fig. 40 REMOVING “HEELING” IN SA W BLADE CUT Even though the cutting-head travel may be perfectly aligned at 90 degrees to the fence, the blade itself may not be 90 degrees or squar e with the fence, as shown in Fig. 37. This condition is known as “heeling.” T o check and adjust, proceed as follows: 1. DISCONNECT ...

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    17 5. Place a square (D) Fig. 41, on the table and against the saw blade, as shown, and check to see if the blade is square with the table. NOTE: The square should r est between two teeth of the saw blade . 6. If an adjustment is necessary , make certain bevel clamp lever (C) Fig. 40, is tight. Remove screw , flat washer , and pointer (E) Fig. 40. ...

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    18 ASSEMBLING BLADE AND BLADE GUARD TO MACHINE 1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE . USE ONL Y 10" BLADES WITH 5/8" ARBOR HOLES AND RA TED FOR 5000 RPM OR HIGHER. 2. Assemble the inside (thick) arbor flange (A) Fig. 44, onto the arbor shaft with the recessed side of flange (A) facing out. 3. With the blade guard (B) Fig. 45, in the le ...

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    19 CUTTING INTO T ABLE BOARDS 1. Assemble table boards (A) Fig. 48, and fence (B) as shown and secure in place with table clamps, one of which is shown at (C). Fig. 48 Fig. 49 Fig. 50 Fig. 51 2. Retur n cutting-head (D) Fig. 49, to rear of track arm (E), and tighten cutting-head clamp knob (G) Fig. 48. Make sure switch (H) Fig. 49, is in the “OFF ...

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    20 OPERA TING CONTROLS AND ADJUSTMENTS ST AR TING AND STOPING RADIAL ARM SA W The on/off switch (A) Fig. 56, is located at the front of the cutting-head. T o tur n the saw “ON” move the switch (A) Fig. 56, up to the “ON” position. T o tur n the saw “OFF” move the switch (A) Fig. 56, down to the “OFF” position. LOCKING SWITCH IN THE ...

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    21 5. Using a 3/16" Allen wr ench (J) Fig. 64, tur n adjustment screws (K) Figs. 61 and 64 to remove all “play .” NOTE: DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN ADJUSTMENT SCREWS (K). THIS CAN DAMAGE BEARINGS . WARNING: DO NOT LOOSEN ADJUSTMENT SCREWS (K) MORE THAN 1/2 TURN. THE CUTTING- HEAD MA Y F AL L FROM THE TRACK ARM. 6. Tighten two hex nuts which wer e l ...

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    22 3. Rotate hex bolt (B) Fig. 67, in the desired direction which the handle needs to be turned. 4. Push hex bolt (B) Fig. 67, back through hole. Make certain head of hex bolt is seated properly in r ecessed bushing (C), and reassemble track arm clamping lever . NOTE: If track arm clamping lever (A) Fig. 66, tightens before appr oximately four tur ...

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    23 POSITIVE STOP YOKE INDEX Y oke index lever (A) Fig. 71, activates a positive stop which positions the cutting-head in the cross-cut or rip position. T o rotate the cutting-head, release yoke clamp handle, press up or down on yoke index lever (A), releasing the positive stop, and r otate the cutting-head to the #1 in-rip or #2 out-rip or #3 cross ...

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    24 EXPLANA TION OF OPERA TING CONTROLS The following is an explanation of the operating controls of the Delta 10" Radial Saw . W e suggest you study these explanations carefully to familiarize yourself with the contr ols before turning on the power . Doing otherwise may cause damage to the saw or personal injury (Figs. 74 and 75). Fig. 74 Fig. ...

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    25 AUXILIAR Y T ABLE BOARD F ACING T o prevent repeated cutting into the table surface which will eventually cause the table to sag, an auxiliary table boar d facing can be cut and fitted to the table. It can be made from 1/4" plywood or particle boar d and should be cut to a size that will exactly cover all of the table boards in fr ont of th ...

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    26 COMPOUND MITER CUTTING Compound miter cutting is performed in the same manner as miter cutting except the saw blade is also tilted to cut a bevel. The settings and operation are similar to mit er cu tting except that the blade is first tilted to the desired angle on the bevel scale befor e it is clamped in place. Fig. 79, shows a compound miter ...

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    27 MAINTENANCE OVERLOAD PROTECTION The motor on your saw is equipped with a resettable overload relay (A) Fig. 82. If the motor shuts off or fails to start due to overloading, or low voltage, turn the switch to the “OFF” position, let the motor cool three to five minutes then push the reset button (A). The motor can then be turned on again in t ...

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    28 CONSTRUCTING A PUSH STICK When ripping work less than 4 inches wide, a push stick should be used to complete the feed and could easily be made from scrap material by following the pattern shown in Fig. 82. Fig. 83 PUSH STICK MAKE FROM 1/2" OR 3/4" WOOD OR THICKNESS LESS THAN WIDTH OF MA T’L. TO BE CUT NOTCH TO HELP PREVENT HAND FROM ...

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    29 NOTES ...

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    30 T wo Y ear Limited W arranty Delta will repair or r eplace, at its expense and at its option, any Delta machine, machine part, or machine accessory which in normal use has proven to be defective in workmanship or material, pr ovided that the customer returns the product prepaid to a Delta factory service center or authorized service station with ...

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