Application As Cross And Mitre Cut Stop; Service And Maintenance; Examination Of The Safety Devices; Machine Care - Mafell ERIKA 60 E Manual De Instrucciones

stop and saw blade, then the stop rail is moved in
such a way that its rear end reaches approximately
up to the centre of the saw blade. To do so, release
the clamping arm 14 (Fig. 2 - page 3) arranged on the
top of the limit stop and move the stop plate rail. After
adjusting, tighten the clamping lever again.
The stop plate rail 6 can be inserted turned by 90°,
see Fig. 5 - page 3. This facilitates cutting of narrow
workpieces in particular with an inclined saw blade,
since the then available small bearing surface
enables closer positioning of the parallel stop to the
saw blade. To do so, release the clamping arm 14
(Fig. 2 – page 3) on the limit stop. Pull the stop rail 6
completely out of the fixture. Insert the stop rail turned
by 90° in such a way that the narrow edge points to
the saw blade. Then tighten the clamping lever again.
The kerf width can also be read off the measuring
scale 15 with this adjustment from the edge on the
side of the saw blade.

5.8 Application as cross and mitre cut stop

Danger
Only carry out adjustments on the
universal stop when the saw blade
is stationary.
The universal stop is best attached to the front left
table side for cross and mitre cuts in pull-push saw
function, see Fig 7 - page 3. The 0° mark is indicated
on the angle scale in this position with right angled
cuts.
For carrying out angular cuts, release the wing bolt 12
(Fig. 7 - page 3) located on the upper side. Tilt the
stop rail 6 according to scale 15 into the required
position. A latching position is available every 15°.
Afterwards, tighten the wing bolt.
The 15° -latching mechanism can be switched off
with the slide bar 44 below the angle scale. For this
purpose press on the unilaterally projecting part of the
slider, whereby the stop may not be engaged.
The stop rail should always reach as close as
possible to the cutting plane in order to achieve better
cutting quality. It is therefore released at its ends, so
that the upper saw guard can be moved close enough
when cutting narrow workpieces. To adjust the stop
rail, release the clamping lever 14.
Shifting the guide rod 16 in the rod fixture enables
adjusting the stop in such a way that depending on
the respective workpiece dimensions, an optimal
adjustment of the cutting width can be obtained.
If longer workpieces are to be processed, it is
reasonable to use the supplementary support plate
34 that is available as special accessory (Fig. 7 –
page 3) to prevent the workpiece from tilting. With the
stop plate rail set on high, this plate is pushed into the
bottom T-groove of the stop plate rail together with
the slide block and is afterwards tightened with wing
bolt 35.
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Service and maintenance

Danger
Pull the power plug during all
service work.
MAFELL machines are designed to be low in
maintenance.
The ball bearings used are greased for life. When the
machine has been in operation for a longer period of
time, we recommend to hand the machine in at an
authorised MAFELL customer service shop for
inspection.
Only use our special grease, order No. 049040 (1 kg
tin) for all greasing points.

6.1 Examination of the safety devices

The safety of the machine depends primarily on the
functional capability of the provided safety devices. It
is therefore important that these devices are
examined regularly for correct condition. This
includes in particular the riving knife/splitter and the
upper saw guard.
Furthermore, the following must be checked every
two weeks:
- automatic return of the saw unit to the home
position when used as a pull saw (see chapter 4.7)
- automatic locking of the saw unit in the home
position after returning
- mains cable for damages

6.2 Machine care

The sliding and rolling parts must be occasionally
cleaned of chips and dust with a suitable vacuum
cleaner. Occasional spraying with a commercially
available lubricant (e.g. Caramba) facilitates sliding of
the parts.
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