Storage And Transport - Bosch GTS 18V-216 Professional Manual Original

– Hold the hand wheel in this position and retighten the
locking lever (20).
– Retighten the screw (58).
– Refit the table insert (25) (see "Fitting the table insert
(see figure c)", page 38).
If the angle indicator (21) is not aligned with the 0° mark on
the scale (19) following adjustment, loosen the screw (59)
using a conventional cross-headed screwdriver and align the
angle indicator along the 0° mark.
Repeat the above work steps for the bevel angle of 45°
(loosen the screw (60); move the 45° stop (18)). The angle
indicator (21) must not be repositioned when doing this.
Parallelism of the saw blade with the guide grooves of
the angle guide (see figure K)
– Bring the power tool into the work position.
– Remove the blade guard (3).
Checking
– Use a pencil to mark the first left-hand saw tooth that is
visible at the back above the table insert.
– Set an angle gauge to 90° and place it on the edge of the
guide groove (30).
– Move the leg of the angle gauge until it touches the
marked saw tooth and read the distance between the saw
blade and the guide groove.
– Turn the saw blade until the marked tooth at the front lies
above the table insert.
– Move the angle gauge along the guide groove up to the
marked saw tooth.
– Measure the distance between the saw blade and the
guide groove again.
The two measured distances must be identical.
Setting
– Loosen the hex socket screws (61) at the front beneath
the saw table and the hex socket screws (62) at the rear
beneath the saw table using the hex key (10) provided.
– Carefully move the saw blade until it lies parallel with the
guide groove (30).
– Retighten all screws (61) and (62).
Adjusting the saw table spacing indicator (see figure L)
– Position the parallel guide on the right of the saw blade.
Move the parallel guide until the marking in the scale
display (56) shows 29 cm on the lower scale.
To secure it in place, push the clamping handle (41) back
down.
– Pull the clamping handle (13) all the way up and pull the
saw table expansion (6) out as far as possible.
Checking
The upper scale (1) of the spacing indicator (57) must show
the same value as the marking in the scale display (56) on
the lower scale (1).
Setting
– Pull the saw table expansion (6) out fully.
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– Loosen the screw (63) with a cross-headed screwdriver
and align the spacing indicator (57) along the 29 cm
mark on the upper scale (1).
Adjusting the parallelism of the parallel guide (see figure
M)
– Bring the power tool into the work position.
– Remove the blade guard (3).
– Loosen the clamping handle (41) of the parallel guide and
move it until it touches the saw blade.
Checking
The parallel guide (5) must touch the saw blade along its en-
tire length.
Setting
– Loosen the hex socket screws (64) using the hex key
(10) provided.
– Carefully move the parallel guide (5) until it touches the
saw blade along its entire length.
– Hold the parallel guide in this position and push the
clamping handle (41) down again.
– Retighten the hex socket screws (64).
Adjusting the clamping force of the parallel guide
The clamping force of the parallel guide (5) can deteriorate
after frequent use.
– Tighten the adjusting screw (24) until the parallel guide
can be securely fixed to the saw table again.
Setting the scale display of the parallel guide
(see figure M)
– Bring the power tool into the work position.
– Remove the protective cover (3).
– Move the parallel guide (5) from the right until it touches
the saw blade.
Checking
The marking in the scale display (56) must be in line with the
0 mm mark on the scale (1).
Setting
– Loosen the screw (65) using a cross-headed screwdriver
and align the marking along the 0 mm mark.
Adjusting the level of the table insert (see figure N)
Checking
The front side of the table insert (25) must lie flush with or a
little below the saw table; the rear must lie flush with or a
little above the saw table.
Setting
– Use the tip of the ring spanner (9) to set the adjusting
screws (66) to the correct level.

Storage and transport

Storing tool elements (see figures O1 – O2)
You can attach certain tool elements to the power tool to
store them.
– Detach the additional parallel guide (43) from the parallel
guide (5).
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