Use and Care Manual
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1. Front handle
2. Lock-off button
3. Trigger
4. Handle
5. Lower guard lever
6. Shoe
7. Lower guard
8. Lower guard arrow
9. Blade bolt
10. Blade ange
11. Blade
12. Rip fence slot
13. Sight line
14. Rip fence adjusting
knob
15. Upper guard
16. Wrench
17. Spindle lock button
18. Bevel pointer
19. Bevel adjusting knob
20. Bevel scale
21. Depth adjusting lever
Cat. No. Volts DC No Load RPM Blade Size Arbor Depth of Cut At 90° Depth of Cut at 45°
2630-20 18 3500 6-1/2" 5/8" 0 to 2-1/8" 0 to 1-9/16"
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
SYMBOLOGY
SPECIFICATIONS
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Lower guard function
• Check lower guard for proper closing before
each use. Do not operate the saw if lower guard
does not move freely and close instantly. Never
clamp or tie the lower guard into the open
position. If saw is accidentally dropped, lower
guard may be bent. Raise the lower guard with the
retracting handle and make sure it moves freely
and does not touch the blade or any other part, in
all angles and depths of cut.
• Check the operation of the lower guard spring.
If the guard and the spring are not operating
properly, they must be serviced before use.
Lower guard may operate sluggishly due to dam-
aged parts, gummy deposits, or a build-up of
debris.
• Lower guard should be retracted manually
only for special cuts such as “plunge cuts”
and “compound cuts.” Raise lower guard by
retracting handle and as soon as blade enters the
material, the lower guard must be released. For
all other sawing, the lower guard should operate
automatically.
• Always observe that the lower guard is cov-
ering the blade before placing saw down on
bench or oor. An unprotected, coasting blade will
cause the saw to walk backwards, cutting whatever
is in its path. Be aware of the time it takes for the
blade to stop after switch is released.
• Maintain labels and nameplates. These carry
important information. If unreadable or missing,
contact a MILWAUKEE service facility for a free
replacement.
• WARNING Some dust created by power sanding,
sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction
activities contains chemicals known to cause
cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
• lead from lead-based paint
• crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other
masonry products, and
• arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated
lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending
on how often you do this type of work. To reduce
your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well
ventilated area, and work with approved safety
equipment, such as those dust masks that are spe-
cially designed to lter out microscopic particles.
Volts
No Load Revolutions per Minute
(RPM)
Direct Current
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
United States and Canada
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