Preparing For Operation - Bosch Professional GCM 10 SD Manual Original

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Removing the Saw Blade
– Bring the power tool into the working posi-
tion.
– Loosen the screws 49 and 50 with the pro-
vided Phillips screwdriver 33.
Do not completely unscrew the screws.
– Push the locking lever 41 and swing the re-
tracting blade guard 8 to the rear to the stop.
– Turn hexagon bolt 52 with the supplied sock-
et spanner 33 and at the same time press the
spindle lock 40 until it engages.
– Keep the spindle lock 40 pressed and un-
screw hexagon bolt 52 in clockwise direction
(left-hand thread!).
– Remove the washer 53 and the clamping
flange 54.
– Remove the saw blade 7.
Mounting the Saw Blade
If required, clean all parts to be mounted prior
to assembly.
– Place the new saw blade onto the interior
clamping flange 55.
Take care during the mounting that the cut-
ting direction of the teeth (direction of the
arrow on the saw blade) agrees with the di-
rection of the arrow on the retracting blade
guard!
– Mount the clamping flange 54, the washer 53
and the hexagon bolt 52.
Press spindle lock 40 until it engages and
tighten hexagon bolt 52 with the supplied
socket spanner 33 in anticlockwise direction
with a tightening torque of approx.
15–23 Nm.
– Push the locking lever 41 and guide the re-
tracting blade guard 8 down again.
– Retighten the screws 49 and 50.
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Operation
Before any work on the machine itself, pull
the mains plug.
Transport Safety (see figure E)
The transport safety-lock 26 enables easier han-
dling of the machine when transporting to vari-
ous working locations.
Releasing the Machine (Working Position)
– Push the tool arm by the handle 5 down a lit-
tle in order to relieve the transport safety-
lock 26.
– Pull the transport safety-lock 26 all the way
outward and turn it by 90°. Allow the trans-
port safety-lock to engage in this position.
– Guide the tool arm slowly upward.
Securing the Machine (Transport Position)
– Loosen the locking screw 29 if tightened.
Pull the tool arm completely to the front and
tighten the locking screw again.
– Screw the depth stop 62 completely to the
top. (see "Adjusting the Depth Stop",
page 48)
– To lock the saw table 16, tighten the locking
knob 12.
– Pull the transport safety-lock 26 all the way
outward and turn it by 90°. Allow the trans-
port safety-lock to engage in this position.
– Push the locking lever 41 and at the same
time lower the tool arm via handle 5 until the
transport safety-lock engages in the end po-
sition.
The tool arm is now securely locked for trans-
port.

Preparing for Operation

Extending the Saw Table (see figure F)
Long workpieces must be underlaid or support-
ed at their free end.
– Push tensioning lever 37 upward.
– Pull out saw-table extension 36 to the de-
sired length (max. 225 mm).
– Lock in place by pushing tensioning lever 37
down again.
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