Hitachi C 12LSH manual

Slide Compound Miter Saw Model C 12LSH • C 12RSH Handling instructions Note: Before using this Electric Power Tool, carefully read through these HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS to ensure efficient, safe operation. It is recommended that these INSTRUCTIONS be kept readily available as an important reference when using this power tool. 01CoverF_C12LSH_Eng 4/[...]

2 GENERAL OPERA TIONAL PRECAUTIONS W ARNING! When using electric tools, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and personal injury , including the following. Read all these instructions before operating this product and save these instructions. For safe operations: 1. Keep work area clean. Clut[...]

3 11. The exploded assembly drawing on this handling instructions should be used only for authorized service facility . 12. Never cut ferrous metals or masonry . 13. Adequate general or localized lighting is provided. Stock and finished workpieces are located close to the operators normal working position. 14. W ear suitable personal protective equ[...]

4 NAME OF P ARTS T rigger switch 5 mm machine screw Belt cover Spindle lock Adjuster (For laser marker) Knob (A) Indicator (For left bevel scale) Slide securing knob (A) Holder Switch (For laser marker)(Only C12RSH) Dust bag Locking pin Hinge Holder (A) Clamp lever Laser marker Knob (B) Set pin (A) Sub fence (B) V ise assembly Fence (B) Base Motor [...]

5 SPECIFICA TIONS Item Model C 12LSH / C 12RSH Motor T ype Series commutator motor Power source Single-phase AC 50Hz V oltage (V olts) (230V , 240V) Power input 1520 W (For New Zealand : 1600 W) Laser Marker Maximum output Po<3mW CLASS II Laser Product (lambda) 654 nm Laser medium Laser Diode Digital Display (Only Model C12LSH) Precision ± 0.5?[...]

6 When cutting the workpiece which has the dimension of “*” there might be some possibility of the lower end of the circular saw to touch with the workpiece, even if the motor head is located at the lower limit position. Pay attention when cutting the workpiece. For further details, refer to “PRACTICAL APPLICA TIONS” on page 13. Mount the a[...]

7 2. Releasing the locking pin When the power tool is prepared for shipping, its main parts are secured by a locking pin. Move the handle slightly so that the locking pin can be disengaged. Fig. 6 NOTE Lowering the handle slightly will enable you to disengage the locking pin more easily and safely . The lock position of the locking pin is for carry[...]

8 BEFORE CUTTING 1. Cutting a groove on the guard Holder (A) has a guard (see Fig. 8 ) into which a groove must be cut. Loosen the 6 mm knob bolt to retract the guard slightly . After placing a suitable wooden piece to sit on the fence and the table surfaces, fix it with the vise assembly . After the switch has been turned on and the saw blade has [...]

9 (1) T urn the 8 mm depth adjustment bolt, change the height where the bolt head and the hinge contacts, and adjust the lower limit position of the saw blade. NOTE Confirm that the saw blade is adjusted so that it will not cut into the turntable. 4. Lower limit position of saw blade when cutting a large workpiece NOTE When cutting a workpiece exce[...]

10 9. Installing the holders ... (Optional accessory) The holders help keep longer workpieces stable and in place during the cutting operation. (1) As indicated in Fig. 14 , use a steel square for aligning the upper edge of the holders with the base surface. Loosen the 6 mm wing nut. T urn a height adjustment bolt 6 mm, and adjust the height of the[...]

11 Fig. 19 * Laser radiation- Do not stare into beam. * Laser radiation on work table. Do not stare into beam. If your eye is exposed directly to the laser beam, it can be hurt. * Do not dismantle it. * Do not give strong impact to the laser marker (main body of tool); otherwise, the position of a laser line can go out of order , resulting in the d[...]

12 13. DIGIT AL DISPLA Y P ANEL (for C12LSH) Fig. 24 Fig. 25-a (1) Tu rning on the digital display switch shows 0° for both miter and bevel angle, regardless of main unit angle. (2) Align the main unit angle with the tilt angle (0°) and miter angle (0°) and hold down their reset buttons for at least 0.2 second. (3) T urning on the laser marker s[...]

13 PRACTICAL APPLICA TIONS W ARNING *T o avoid personal injury , never remove or place a workpiece on the table while the tool is being operated. * Never place your limbs inside of the line next to warning sign while the tool is being operated. This may cause hazardous conditions (see Fig. 26 ). Fig. 26 1. Switch operation Pull the trigger to turn [...]

14 * Continued cutting operation can result in overload of the motor . T ouch the motor and if it's hot, stop your cutting operation once and rest for 10 minutes or so, and then restart your cutting operation. * Do not operate the head section or lift up the main unit while grasping the digital display ( Fig. 1 ) as this could cause damage to [...]

15 Fig. 33 W ARNING When the workpiece is secured on the left or right side of the blade, the short cut-off portion will come to rest on the right or left side of the saw blade. Always turn the power off and let the saw blade stop completely before raising the handle from the workpiece. If the handle is raised while the saw blade is still rotating,[...]

16 (2) Re-tighten the side handle to secure the turntable in the desired position. (3) The miter scale ( Fig. 37 ) indicates both the cutting angle on the angle scale and the gradient on the grade scale. (4) The gradient, which is the ratio of the height to the base of the triangular section to be removed, may be used for setting the miter scale in[...]

17 To process crown T o process crown T ype of molding at positions molding at positions Crown 1 and 4 in Fig. 41 . 2 and 3 in Fig. 41 . Molding Miter Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle Bevel Angle Setting Setting Setting Setting 45° T ype right 35.3° left 30° left 35.3° left 30° ( mark) ( mark) ( mark) ( mark) 38° T ype right 31.6° left 33.9° l[...]

18 Fig. 46 Fig. 47 Fig. 48 Fig. 49 Cutting method of crown molding without tilting the saw blade (1) Crown molding Stopper (L) and (R) (optional accessories) allow easier cuts of crown molding without tilting the saw blade. Install them in the base both-sides side to be shown in Fig. 50-a . After inserting T ighten the 6mm knob bolts to secure the [...]

19 Position crown molding with its W ALL CONT ACT EDGE against the guide fence and its CEILING CONT ACT EDGE against the crown molding Stoppers as shown in Fig. 50-b . Adjust the crown molding Stoppers according to the size of the crown molding. T ighten the 6mm wing bolt to secure the crown molding Stoppers. Refer to the lower table for the miter [...]

20 CAUTION Empty the dust bag frequently to prevent the duct and the lower guard from becoming clogged. Sawdust will accumulate more quickly than normal during bevel cutting. SA W BLADE MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING W ARNING *T o prevent an accident or personal injury , always turn off the trigger switch and disconnect the power plug from the receptacle[...]

21 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION W ARNING To avoid an accident or personal injury , always confirm that the trigger switch is turned OFF and the power plug has been disconnected from the receptacle before performing any maintenance or inspection of this tool. 1. Inspecting the saw blade Always replace the saw blade immediately upon the first sign of d[...]

22 SERVICE AND REP AIRS All quality power tools will eventually require servicing or replacement of parts because of wear from normal use. To assure that only authorized replacement parts will be used and that the double insulation system will be protected, all service (other than routine mainte- nance) must be performed by an AUTHORIZED HITACHI PO[...]

23 C12LSH ITEM NO. PART NAME Q’TY 1 MACHINE SCREW M4 × 12 4 2 BOLT WASHER M4 4 3 COVER (B) 1 4 MACHINE SCREW (W/SP. WASHER) M5 × 16 3 5 SUPPORT (E) 1 6 HOLDER SHAFT 1 7B NEEDLE D5 × 19.8 2 8 GEAR (A) 1 9 SEAL LOCK HEX. SOCKET SET SCREW M6 × 10 1 10 MACHINE SCREW M4 × 12 4 11 BOLT WASHER M4 4 12 NYLON CLIP 4 13 MACHINE SCREW M5 × 20 1 14 BOL[...]

24 C12LSH ITEM NO. PART NAME Q’TY 131 MACHINE SCREW M4 × 12 1 132 BOLT WASHER M4 1 133 NYLON CLIP 1 134 SUPPORT 2 135 HEX. SOCKET SET SCREW M8 × 10 4 136 MACHINE SCREW M4 × 12 1 137 BOLT WASHER M4 1 138 COVER (D) 1 139 MACHINE SCREW (W/WASHERS) M5 × 16 2 140 SIDE COVER 1 141 MACHINE SCREW M4 × 82 142 BOLT WASHER M4 2 143 BUSHING 2 144 BALL B[...]

25 C12LSH ITEM NO. PART NAME Q’TY 231 HANDLE (L) 1 232 TAPPING SCREW (W/FLANGE) D5 × 25 4 233 SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY 1 234 TAPPING SCREW (W/FLANGE) D4 × 16 3 235 CORD 1 236 INTERNAL WIRE (B) 1 237 CORD BUSH 1 238 HANDLE (R) 1 239 CORD ARMOR D10.1 1 240 CORD CLIP 1 241 TAPPING SCREW (W/FLANGE) D4 × 20 6 242 MACHINE SCREW (W/WASHERS) M5 × 25 5 [...]

26 C12RSH ITEM NO. PART NAME Q’TY 6 HOLDER SHAFT 1 17 NYLOCK HEX. SOCKET SET SCREW M8 × 16 1 19 GEAR (A) 1 20 FLAT HD. SCREW M4 × 16 3 21 SCALE (B) 1 22 NYLOCK BOLT M8 × 25 2 23 SHAFT (B) 1 24 BOLT WASHER M16 2 25 SPRING (B) 1 26 TURN TABLE 1 27 SPRING (E) 1 28 STOPPER (A) 1 32 PIN COVER 1 33 BOLT WASHER M4 4 34 MACHINE SCREW M4 × 84 37 VISE [...]

27 C12RSH ITEM NO. PART NAME Q’TY 131 MACHINE SCREW M4 × 12 1 132 BOLT WASHER M4 1 133 NYLON CLIP 1 134 SUPPORT 2 135 HEX. SOCKET SET SCREW M8 × 10 4 139 MACHINE SCREW (W/WASHERS) M5 × 16 2 140 SIDE COVER 1 141 MACHINE SCREW M4 × 82 142 BOLT WASHER M4 2 143 BUSHING 2 144 BALL BUSHING 2 145 HOLDER (A) 1 146 KNOB BOLT M6 × 25 2 147 LOCK SPRING[...]

28 C12RSH ITEM NO. PART NAME Q’TY 231 HANDLE (L) 1 232 TAPPING SCREW (W/FLANGE) D5 × 25 4 233 SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY 1 234 TAPPING SCREW (W/FLANGE) D4 × 16 3 235 CORD 1 237 CORD BUSH 1 238 HANDLE (R) 1 239 CORD ARMOR D10.1 1 240 CORD CLIP 1 241 TAPPING SCREW (W/FLANGE) D4 × 20 6 242 MACHINE SCREW (W/WASHERS) M5 × 25 5 243 BRUSH CAP 2 244 CARB[...]

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705 Code No. C99164111 Printed in China Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. 02CoverB_C12LSH_Eng 4/26/07, 5:31 PM 32[...]