Porter-Cable 741 manual

Instruction manual The Model and Serial No. plate is located on the main ho u si n g of t h e t o ol . R ec o rd th e s e n u mb e r s i n t he spaces below and retain for futur e refer ence. Model No. ______________________________________ T ype ___________________________________________ Serial No. ______________________________________ IMPORT AN[...]

2 Re ad a nd un de rs ta nd a ll w ar n in gs a nd op er at in g in st ru ct io ns be fore us in g a ny to ol or eq ui pm ent . Wh en us in g t ool s or eq uip me nt , b as ic saf ety prec au tio ns sho uld al way s b e fo ll owe d to red uce th e ri sk of per son al injury . Improper operati on, maintenanc e or modificatio n of tools or equip ment[...]

3 So me du st cr eat ed by po we r san din g, sa wi ng , gri ndi ng , dri ll ing , an d ot he r co nst ru cti on act iv iti es con tai ns che mic al s kn ow n (t o th e St ate of Cal ifo rni a) t o ca us e ca nce r , bi rth d ef ec ts o r ot he r r ep ro du cti ve har m. S om e ex amp le s o f the se ch em ica ls ar e: ● lead from lead-based pain[...]

4 Read all instructions. Failure to follow all instructions liste d below may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious injury . The term "power tool" in all of the warnings listed b e l o w r e f e r s t o y o u r m a i n s- o p e r a t ed ( c o rd ed ) p o w e r t o o l o r battery-operated (cordless) power tool. SA VE THESE INSTRUC[...]

5 d) Remove any adjusting key or wrench befor e turning the power tool on. A wrench or a key left attached to a r otating part of the power tool may result in personal injury . e) Do not overreach. Keep pr oper footing and balance at all times. This enables better control of the power tool in unexpected situations. f) D res s pro pe r ly. Do n ot w[...]

6 ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES 1. Hold p ower t ool by insula ted gri pping surfac es when perfo rming a n operat ion wh ere the cu tting tool m ay cont act hi dden wi ring o r its own cor d. Con tact w ith a " live" wir e will make e xposed metal parts of the tool "live" and s hock th e oper ator . 2. Use cl amps o r other [...]

7 SYMBOL DEFINI TION V ....... ....... ...... ... vol ts A ....... ....... ...... ... amp ere s Hz ....... ....... ...... ... her tz W ....... ....... ...... ... wat ts kW ....... ....... ...... ... kil owatts F ....... ....... ...... ... far ads µ F ....... ....... ...... ... mic rof arads l ....... ....... ...... ... lit res g ....... ....... ..[...]

8 EXTEN SION CORD S ELECT ION If an extension cord is used, make sur e the conductor size is larg e enough to preve nt e xce ssi ve v olta ge drop w hic h wi ll c aus e lo ss of p owe r an d po ssi ble motor damage. A table of rec ommended extension cord sizes will be found in this sect ion. This tabl e is based on limit ing line volta ge dro p to [...]

9 SELEC TING THE BL ADE For best perform ance, longer blade life, and smoother cut, select the pr oper bla de fo r t he jo b. A co mp le te li ne o f ac ce ss or i es i s av ai la bl e f rom y ou r Port er - Cabl e S uppl ier , Por ter -Cab le Fact ory Ser vice Cen ters , an d P orte r - Cable Authorized Service Stations. Please visit our W eb Site[...]

10 3, counte rc lockwi se (as viewed fr om th e fr ont o f the saw). 4. Insert the bla de int o the cl amp unt il it b ottoms . Allow the r elease coll ar to r otate clock wise t o lock the b lade i n plac e, (A) Fig. 4. 5. T o remov e blade: re peat steps 1 through 3, and pull blade from blade cla mp (wh ile th e r eleas e colla r is b eing h eld [...]

11 HOW TO HOLD SAW MODE L 741 Hold saw as shown in Fig. 6. The gear housi ng, i nterm ediate plat e, bl ade a nd pi votin g gui de sh oe ma y be made l ive if the b lade c uts in to liv e wiri ng wit hin a wall. TO PR EVE NT AC CI DEN T AL E LEC TR ICA L SHO CK TH E S AW MUS T B E HE LD AS SHO WN IN FIG . 6, AN D M UST HAVE TH E R UBB ER FRONT HOUS[...]

12 ADJUS TING PIVOTI NG GU IDE S HOE DISCO NNECT TOOL FR OM POW ER SOUR CE. DO NOT OPERA TE THE TIGER SA W ® WITH THE GUIDE SHOE REMOVE D. The pivotin g guide shoe (A) Fig. 8, serves as a re st while making a cut and it can be adjus ted to accom modate many types of cut ting a pplica tions. The Model 741 pivoting guide shoe is adjusted by loosenin[...]

13 Be sure the mater ial to be cut is rigid. Small work pieces should be securel y clam ped in a ben ch v ise or with cla mps to t he w ork tabl e. A s th e w ork pr ogr esses in scr oll or curved cut- out pieces , th e ma terial may be r eadjus ted to accommod ate the movement of the saw . The saw cuts freel y with only slight feed pr essur e. For[...]

14 MAINTENANCE For assis tan ce with you r tool , visi t our websi te at www .por ter -cab le. com for a lis t of se rvic e cen ter s, or call the Po rte r -Cab le Cu sto mer Car e Cen ter at (888)- 848- 5175. KEE P TOO L C LE AN Peri odic ally blow out all air pas sage s with dry compr ess ed air . All plast ic parts sho uld be clean ed with a sof[...]

15 A compl ete line of acces sori es is avai lable fro m your Porter -Cab le • De lta Supplier , Porter - Cabl e • D elta Facto ry Serv ice Center s, and Por ter -Cable Author ize d Servi ce Stat ion s. Plea se visit our W eb Site www .porter -cable. com for a catalog or for the name of your neare st supp lie r . Sinc e acc esso ries other than[...]

16 POR TER-CABL E LIM ITED ONE Y EAR WA RRAN TY Porter -Cable warrant s its Pro fessiona l Power T ools for a period of one year from the date of original purc hase. W e will repair or replace at our optio n, any part or parts of the product and accesso ries covered under this warranty which, after examination, proves to be defective in workmanship[...]