Harbor Freight Tools 98199 User Manual
Model
98199
10” COMPOUND SLIDE
MITER SAW
SET UP AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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3491 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93011
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Read this material before using this product.
Failure to do so can result in serious injury.
SAVE THIS MANUAL.
Copyright© 2008 by Harbor Freight Tools®. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual or any
artwork contained herein may be reproduced in any shape or form without the express written
consent of Harbor Freight Tools. Diagrams within this manual may not be drawn proportionally. Due
to continuing improvements, actual product may differ slightly from the product described herein.
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MANUAL REV 08h, 09b
CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION ............................ 3
GENERAL TOOL SAFETY
WARNINGS ......................................3
MITER SAW SAFETY WARNINGS ....5
VIBRATION SAFETY .................... 6
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS ..... 7
COMPONENTS OF THE MITER
SAW ............................................. 9
CLEANING, MAINTENANCE, AND
LUBRICATION ............................... 15
REPLACING THE BLADE ...............15
ADJUSTING THE FENCE ................ 17
ADJUSTING THE MITER TABLE
INDICATOR ....................................17
ADJUSTING THE BEVEL ANGLE ... 18
ADJUSTING OR REPLACING THE
KERF BOARD ...............................18
CLEANING AND LUBRICATING
THE MITER SAW ........................... 18
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................... 19
SPECIFICATIONS ........................ 10
UNPACKING ................................ 10
LIST OF CONTENTS ........................ 10
INITIAL SET UP INSTRUCTIONS 10
ASSEMBLY....................................... 10
ATTACHING THE EXTENSION
SUPPORTS .............................. 10
ATTACHING THE DUST
COLLECTION BAG ..................10
MOUNTING THE SAW ..................... 10
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS .... 11
WORK PIECE AND WORK AREA
SET UP .......................................... 11
GENERAL OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS ............................ 11
USING THE WORK PIECE
EXTENSION SUPPORTS .............. 12
PARTS LIST ................................. 20
ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM ................ 22
LIMITED 90 DAY WARRANTY .... 24
ADJUSTING THE MITER ANGLE ..12
ADJUSTING THE BEVEL ANGLE ... 13
USING THE DEPTH STOP ............... 13
MAKING A CUT ................................13
MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICING ............................... 15
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Keep this manual for the safety warnings and precautions, assembly, operating, inspection, maintenance and cleaning
procedures. Write the product’s serial
number in the back of the manual near the
assembly diagram (or month and year of
purchase if product has no number). Keep
this manual and the receipt in a safe and
dry place for future reference.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION
In this manual, on the labeling,
and all other information provided with this product:
This is the safety alert
symbol. It is used to alert
you to potential personal
injury hazards. Obey all
safety messages that
follow this symbol to avoid
possible injury or death.
NOTICE is used to
address practices
not related to personal injury.
CAUTION, without
the safety alert
symbol, is used to address
practices not related to
personal injury.
General Tool Safety Warnings
WARNING Read all safety
warnings and instructions.
Failure to follow the warnings and
instructions may result in electric
shock, re and/or serious injury.
Save all warnings and
instructions for future reference.
KEEP GUARDS IN PLACE and in 1.
working order.
REMOVE ADJUSTING KEYS AND 2.
WRENCHES. Form habit of checking to see that keys and adjusting
wrenches are removed from tool
before turning it on.
DANGER indicates
a hazardous
situation which, if not
avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING
indicates a
hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
CAUTION, used
with the safety
alert symbol, indicates a
hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in
minor or moderate injury.
KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN. Clut-3.
tered areas and benches invite accidents.
DON’T USE IN DANGEROUS EN-4.
VIRONMENT. Don’t use power tools
in damp or wet locations, or expose
them to rain. Keep work area well
lighted.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY. All visitors 5.
should be kept safe distance from
work area.
MAKE WORKSHOP KID PROOF 6.
with padlocks, master switches, or by
removing starter keys.
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DON’T FORCE TOOL. It will do the 7.
job better and safer at the rate for
which it was designed.
USE RIGHT TOOL. Don’t force tool 8.
or attachment to do a job for which it
was not designed.
glasses only have impact resistant
lenses, they are NOT safety glasses.
SECURE WORK. Use clamps or a 12.
vise to hold work when practical. It’s
safer than using your hand and it
frees both hands to operate tool.
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM WIRE
GAUGE FOR EXTENSION CORDS
(120 VOLT)
NAMEPLATE
AMPERES
(at full load)
0 – 6 18 16 16 14
6.1 – 10 18 16 14 12
10.1 – 12 16 16 14 12
12.1 – 16 14 12 Do not use.
EXTENSION CORD
LENGTH
25’ 50’ 100’ 150’
TABLE A
USE PROPER EXTENSION CORD. 9.
Make sure your extension cord is
in good condition. When using an
extension cord, be sure to use one
heavy enough to carry the current
your product will draw. An undersized
cord will cause a drop in line voltage
resulting in loss of power and overheating. Table A shows the correct
size to use depending on cord length
and nameplate ampere rating. If in
doubt, use the next heavier gage.
The smaller the gage number, the
heavier the cord.
WEAR PROPER APPAREL. Do not 10.
wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties, rings, bracelets, or other jewelry
which may get caught in moving
parts. Nonslip footwear is recommended. Wear protective hair covering to contain long hair.
ALWAYS USE SAFETY GLASSES. 11.
Also use face or dust mask if cutting
operation is dusty. Everyday eye-
DON’T OVERREACH. Keep proper 13.
footing and balance at all times.
MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE. 14.
Keep tools sharp and clean for best
and safest performance. Follow
instructions for lubricating and changing accessories.
DISCONNECT TOOLS before ser-15.
vicing; when changing accessories,
such as blades, bits, cutters, and the
like.
REDUCE THE RISK OF UNINTEN-16.
TIONAL STARTING. Make sure
switch is in off position before plugging in.
USE RECOMMENDED ACCESSO-17.
RIES. Consult the owner’s manual for
recommended accessories. The use
of improper accessories may cause
risk of injury to persons.
NEVER STAND ON TOOL. Serious 18.
injury could occur if the tool is tipped
or if the cutting tool is unintentionally
contacted.
CHECK DAMAGED PARTS. Before 19.
further use of the tool, a guard or
other part that is damaged should
be carefully checked to determine
that it will operate properly and perform its intended function – check for
alignment of moving parts, binding
of moving parts, breakage of parts,
mounting, and any other conditions
that may affect its operation. A guard
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or other part that is damaged should
be properly repaired or replaced.
DIRECTION OF FEED. Feed work 20.
into a blade or cutter against the
direction of rotation of the blade or
cutter only.
The use of accessories or attach-11.
ments not recommended by the
manufacturer may result in a risk of
injury to persons.
When servicing use only identical 12.
replacement parts.
NEVER LEAVE TOOL RUNNING 21.
UNATTENDED. TURN POWER OFF.
Don’t leave tool until it comes to a
complete stop.
Miter Saw Safety Warnings
For Your Own Safety Read Instruction
Manual Before Operating Miter Saw
Wear eye protection.1.
Keep hands out of path of saw blade.2.
Do not operate saw without guards in 3.
place.
Do not perform any operation free-4.
hand.
Never reach around saw blade.5.
Turn off tool and wait for saw blade 6.
to stop before moving workpiece or
changing settings.
Disconnect power before changing 7.
blade or servicing.
Return carriage to the full rear posi-8.
tion after each crosscut operation.
Return all guards to original position if 9.
any are moved during blade replacement. Check all guards for proper
operation after service.
The lock down pin is to be used only 10.
to lock the head in place for carrying
and storage. It is not to be used for
any cutting operation.
Only use safety equipment that has 13.
been approved by an appropriate
standards agency. Unapproved
safety equipment may not provide
adequate protection. Eye protection
must be ANSI-approved and breathing protection must be NIOSH-ap-
proved for the specic hazards in the
work area.
Maintain labels and nameplates on 14.
the tool. These carry important safety
information. If unreadable or missing, contact Harbor Freight Tools for a
replacement.
Avoid unintentional starting. Prepare 15.
to begin work before turning on the
tool.
People with pacemakers should 16.
consult their physician(s) before use.
Electromagnetic elds in close proximity to heart pacemaker could cause
pacemaker interference or pacemaker failure. In addition, people with
pacemakers should:
• Avoid operating alone.
• Do not use with power switch locked
on.
• Properly maintain and inspect to
avoid electrical shock.
• Any power cord must be properly
grounded. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) should also be implemented – it prevents sustained electrical shock.
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Some dust created by power sand-17.
ing, sawing, grinding, drilling, and
other construction activities, contains
chemicals known [to the State of California] to cause cancer, birth defects
or other reproductive harm. Some
examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints
• Crystalline silica from bricks and ce-
ment or other masonry products
• 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 specially
designed to lter out microscopic
particles. (California Health & Safety
Code § 25249.5, et seq.)
WARNING: Handling the cord on 18.
this product will expose you to lead,
a chemical known to the State of
California to cause cancer, and birth
defects or other reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling. (California Health & Safety Code § 25249.5,
et seq.)
The warnings, precautions, and in-19.
structions discussed in this instruction
manual cannot cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur.
It must be understood by the operator
that common sense and caution are
factors which cannot be built into this
product, but must be supplied by the
operator.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
TO PREVENT
ELECTRIC SHOCK
AND DEATH FROM
INCORRECT GROUNDING
WIRE CONNECTION
READ AND FOLLOW THESE
INSTRUCTIONS:
Grounded Tools: Tools with Three
Prong Plugs
In the event of a malfunction or 1.
breakdown, grounding provides a
path of least resistance for electric
current to reduce the risk of electric
shock. This tool is equipped with an
electric cord having an equipmentgrounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged
into a matching outlet that is properly
installed and grounded in accordance
with all local codes and ordinances.
Do not modify the plug provided – if it 2.
will not t the outlet, have the proper
outlet installed by a qualied electri-
cian.
Improper connection of the equip-3.
ment-grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock. The
conductor with insulation having an
outer surface that is green with or
without yellow stripes is the equipment-grounding conductor. If repair
or replacement of the electric cord or
plug is necessary, do not connect the
equipment-grounding conductor to a
live terminal.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS.
Check with a qualied electrician or 4.
service personnel if the grounding
instructions are not completely under-
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stood, or if in doubt as to whether the
tool is properly grounded.
Use only 3-wire extension cords that 5.
have 3-prong grounding plugs and
3-pole receptacles that accept the
tool’s plug.
Repair or replace damaged or worn 6.
cord immediately.
7. This tool is intended for use on a circuit that has an outlet that looks like
the one illustrated above in 125 V~
3-Prong Plug and Outlet. The tool
has a grounding plug that looks like
the plug illustrated above in 125 V~
3-Prong Plug and Outlet.
The outlet must be properly installed 8.
and grounded in accordance with all
codes and ordinances.
Do not use an adapter to connect this 9.
tool to a different outlet.
VIBRATION SAFETY
This tool vibrates during use. Repeated or long-term exposure to
vibration may cause temporary or
permanent physical injury, particularly
to the hands, arms and shoulders. To
reduce the risk of vibration-related
injury:
Anyone using vibrating tools regu-1.
larly or for an extended period should
rst be examined by a doctor and
then have regular medical checkups to ensure medical problems are
not being caused or worsened from
use. Pregnant women or people
who have impaired blood circulation
to the hand, past hand injuries, nervous system disorders, diabetes, or
Raynaud’s Disease should not use
this tool. If you feel any medical or
physical symptoms related to vibration (such as tingling, numbness, and
white or blue ngers), seek medical
advice as soon as possible.
Do not smoke during use. Nico-2.
tine reduces the blood supply to the
hands and ngers, increasing the risk
of vibration-related injury.
Wear suitable gloves to reduce the 3.
vibration effects on the user.
Use tools with the lowest vibration 4.
when there is a choice between different processes.
Include vibration-free periods each 5.
day of work.
Grip tool as lightly as possible (while 6.
still keeping safe control of it). Let
the tool do the work.
To reduce vibration, maintain the tool 7.
as explained in this manual. If any
abnormal vibration occurs, stop use
immediately.
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