Evolution RAGE3+ User manual

Date Published: 16 / 11 / 2016Original written in UK English
Original Assembly Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEMS SUPPLIED
BLADE PACKAGING SUMMARY
INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTION MANUAL (Assembly)
INSTRUCTION MANUAL (Operations)
ROTARY BASE AND NECK
CUTTING HEAD (with Moulded Plug)
CARRIAGE SLIDES (colour coded)
BLADE
MITRE LOCKING HANDLE
POSITIVE STOP LOCKING LEVER
HOLD DOWN CLAMP
HEX KEYS(s)
(assembly and blade change)
MARKET SPECIFIC ACCESSORIES
(Not supplied as standard in all markets.
Available as a customer cost optional
accessory. See Operation manual for full
application details)
BLANKING PLUG
(To blank extraction port when cutting Steel)
ADAPTOR TUBE
(For connecting extraction port to
commercial extraction equipment)
LENS CAP
(For laser protection)
Carefully remove all of the parts from the packaging and check that all parts are present
and correct.
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main parts are colour coded to aid assembly.
Overview of Mitre Saw 03
Tools Needed 04
Watch and Learn 05
Assembly Guide 06
Know the Parts 07
Assembly Procedure 09
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Attaching the cutting head 12
Routing the power cable 13
Unlatching & Raising the Cutting Head 14
Fitting the blade 14
Rear support arm 15
Assembly Safety Checks 16
Final Safety Checks 17
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OVERVIEW OF MITRE SAW
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1. Dust Bag *
2. On/Off Trigger Switch
3. Blade Guard Release Trigger
(EU Models)/Lock-Off Button
(Canadian Model)
4. Extraction Port
5. Slide Carriage Locking Screw
6. Carriage Slides
7. Laser Guide
8. Bevel Lock Lever
9. Hold Down Clamp
10. Sliding Fence
11. Work piece Support *
12. Mounting Hole (X4)
13. Arbor Lock Button
14. Head Latching Pin
15. Depth Gauge
16. Handle
17. Motor
18. Upper Blade Guard
19. Blade
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20. Retractable Lower
Blade Guard
21. Repeat End Stop *
22. Base
23. Table Top
24. Rotary Table
25. Mitre Angle Scale
26. Mitre Locking Handle
27. Positive Stop Locking Lever
*Supplied as original equipment
on the RAGE3+ and RAGE3-S+
and RAGE3-S300.
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TOOLS NEEDED FOR ASSEMBLY & ADJUSTMENTS
SUPPLIED NOT SUPPLIED
6mm Hex Key
(Blade Change)
Flat Bladed
Screwdriver
(See Fig. 9 Page 11)
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DOWNLOAD A FREE QR READER APP
AND SCAN THE QR CODE ABOVE.
INSTANTLY WATCH THE
ASSEMBLY VIDEO ON YOUR SMART PHONE
Make sure the HD setting is on.
QR CODE
®
You can also view the Assembly Video online located in the
‘Evolution Support Videos’ section at:
www.evolutionpowertools.com/videos/setups/
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ASSEMBLY GUIDE
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Your Mitre Saw is supplied as 3 major component parts which
need assembling.
THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS IS A
‘ONE TIME ASSEMBLY’.
Once assembly is successfully completed no attempt to
disassemble the machine should be made. The blade and
some other smaller parts also need to be fitted by the operator.
A safety check must be carried out once assembly is completed
and before the machine is used.
The Cutting Head is supplied with an approved power cable and
plug fitted for its intended country of use.
Do not under any circumstances plug the Cutting Head
into the power supply and try to use it as a hand held
circular saw.
WARNING: Do not connect this machine to the mains power
supply until assembly has been completed and a complete
safety check is carried out.
See Final Safety Checks list on page 17.
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Fig. 1a
RED
WHITE
Fig. 1b
Fig. 1c
KNOW THE PARTS
The 3 main component parts to be assembled are:
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 (Fig. 1c)
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Also to be fitted are:
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 (Fig. 2b)
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  (Fig. 2d)
Note: One of two types of Mitre Locking Handle will be
supplied, according to the machine purchased. Only the
short mitre locking handle requires the spacer.
(Fig. 2a) Fit the spacer over the threaded mitre locking
handle before installation. (Short mitre locking handled
machines only)
WARNING: 
be fitted after the assembly process is completed and the mitre
saw has passed the Assembly Safety Checks.
See Assembly Safety Checks list on page 16.
Fig. 2a
Fig. 2b
Fig. 2c Fig. 2d
ANTIVIBRATION SPRING
LONG MITRE
LOCKING
HANDLE
SHORT MITRE
LOCKING HANDLE
SPACER
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ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE
Select the Carriage Slide and Rotary Base and Bevel Neck.
Fitting the Mitre Locking Handle
The threaded rod of the Mitre Locking Handle slides into a
tunnel, or screws into a boss (according to type of machine
purchased) located just above the Positive Stop Locking Lever.
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Rotary Table Extension.
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draw the Handle into the locking mechanism. (Fig. 3a)
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Rotary Table.
Fitting the Positive Stop Locking Lever
The Positive Stop Locking Lever pushes onto the lever
mechanism found just below the Mitre Locking Handle (Fig 3b)
Adjusting the Bevel Neck to 00
The Bevel Neck is supplied fitted to the rotary base and tilted at a 450
angle to the left. Before the carriage slides are inserted into the Bevel
Neck, the Bevel Neck must be adjusted to the vertical position (00).
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against the 00stop.
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Fig. 3a
Fig. 3b
Fig. 4
POSITIVE STOP
LOCKING LEVER
MITRE
LOCKING HANDLE
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INSERTING THE CARRIAGE SLIDE
The Carriage Slides two arms should be inserted into the
two linear bearings in the Bevel Neck. From the BACK of the
machine the red lug should be to the left and the white lug
should be to the right. (Fig. 5)
To aid correct assembly note that the individual arms of the
slide are colour coded, red for the Left Hand arm (as seen from
the back of the machine) and white for the Right Hand arm.
The linear bearings are likewise colour coded.
WARNING: Read steps associated with
Figs 4, 5, 6 and 7 before proceeding.
For accuracy of assembly the two (2) arms of the Carriage Slide
are not the same diameter. Each arm has a dedicated linear
bearing in the Bevel Neck.
Ensure that the Carriage Slide is inserted into the Bevel Neck the
correct way round with the cable clip attachment position on
the back support bracket pointing upwards. (Fig. 6)
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approximately half of their length.
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hole in the Bevel Neck, ensuring that the anti-vibration spring
is fitted underneath the hand knob.
Fig. 5
White
Red
BACK VIEWING
Fig. 6
Red
White
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