Holzstar TKS 315 Pro User manual

For your safety
Read all instructions carefully !
Instruction Manual
Holzstar TKS 315 Pro
Circular saw bench

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SPECIFICATION
MOTOR POWER SEE LABEL ON MACHINE
MAX CUTTING HEIGHTAT 45°/90°mm 50/90
TABLE DIMENSIONS mm 550X800
TABLE EXTENSION(OPTIONAL) mm 550X800
WORKING HEIGHT mm 800
SAW BLADE DIAMETER/BORE mmФ315X3.0X30
BLADE SPEED(50/60Hz) r/min. 2800/3400min-1
WEIGHT(NW/GW) Kg 44/50
PACKING SIZE mm 940X660X470
UNPACKING
NOTE: Make sure all items are accounted for before discarding any packaging material.
WARNING: To avoid injury, if any parts are missing, do not attempt to assemble the machine, do not plug in the
power cord, do not turn the switch on until the missing parts are obtained and installed correctly.
CONTENTS
SPECIFICATION…………………………………………………….…………..Page 01
SAFETY………………………………………………………………….……….Page 02
Specified conditions of use…………………………………………….…….Page 02
General safety instructions…………………………………………….…….Page 02
Safety devices…………………………………………………………….….. Page 03
ASSEMBLY……………………………………………………………….…….. Page 04
OPERATION……………………………………………………………..………Page 07
Setting the depth of cut…………………………………………………….…Page 07
Setting the saw blade tilt……………………………………………………..Page 07
Sawing with the rip fence…………………………………………………….Page 07
Sawing with the mitre fence…………………………………………….……Page 07
MAINTENANCE………………………………………………………….………Page 08
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE…………………………………………….…..Page 08
TRANSPORTATION…………………………………………………………….Page 08
WIRING DIAGRAM…………………………………………………………….. Page 08
AVAILABLE ACCESSORIES.………….………………………………………Page 09
PARTS DIAGRAM&PARTS LIST……………………………………………..Page 10

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HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDANCE NOTES
Please read first!
1. Assemble tool in strict accordance with these
instructions. Only if you follow the instructions
exactly does the machine conform to the safety
regulations and can be safely operated.
2. Read the safety instructions before initial
operation.
3. Keep these instructions for reference on any
issues you may be uncertain about.
Specified conditions of use
1. This machine is intended to rip and crosscut
grown timber, faced boards, chip board and
wood-core plywood sheets, and similar
wood-derived materials.
2. Do not cut round stock without suitable jigs or
fixtures. The rotating saw blade could turn the
work-piece.
3. Any other use is considered to be not as
specified and not permitted. The manufacturer
is not liable for any damage caused by
unspecified use.
General safety instructions
When using this tool observe the following safety
instructions, to exclude the risk of personal injury or
material damage.
Please also observe the special safety instructions
in the respective chapters; where applicable, follow
the legal directives or regulations for the prevention
of accidents pertaining to the use of circular saws.
General hazards!
1. Keep your work area tidy – a messy work area
invites accidents.
2. Be alert. Know what you are doing. Set out to
work with reason. Do not operate tool while
under the influence of drugs, alcohol or
medication.
3. Consider environmental effects:
Provide proper lighting.
Prevent adverse body positions, Ensure firm
footing and keep you balance at all times. Use
suitable work-piece supports when cutting
long stock.
Do not operate tool near inflammable liquids or
gases.
4. The saw shall only be started and operated by
persons familiar with circular saws, and who
are at any time aware of the dangers
associated with the operation of such tool.
5. Keep bystanders, particularly children, out of
the danger zone. Persons under 18 years of
age shall use this tool only in the course of
their vocational training, under the supervision
of an instructor.
6. Do not permit other persons to touch the tool or
power cable while it is running.
7. Do not overload tool – use it only within the
performance range it was designed for (see
Specifications).
Danger! Risk of electric shock!
1. Do not expose tool to rain.
2. Do not operate tool in damp or wet
environment.
3. Prevent body contact with earthed objects
such as radiators, pipes, cooking stoves,
refrigerators when operating this tool.
4. Do not use the power cable for purposes it is
not intended for.
Risk of personal injury and crushing by moving
parts!
1. Do not operate the tool without installed
guards.
2. Always keep sufficient distance to the saw
blade. Use suitable feeding aids, if necessary.
3. Keep sufficient distance to driven components
when operating the electric tool.
4. Do not attempt to stop the saw blade by
pushing the work-piece against its side.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDANCE NOTES
5. Ensure the tool is disconnected from power
supply before servicing.
6. Ensure that when switching on (e.g. after
servicing) no tools or loose parts are left on or
in the tool.
7. Turn power off if the tool is not used.
Cutting hazard, even with the cutting tool at
standstill!
Wear gloves when changing cutting tools.
Risk of kickback (work-piece is caught by the
saw blade and thrown against the operator):
1. Always work with a properly set riving knife.
2. Do not jam work-piece.
3. Cut thin or thin-walled work-piece only with
fine-toothed saw blades. Always use sharp
saw blades.
4. If in doubt, check work-piece for inclusion of
foreign matter (e.g. nails or screws).
5. Cut only stock of dimensions that allow for sate
and secure holding while cutting.
6. Never cut several work-pieces at the same
time – and also no bundles containing several
individual pieces. Risk of personal injury if
individual pieces are caught by the saw blade
uncontrolled.
7. When cutting round stock, use a suitable jig to
prevent the work-piece from turning.
Drawing-in/trapping hazard!
Ensure that no parts of the body or clothing can be
caught and drawn in by rotating components (no
neckties, no loose fitting clothes; contain long hair
with hairnet).
Never cut work-pieces containing the following
materials:
-ropes
-strings
-cords
-cables
-wires
Hazard generated by insuffi-cient personal
protection gear!
- Wear hearing protection.
- Wear safety glasses.
- Wear dust mask.
- Wear suitable work clothes. When working
outdoors wearing of non-slip shoes is
recommended.
Safety devices
Riving knife
The riving knife prevents the work-piece from being
caught by the rising teeth of the saw blade and
being thrown against the operator.
Always have the riving knife installed during
operation.
Blade guard
The blade guard protects against unintentional
contact with the saw blade.
Push stick
The push stick serves as an extension of the hand
and protects against accidental contact with the
saw blade.
Always use the push stick if the distance between
saw blade and rip fence is less than 120 mm.
Guide the push stick at an angle of 20 °… 30 °
against the saw table's surface.
Replace the push stick if damaged.

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ASSEMBLY
REQUIREMENTS FOR MACHINE ASSEMBLY
-Philips screwdriver; 1X7mm wrench
-1X22mm wrench; 1X8mm wrench; 1X17mm wrench
-2x10mm wrenches
-1 pair of work gloves
NOTE:The machine is supplied mostly assembled. Prior to use, the following items have to be fitted.
-Stand-Switch-Dust collect-Saw blade-Rip fence
STAND ASSEMBLY
The four folded legs have been folded before shipment.
To assemble the stand:
- unfold the four legs and tighten the wing nuts securely
- insert the short crossbeams and tighten the Knurled nut
INSTALL DUST COLLECT
Attach the suction port with three taping screws ST3.5x13
and two pan head screw M4X8 as illustrated to the outside
of the chipcase.
SETTING SWITCH
Fit the switch on the front panel, using the two M4
self-Locking Nut & M4X60 screws.
To start =press green switch button
To stop =press red switch button
NOTE: The carriage bolts must be positioned in
the groove to fasten through wing nut.

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ASSEMBLY
SAW BLADE INSTALLATION
1. Raise motor fully.
2. Take the blade, the centering flange, the tightening flange, the left side nut & adjusting washer.
In order, insert:
- adjusting washer
-centering flange
-blade
-tightening flange
-left side nut
3. Insert the riving knife and tighten the nuts so that the
blade guide can be made to slide according to safety
norms in force.
NOTE: The distance between the blade and the riving
Knife must be 3mm. Once this measurement is correct,
tighten the clamp screws of the blade guard.
4. Position the insert table into the Table top, and pull the
Insert table as show.
5. Install the blade guard on the riving knife, using the M5 self-locking nut & M5X50 screw.
6. Push one end of the suction hose on the blade guard's suction port

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ASSEMBLY
NOTE: If necessary, crank the saw blade fully up using
The handwheel to check the alignment.
-The saw blade must be aligned exactly parallel with
the side edges of the table top.
-It must not touch the table insert extrusion (neither
in 90 position nor in the 45 bevel position.
To correct the alignment:
-Loosen the six hexagonal self-locking nuts holding the fastening brackets under the saw table by approx. one
turn.
-Move the fastening brackets, with the motor unit/chipcase assembly attached to it, as required, until the
alignment is correct.
INSTALL RIP FENCE W/GUIDE EXTRUSION
Description Q’ty
Fence extrusion
Rip fence carrier
Knurled nut M6
Carriage bolt M6X20
1
1
2
2
1. For use as rip fence the long fence extrusion
must be installed. It is mounted on the guide
extrusion at the front of the table.
2. Slide the head of the carriage bolts into the
guide extrusion.
3. After loosening the two knurled nuts the
fence extrusion can be removed and shifted:
Wide edge:
-for cutting thick stock
Small edge:
-for cutting thin stock
-when the saw blade is tilted.

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OPERATION
SETTING THE DEPTH OF CUT
SETTING THE SAW BLADE TILT
The saw blade tilt is steplessly adjustable between 0 ° and 45 °.
1.Loosen the lock lever.
2.Using the handwheel set the desired blade tilt.
3.Tighten the lock lever to secure the saw blade in the set position.
SAWING WITH THE RIP FENCE
Note: When sawing with the rip fence the long fence extrusion must be used. And always use the push stick if the
distance between saw blade and rip fence is less than 120 mm.
1.The rip fence is placed from top onto the guide extrusion at the front of the saw and locked with the lock lever.
2.Set the cutting height of the saw blade. The blade guard must rest with its front edge on the workpiece.
3.Set saw blade tilt and lock.
4.Start motor.
5.Cut workpiece in a single pass.
6.Switch machine off if no further cutting is to be done immediately afterwards.
SAWING WITH THE MITRE FENCE
1.Swing mitre fence on the table top.
2.Set to desired mitre angle and lock in that position. For mitre cuts, the fence extrusion is adjustable to 45 °
3.Set the cutting height of the saw blade.
4.Set saw blade tilt and lock.
5.Start motor.
6.Cut workpiece in a single pass.
7.Switch machine off if no further cutting is to be done immediately afterwards.
The saw blade's cutting height needs to be
adapted the height of the work-piece: the blade
guard shall rest with its front edge on the
work-piece.
Set the depth of cut by turning the handwheel
on the chipcase.
Note: To compensate for possible play in the
blade height setting mechanism, always raise
the blade to the desired position.

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MAINTENANCE
Before switching ON
Visual check if distance saw blade –riving knife is 3mm.
Visual check of power cable and power cable plug for damage; If necessary have damaged parts replaced
by a qualified electrician.
Monthly (if used daily)
Remove saw dust and chips with vacuum or brush; apply light coat of oil to guide elements:
-threaded rod and guide rods of blade rise and fall mechanism:
-swivel segments.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Symptoms Possible cause Solution
Machine does not start 1.Cable is defective or
broken
2.Blade is not turning due
to obstruction
3.motor or connections are
out of order
1.Chang feed cable
2.Remove obstructions
3.Have the motor or connections repaired
by an electrician, or make replacements
with new parts
Motor capacity is insufficient and is
Causing overheating The extension is too long
or the section is too small Check conditions of use
Cutting capacity is insufficient; A
burning
Smell upon starting the motor
1.The machine has been
incorrectly assembled
2.A defect is present
1.Assemble the machine correctly
2.Replace the machine
TRANSPORTATION
1. Lower saw blade fully.
2. Adjust the bevel tilt to around 25 degree, and fold four legs.
3. Dismount add-on parts (fence, sliding carriage, table extension)
4. If possible use original carton for shipping.
WIRING DIAGRAM

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AVAILABLE ACCESSORIES
Wheel set Description Q’ty
Wheel A’ssy
Handles
Hexagonal bolt M6X16
Washer 6mm
Hexagonal nut self-locking M6
Hexagonal bolt M6X16
Washer 6mm
Hexagonal nut self-locking M6
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
6
Universal Wheel Set for easy moving.
Extension table
Description Q’ty
Extension table
Support (Long)
Support (Short)
Knob M6
Carriage bolts M6X12
1
2
2
2
2
The extension table, attaching to either rear or side.
Sliding carriage
Description Q’ty
Carriage A’ssy
Guide bar
Mitre fence
Guide bar support
Knob M6
Washer 6mm
Hexagonal bolt M6X16
Hexagonal nut self-locking M6
Washer 6mm
Hexagonal bolt M6X16
Washer 6mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
Sliding Carriage for convenient guiding of long
stock.

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