Table Of Contents; Safety Symbols - Bosch GTS15-10 Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

The definitions below describe the level of severity for each signal word.
Safety Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
General Power Tool Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . 3
Safety Instructions for Table Saws . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Additional Safety Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cutting Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Double Insulated Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Polarized Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Extension Cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting to Know Your GTS15-10 Table Saw . . . 12
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unpacking and Checking Contents . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unpacking the Table Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tools Needed For Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the Rail Adjustment Knob . . . . . . . 17
Removing and Installing the Table Insert . . . 17
Attaching the Smart Guard System. . . . . . . . 18
Selecting and Changing the Blade . . . . . . . . 20
Attaching the Rip Fence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Storage, Transportation, and Mounting . . . . . . 25
Miter Gauge Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Push Stick Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rip Fence Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Smart Guard System Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Safety Symbols

Please read the manual and pay attention to these symbols.
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.
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 re-
sult in death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could re-
sult in minor or moderate injury.

Table of Contents

Hex Wrench Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Blade Wrench Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Transporting the Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mounting the Table Saw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adjusting the Blade Parallel to the Miter
Gauge Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rip Fence Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Riving Knife Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adjusting the Table Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Adjusting 0° and 45° Positive Stops . . . . . . . 37
Basic Table Saw Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using the Smart Guard System. . . . . . . . . . . 39
Riving Knife (Splitter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Barrier Guard Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Anti-Kickback Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Making Work Helpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the Push Stick, Push Block, and
Auxiliary Fence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the Rip Fence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using the Miter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Non-Through Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Special Cutting Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using the CLAMPZONE™ Areas. . . . . . . . . . . 56
Maintenance and Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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