10 IN. PORTABLE TABLE SAW INSTRUCTION MANUAL CATALOG NUMBER JT2504BD Thank you for choosing Black+Decker! PLEASE READ BEFORE RETURNING THIS PRODUCT FOR ANY REASON. If you have a question or experience a problem with your Black+Decker purchase, go to http://www.blackanddecker.com/instantanswers If you can’t find the answer or do not have access to the Internet, call...
SAFETY GUIDELINES - DEFINITIONS It is important for you to read and understand this manual. The information it contains relates to protecting YOUR SAFETY and PREVENTING PROBLEMS. The symbols below are used to help you recognize this information. Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will DANGER result in death or serious injury.
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of drugs, alcohol or medication. c) Disconnect the plug from the power source and/or the battery A moment of inattention while pack from the power tool before operating power tools may result in serious personal injury. making any adjustments, b) Use personal protective changing accessories, or storing power tools.
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• NEVER ATTEMPT TO FREE A SAVE THIS STALLED SAW BLADE without first INSTRUCTION turning the saw OFF. Turn power switch IMPORTANT SAFETY OFF immediately to prevent motor INSTRUCTION FOR TABLE damage. • PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT to WARNING To avoid mistakes that the rear and the sides of the saw table could cause serious injury, do not plug for long or wide workpieces.
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• For proper operation follow the Use of this tool can WARNING generate and/or disperse dust, which instructions in this Instruction Manual entitled ASSEMBLY AND may cause serious and permanent ADJUSTMENTS (Page 15). Failure respiratory or other injury. Always to provide sawdust fall-through and use NIOSH/OSHA approved respiratory removal hole will allow sawdust protection appropriate for the dust...
Use all components of the guarding • Plastic and composite (like hardboard) system (blade guard assembly, riving knife materials may be cut on your saw. However, since these are usually quite and anti-kickback assembly) for every operation for which they can be used hard and slippery, the anti-kickback including all through cutting.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS rated the same as the current stamped on the motor nameplate. Running at a WARNING This tool must be lower voltage will damage the motor. grounded while in use to protect the operator from electrical shock. USE THE PROPER EXTENSION CORD.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS CAUTION In all cases, make certain the receptacle is properly grounded. If you are not sure, have a qualified ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS – Prevents the electrician check the receptacle. workpiece from being kicked upward or back toward the front of the table saw by the spinning blade.
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NON-THROUGH SAWING - Refers to any THROUGH SAWING – Making a cut cut that does not completely cut through completely through the length or width of the workpiece. a workpiece. OVERLOAD RESET SWITCH – Protects WORKPIECE – Material to be cut. the motor if it overloads during operation, provides a way to restart the saw.
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SYMBOLS Your power tool and its Instruction Manual may contain “WARNING ICONS” (a picture symbol intended to alert you to, and/or instruct you how to avoid a potentially hazardous condition). Understanding and heeding these symbols will help you operate your tool better and safer. Shown below are some of the symbols you may see.
CARTON CONTENTS 1) Carefully remove the table saw from the carton. 2) Separate and layout all of the parts. Carefully check them according to the diagram below. WARNING If any part is missing or damaged, please do not plug in or use the table saw until replacements have been obtained.
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CARTON CONTENTS UNPACKING YOUR TABLE SAW-2 12. Blade 16. Stand handle hardware bag 13. Handwheel handle 17. Wheel hardware assembly 14. Power cord storage assembly 18. Stand 15. Table saw mounting Hardware bag...
TOOLS NEEDED FOR ASSEMBLY Supplied Not Supplied Box-end wrench Flat bladed screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Open-end wrench Straight edge 4 mm hex wrench Adjustable wrench and/or 5 mm, 8 mm, 10 mm, 13 mm, and 17 mm wrench Combination square...
ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS WARNING For your safety, never connect plug to power source receptacle until all assembly and adjustment steps are complete, and you have read and understood the safety instructions. ASSEMBLING THE ROLLER WHEELS AND HANDLES TO STAND (FIGURE A, B) •...
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FOLDING THE STAND FOR TRANSPORT OR STORAGE (FIGURE C, E) • Lift slightly the wheel side of table saw, stand locking lever release direction raise the cover plate (7) on the wheel side of stand, pull the stand locking lever (6) to the right as the release ASSEMBLING TABLE SAW TO STAND direction, and then lower the saw slowly (FIGURE D)
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Extra saw blade and blade wrenches (Figure H) • Loosen and remove the knob (1) on the right side of the saw housing. • Place extra blades (not included), and blade wrenches (2) onto the arbor. Transporting Folding STORAGE Rip fence and miter gauge (Figure F) Storage for the rip fence (1) and miter gauge (2) are located on the left side of the saw housing.
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dimple end • Insert the rear support tubes (1) into the INSTALLING THE HANDWHEEL two holes in the rear of the saw table, HANDLE (FIGURE K) and into the support tube brackets NOTE: UP-DOWN is printed on this under the table. Position the rear handwheel.
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INSTALLING THE BLADE NOTE: Leave the plastic strip around (FIGURE. N, O, P) the saw blade at this time. Remove before using the saw for the first time. WARNING To avoid injury from an • Make sure the blade fits flush against accidental start, make sure the switch the inner flange (6).
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• Remove the arbor nut (3), outer blade • Loosen the blade lock knob (2) and flange (4) and blade (7). Clean but do return the blade to 0° and lock. not remove the inner blade flange (6) • Place the table insert back into position. before reassembling the blade.
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BLADE GUARD AND ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS ASSEMBLY WARNING To avoid injury from an accidental start, make sure the switch Tighten is in the OFF position and the plug is disconnected from the power source outlet. • When installing the blade guard, cover the blade teeth with a piece of folded cardboard to protect yourself from possible injury.
Anti-kickback Pawls INSTALLING THE RIP FENCE Removing the blade guard and anti- (FIGURE Y) kickback pawls assembly (Figure T, W) • Lift upward on the rip fence handle (1) WARNING To avoid injury from an so that the holding clamp (2) is fully accidental start, make sure the switch extended.
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RIP FENCE ADJUSTMENT (FIGURE Z) RIP FENCE INDICATOR ADJUSTMENT • The rip fence (1) can be repositioned by (FIGURE AA) lifting up the handle (2) and sliding to • The rip fence indicator (1) points to the desired location. Pushing down the the measurement scale (2).
• Place a combination square on the table and against the blade (1) to determine if the blade is 90° to the table. (Figure DD) • If the blade is not 90° to the table, loosen or tighten (depending on whether you are increasing or decreasing the degrees) the hex bolt (3) with a 5 mm hex wrench until...
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• Check again to see if the blade is 45° • Remove the safety key of the switch to the table. If not, repeat above two and unplug the saw. steps. • Remove the blade guard for this procedure but reinstall and realign after adjustment.
ADDITIONAL BLADE ADJUSTMENTS • Remove the table insert and raise the (FIGURE HH) blade to the maximum height position NOTE: The adjusting mechanism is by turning the blade elevation/tilting located above the the blade elevation/ handwheel clockwise. tilting handwheel under the table top. If the •...
OPERATING INSTRUCTION NOTE: • This table saw is provided with a 10 in. diameter blade with a body thickness of RAISING THE BLADE (FIGURE KK) 0.07 in. thick with a kerf of 0.10 in. The To raise or lower the blade, turn the blade riving knife is 0.09 in.
OVERLOAD PROTECTION USING THE TABLE EXTENSION (FIGURE LL) (FIGURE NN) This saw has an overload reset button (3) • Release the extension table locking that can resets the motor after it shuts off levers (1) in the front and rear table due to overloading or low voltage.
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WARNING Before using the saw WARNING AVOID KICKBACK by each time, check the following: pushing forward on the section of the • The blade is tightened to the arbor. workpiece that passes between the • The blade lock knob is tightened. blade and the fence.
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BEVEL RIPPING This cut is the same as ripping except the blade bevel angle is set to an angle other than 0°. RIPPING SMALL PIECES 60° To avoid injury from blade contact, never 2.3 in. make cuts narrower than 3/4 in. wide. 8 in.
PUSH BLOCK Use for ripping operation when the workpiece is too narrow to use a push stick. Always use a push block for rip widths less than 2 inches. MAKE A PUSH BLOCK (FIGURE TT) Making the base: • Start with 3/8 in. plywood at least 5-1/2 in.
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CROSSCUTTING (FIGURE UU) USING THE WOOD FACING ON THE MITER GAUGE (FIGURE VV) WARNING To prevent serious injury: Slots are provided in the miter gauge for • Do not allow familiarity or frequent attaching an auxiliary facing (1) to make use of your table saw to cause it easier to cut very long or short pieces.
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MITERING (FIGURE YY) 0°~45° miter angle This sawing operation is the same as crosscutting except the miter gauge is locked at an angle other than 90°. • Set the blade (1) to 0° bevel angle. • Set the miter gauge (2) at the desired miter angle and lock in position by tightening the miter gauge lock handle.
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NON-THROUGH CUT (FIGURE aa) DADO CUTS (FIGURE bb, cc) A non-through cut is used to cut grooves WARNING and rabbets in the workpiece without • Only Stackable dado blades can be exposed the blade. used on this saw. WARNING • DO NOT use Adjustable or Wobble •...
MAINTENANCE GENERAL MAINTENANCE WARNING For your own safety, turn the switch OFF and remove the safety key. Remove the plug from the power source outlet before maintaining or lubricating your saw. • Clean out all sawdust that has accumulated inside the saw housing and the motor.
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both carbon brushes when either has less than 1/4 in. length of carbon remaining, or if the spring or wire is damaged or burned. • Remove the blade guard, blade, rip fence, miter gauge and stand assembly from the table saw. •...
FULL TWO-YEAR HOME USE WARRANTY Black+Decker warrants this product for two years against any defects in material or workmanship. The defective product will be replaced or repaired at no charge in either of two ways. The first, which will result in exchanges only, is to return the product to the retailer from whom it was purchased (provided that the store is a participating retailer).
TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING To avoid injury from an accidental start, turn the switch OFF and always re- move the plug from the power source before making any adjustments. Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution • Saw will not • Saw is not plugged in. •...
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TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution • Material • Rip fence out of adjustment. • Align rip fence with miter gauge • Riving knife not aligned with kicked back slot. from blade. blade. • Align riving knife with blade. • Feeding stock without rip fence. •...
PUSH STICK PATTERN PUSH STICK CONSTRUCTION ● Use good quality plywood or solid wood. ● Use 1/2 in. (13 mm) or 3/4 in. (19 mm) material. ● Push stick MUST be thinner than the width of material being cut. Drill Hole for Hanging Notch for Prevent Hand from Slipping...
PARTS LIST 10 IN. PORTABLE TABLE SAW MODEL NO. JT2504BD PARTS LIST - TABLE SAW - (1) I.D. Description Size Q’ty I.D. Description Size Q’ty 08VH CORD CLAMP 2RVP SET PLATE 0901 BUSH 2RVR GUIDE CLAMP 0B2B NEEDLE POINTER 2RVW...
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PARTS LIST 10 IN. PORTABLE TABLE SAW MODEL NO. JT2504BD PARTS LIST - TABLE SAW - (2) I.D. Description Size Q’ty I.D. Description Size Q’ty 3ADS HEX. NUT M6*1.0 T=5 3NUQ BLADE 3E7G DUST COLLECTOR 3NUX FLAT WASHER 1/4*5/8-3/32 3EWW...
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PARTS LIST 10 IN. PORTABLE TABLE SAW MODEL NO. JT2504BD PARTS LIST - MOTOR I.D. Description Size Q’ty 0HX9 NEEDLE BEARING 0KCN CR.RE. PAN HEAD TAPPING & WASHER SCREW M5*12-50 0KTK STRAIN RELIEF 0QFE BRUSH COVER 0QFF CARBON BRUSH ASS'Y...
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PARTS LIST 10 IN. PORTABLE TABLE SAW MODEL NO. JT2504BD PARTS LIST - STAND I.D. Description Size Q’ty I.D. Description Size Q’ty φ 0J5G FLAT WASHER 39X2 CAP HD. SQ.NECK BOLT M8*1.25-50 8*18-1.5 270P HEX. SOC. TRUSS HD. SCREW M8*1.25-60 3ADN HEX.