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ADDITIO NAL CIR CULAR SA W SAFETY
a. Do n ot all ow an yone u nd er t he ag e of 1 8
yea rs to op e rate thi s saw.
b. W he n op er atin g the s aw, use saf et y eq ui p-
ment including safety goggles or shield ,
ea r prote cti on, du st m as k an d prote cti ve
clothing including safe ty gloves.
c. Ha nd -he ld p owe r tool s may pr odu ce
vibration . Vibration can cause disease.
Gl oves m ay he lp to ma int ai n bl oo d cir cul a-
tio n in th e ng e rs. H an d-h el d tool s sh oul d
not be u se d fo r lon g pe r iod s wi tho ut a
brea k.
d. Whenever possible, use a vacuum dus t
ex tra cti on sys tem to co ntro l du st /w aste.
e. Do n ot at tem pt to cut m ater ia l th icke r th an
detailed in the Specicat ions section of
thi s m a nu a l.
f. Adj ust th e cu t tin g de pth to the t hic k ne ss
of the wo rk p ie ce i.e. le ss th an a f ul l tooth
of the b lad e sh ou ld b e vi sib le b el ow th e
workpiece.
g. Ens ure w or k is c or rec tl y sup po r ted. L a rge
pan e ls may s ag u nd er th e ir own w ei ght
an d bin d the s aw b lad e. Su ppo r ts m us t be
pla ce d un de r th e pan e l on bot h si de s,
clo se to th e lin e of cu t an d ne ar t he e dg e
of the p an el.
h. E nsu re a ll su pp or ts and p owe r ca bl es a re
completely clear of the cutting path .
i. Al ways se c ure th e wor k pi ec e to a sta bl e
platform, ensuring body exposure is mini-
mis ed, avo id ing b la de b ind in g, or lo ss of
control .
j. Al ways st an d at a n an gle to th e tool w he n
op er at in g.
k. B e aware t hat th e bl ad e wi ll pro je ct f ro m
the underside of t he workpiece.
l. Do n ot rea ch b en ea th the wo r kp ie ce
wh ere th e gu ar d ca nn ot prote ct yo u fro m
the blade .
m. N ote the d ire cti on of ro tati on of th e motor
and the blade.
n. I nsp e ct th e wor k pi ec e an d rem ove al l na il s
an d othe r em be dd ed o bj ec ts pr io r to
star ting work.
o. D o not a pp ly a ny si de ways or t w is tin g
forc e to the bl ad e wh ils t cu t tin g.
p. If a c ut d oe s not ex te nd to the e dg e of th e
workpiece, or if t he blade binds in the cut ,
all ow th e bla de to co me to a c omp le te
stop a nd li f t th e saw o ut of t he wo rk pi e ce.
q. Do not at te mpt to fr ee a j am me d bl ade
before rst disconnect ing the machine
f r o m p o w e r.
r. Do n ot move th e saw b ack ward s at a ny
time whilst cutting.
s. Bewa re of p roje c ted was te. In so me s itu a-
tio ns, wa ste mate ri al m ay be p roj ec ted at
sp ee d fro m th e cut t ing to ol. It is t he u se r’ s
responsibility t o ensure ot her people in the
wor k are a a re prote cted f ro m the p os si bil -
it y of pr oje cte d was te.
t. If yo u ar e inte rr upte d wh en o pe rati ng th e
saw, comp lete th e pro ce s s an d swi tch of f
befo re di ve r ti ng you r at ten tio n.
u. Check the lo wer guar d for proper clos ure
befo re e ac h use. D o not o pe rate th e saw i f
the l ower g ua rd do e s not move f re el y a nd
clo se i nst an tly. Never cl am p or ti e th e lowe r
gua rd i nto the o pe n po sit ion. I f the s aw is
acc id en ta lly d rop pe d, the l owe r gu ard m ay
be b ent. R ais e th e lowe r gu ard w ith t he
retra cti ng h an dl e an d ma ke sure i t move s
fre e ly a nd do e s not tou ch th e bl ade o r a ny
othe r pa r t, in a ll a ngl e s an d de pths of c ut.
v. A lw ays ob se r ve th at th e lowe r gu ard i s
cove ri ng th e bl ade b efo re re sti ng th e saw
on a su r f ace a f ter u se. A n un prote cte d,
coa sti ng b lad e wi ll c au se th e saw to move
bac k wa rds, c ut ti ng w hateve r is i n its p ath.
Be awa re of th e tim e it ta kes f or th e bl ade
to stop af te r the tr ig ge r sw itch i s rel e ase d.
w. Per io dic a lly c he c k that a ll n uts, b ol ts an d
othe r x in gs h ave not b ec om e lo os e, and
tight en where necessar y .
Th e to o l mu s t b e us e d on l y fo r i t s pr e -
scribed purpose . Any use s oth er t ha n tho se
me ntio ne d in t his m an ua l wi ll b e co nsi de re d a
ca se of m isu se. T he u se r , a nd n ot the m an u-
facturer , shall be liable for an y damage or injury
resulting fr om such cases o f misuse.
The manufactur er shall no t be l iable for any
mod i ca tio ns ma de to the to ol no r fo r any
damage resulting from such modicat ions.
Even w he n th e tool i s use d a s pre sc ri be d it i s
not po ss ib le to el im in ate all r es id ua l ri sk
factors.
FU RTH E R SA FE T Y IN S TRU CT IO N S FOR
ALL SAWS
Kickback causes and related w arnings
– Ki ck ba ck i s a sud de n re ac tio n to a
pinched, bound or mi saligned saw blade,
cau si ng a n un co ntro ll ed s aw to lif t up an d
out of the workpiece to ward the operator .
– Wh en th e bl ad e is pi nc he d or b ou nd
tig htly by t he ker f cl osi ng d own, th e bl ad e
sta ll s an d the m otor re acti on d ri ve s the
uni t ra pi dl y bac k toward th e op e rator .
– If the b la de b ec om es t w is ted or
mis al ig ne d in th e cu t, the tee th at th e bac k
ed ge of th e bl ade c a n dig i nto the top
sur fac e of th e woo d cau si ng th e bl ad e to
cli mb o ut of th e ker f and j um p ba ck
to ward the opera tor .
Ki c k ba ck i s t h e re s u lt o f s aw m is u s e an d /
or incorrect operating procedures or
co n di t i on s a n d ca n b e avo i de d by t a k in g
proper precautions as given below .
a. Ma in ta in a r m gr ip w it h bo th h an ds o n
the s aw a nd p os it io n you r ar m s to
re si st k i ck ba ck fo r ce s. Po si ti on yo ur
bo dy to e it he r si de o f the b la de , bu t not
in li ne w it h the b la de . Kickback could
cau se t he s aw to jum p bac k wa rds, b ut
ki ck ba ck fo rce s c an b e co ntro lle d by th e
ope ra tor if p rop er p re ca uti on s are t ake n.
b. When blade i s binding, or when inter-
ru pt ing a c ut f or a ny r ea so n, r e le as e
the t r ig ge r a nd ho ld t he s aw mo ti on le ss
in th e ma ter i al u nt il t he b la de co me s to
a co mpl et e sto p. Neve r at temp t to
re move t he s aw fr om t he wo r k or p ull
the s aw b ac k wa rd w hi le t he bl ad e is i n
mot io n or k ic k bac k ma y oc cu r . Inves ti-
gate a nd ta ke co rre c tive a cti ons to e lim i-
nat e the cause of blade bin ding.
c. Wh en r es t ar ti ng a s aw in t he wo rk-
pie c e, ce nt re t he s aw b la de in t he ke r f
an d ch ec k th at s aw te et h ar e no t
en ga ge d in to th e ma ter i al . If saw b la de
is bi nd ing, i t may wa lk u p or k ic k bac k fro m
the wo rk pi e ce a s the s aw is re st ar ted.
d. Su pp or t la rg e pa ne ls t o min im is e th e
ri sk o f bl ad e pin ch in g an d k ick b ac k.
La r ge p a ne ls te nd to s ag u nd er t he ir
own we ig ht . Suppor ts must be placed
und e r the p an el o n both s id es, n ea r th e
lin e of cu t an d ne ar t he e dg e of the p an el.
e. Do n ot us e du ll o r da ma ge d b la de s.
Unsharpened or improperly set blades
pro duc e na r row ker f cau si ng exce s si ve
friction, bla de binding and kickback.
f. Bl ad e dep th a nd b eve l ad jus t ing l oc k-
ing l ever s m us t b e ti gh t an d se cu r e
be for e ma k in g cu t. If blade adjust ment
shi f ts w hi le c ut ti ng, it m ay c aus e bi ndi ng
and kickback.
g. Us e ex tr a c au ti on w he n saw in g in to
exi st ing w al ls o r oth er b li nd a re a s. T he
protr ud in g bl ade m ay cu t obj e cts th at c an
cause kickbac k.
Lowe r guard function
a. Che c k lowe r gu ar d fo r pr o pe r cl os ing
be for e e ac h us e. Do n ot o pe r ate t he
saw i f lowe r gu ar d d oe s no t move fr e el y
an d cl os e ins t an tl y. Never c la mp o r ti e
the l ower g u ar d in to th e op en p os it io n.
If saw i s ac ci de nta ll y dro pp ed, l ower g ua rd
may b e be nt. Ra ise t he low er g ua rd wi th
the re trac tin g ha nd le a nd m ake su re i t
move s fre e ly a nd d oe s not tou ch th e bl ad e
or a ny othe r pa r t, in a ll a ng le s an d de pths
of c u t.
b. Che c k th e op er at io n of t he lowe r g ua rd
sp ri ng . If t he g ua r d an d th e sp ri ng a r e
not o pe r at ing p r op er ly, they m us t b e
se r v ic ed b ef or e us e. Lowe r gu ar d may
ope ra te slu gg is hly d ue to d am age d pa r ts,
gum my d ep osi ts, o r a bui ld- up of d eb ri s.
c. Lowe r gu ar d m ay be r et r ac te d ma nu -
al ly o nl y for s pe c ia l cu ts s uc h a s
"plunge cuts" and " compound cuts " .
Ra ise l ower g ua rd by ret rac tin g ha nd le
an d as so on a s bl ad e ente rs t he ma ter ia l,
the l ower g ua rd mu st b e rel e ase d. For a ll
othe r saw in g, the l ower g ua rd s hou ld
operate aut omatically .
d. Al ways o bs er ve th at t he lowe r g ua rd i s
cov ering the blade before pl acing saw
down o n be nc h o r oo r. An u np ro te cte d,
coa sti ng b lad e wi ll c au se th e saw to wa lk
bac k wa rds, c ut ti ng w hateve r is i n its p ath.
Be awa re of th e tim e it ta kes f or th e bl ade
to stop af te r swi tch is re l ea se d.