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9. FORESEEN USE OF THE MACHINE AND CONTRA-INDICATIONS OF USE
The machine has been designed and made to cut pieces of wood or similar materials (cork, cardboard, plastic materials,
chipboard panels), in the dimensional limits indicated in the technical data and in compliance with the safety, use and
maintenance instructions given in this manual. The wood can be cut either longitudinally or crosswise with respect to
the grain.
Feeding is to be done manually. Unless specifically requested, it is not fitted for the application of mechanical feed
appliances (feeders),
so no responsibility is accepted if this application is made by the user or by third parties.
It can be used by only one person in front of it so as to be able to operate the start and stop controls and to handle the
pieces.
This person will need to have had a sufficient period of training on use and maintenance and to have the minimum age
required by the law in force in the relative country.
The individual protection facilities will have to be used and the precautions given in this booklet will have to be taken.
Use other facilities, if any, that may be necessary depending on the work environment and conditions.
All the safety measures have been taken in relation to the above, so it is forbidden to use the machine to carry out other
work and/or to make modifications without the prior agreement of the manufacturer.
In particular, using the machine to cut metals is excluded.
Furthermore, in its standard version it cannot be used in places with a risk of explosion.
10. WARNINGS ON REMAINING RISKS
In this type of machine, access to the blade is always possible, even when the telescopic protection is correctly adjusted
and locked in height, in relation to the piece to be cut (23 mm above the piece).
It is therefore essential to:
• keep hands as far away as possible from the blade between one passage and the next
• use the passage-end pusher for pieces with a small cross-section
• use special tools (e.g., special pushers, supports for short pieces, etc.)
• completely lower the protection to the level of the table block at the end of work
• in the event of the saw blade breaking, even when operating the stop control the top flywheel is not
braked . It is therefore necessary to wait for it to have stopped completely before opening the doors to prevent the
risk of the belt being thrown.
Keep, moreover, to the instructions for safe use given in this manual.
11. CONSTRUCTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS
11.1. Controls
The control members are clearly visible, identifiable and easily accessible by the operator, situated far from dangerous
areas.
They can only be operated intentionally by the operator.
After a period of downtime due to any reason, restarting is only possible after re-establishing the safety conditions
(guards).
Models with direct starting are equipped with brake release button (with detent), while in models with star-delta starting,
the switching device has an auxiliary position (F) (reached by pressing the lever in an axial direction before turning it).
This allows the blade to be settled on the wheels by hand when it is fitted on the machine. Release is indicated by
a yellow light close to the controls.
When the emergency stop control is operated (by pressing it), on those models that have it, it stays held in the stop
position and to re-establish operating conditions it is necessary to turn it clockwise to be reset.