HELPLINE NO 08454 505299
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ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
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Do not reach underneath the
workpiece.
The guard cannot protect
you from the blade below the workpiece.
•
Adjust the cutting depth to the
thickness of the workpiece.
Less than
a full tooth of the blade teeth should be
visible below the workpiece.
•
Never hold the workpiece being
cut in your hands or across your
leg. Secure the workpiece to a
stable platform.
It is important to
support the work properly to minimize body
exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.
•
Hold the power tool only by the
insulated gripping surfaces when
performing an operation where the
cutting tool may contact hidden
wiring or its own cord
. Contact with
a “live” wire will also make exposed metal
parts of the power tool “live” and shock the
operator.
•
When ripping always use a rip
fence or straight edge guide.
This
improves the accuracy of cut and reduces
the chance of blade binding.
•
Always use blades with correct
size and shape (diamond versus
round) of arbour holes.
Blades that do
not match the mounting hardware of the saw
will run eccentrically, causing loss of control.
•
Never use damaged or incorrect
blade washers or bolt.
The blade
washers and bolt were specially designed for
your saw, for optimum performance and
safety of operation.
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Causes and operator prevention of
kickback:
– Kickback is a sudden reaction to a
pinched, bound or misaligned saw blade,
causing an uncontrolled saw to lift up and
out of the workpiece toward the operator.
– When the blade is pinched or bound tightly
by the kerf closing down, the blade stalls and
the motor reaction drives the unit rapidly
back toward the operator.
– If the blade becomes twisted or misaligned
in the cut, the teeth at the back edge of the
blade can dig into the top surface of the
wood causing the blade to climb out of the
kerf and jump back toward the operator.
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or
incorrect operating procedures or conditions
and can be avoided by taking proper
precautions as given below.
•
Maintain a firm grip with both hands
on the saw and position your arms
to resist kickback forces.
Position your
body to either side of the blade, but not in line
with the blade. Kickback could cause the saw to
jump backwards, but kickback forces can be
controlled by the operator, if proper precautions
are taken.
•
When blade is binding, or when
interrupting a cut for any reason,
release the trigger and hold the saw
motionless in the material until the
blade comes to a complete stop.
Never attempt to remove the saw
from the work or pull the saw
backward while the blade is in motion
or kickback may occur.
Investigate and
take corrective actions to eliminate the cause of
blade binding.
•
When restarting a saw in the
workpiece, centre the saw blade in
the kerf and check that saw teeth are
not engaged into the material.
If saw
blade is binding, it may walk up or kickback
from the workpiece as the saw is restarted.
•
Support large panels to minimise the
risk of blade pinching and kickback.
Large panels tend to sag under their
own weight
. Supports must be placed
under the panel on both sides, near the line of
cut and near the edge of the panel.
•
Do not use dull or damaged blades.
Unsharpened or improperly set blades produce
narrow kerf causing excessive friction, blade
binding and kickback.
•
Blade depth and bevel adjusting
locking levers must be tight and
secure before making cut.
If blade a
djustment shifts while cutting, it may cause
binding and kickback.
