support.
Touching the blade.
Catapulting of pieces of timber and workpieces.
4. Important notes
Please read this manual carefully and pay attention
to the information provided. Use this manual to
familiarize yourself with the machine, its correct use
and safety regulations.
Safety regulations
Important: Whenever you use electric tools it is
imperative to take basic safety precautions in
order to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and
personal injury. Essential safety precautions
include:
In an emergency, switch off the machine directly
and pull out the power plug.
Follow all these instructions before and while
you are working with the saw.
Keep these instructions in a safe place.
Always pull out the power plug before adjusting
or servicing the machine.
Give these safety regulations to all persons who
work on the machine.
Do not use this saw to cut fire wood.
Never use the saw to cross -cut round timber
unless it is equipped with a suitable holding
device.
The machine is equipped with a safety switch to
prevent it being switched on again accidentally
after a power failure.
Before you use the machine for the first time,
check that the voltage marked on the rating plate
is the same as your mains voltage.
If you need to use an extension cable, make sure
its conductor cross-section is big enough for the
sawʼs power consumption. Minimum cross-
section: 1 mm
2
.
If you use a cable reel, the complete cable has to
be pulled off the reel.
Never carry the saw by its cable.
Check the power cable. Never use a faulty or
damaged power cable.
Do not use the cable to pull the plug out of the
socket-outlet. Protect the cable from heat, oil and
sharp edges.
Do not leave the saw in the rain and never use it
in damp or wet conditions.
Provide good lighting.
Never saw near combustible liquids or gases.
Wear suitable work clothes! Never wear loose
garments or jewellery.
Keep long hair in a hair net.
Avoid abnormal working postures.
Keep children away from the machine when it is
connected to the power supply.
Keep your workplace clean of wood scrap and
any unnecessary objects.
Do not allow other persons, particularly children,
to touch the tool or the power cable. Keep them
away from your workplace.
Persons working on the machine should not be
distracted.
After you have switched off the motor, never slow
down the saw blade by applying pressure to its
side.
Fit only blades which are well sharpened and
have no cracks or deformations.
Faulty saw blades have to be replaced
immediately.
Never use saw blades which do not comply with
the data specified in this manual.
It is imperative to make sure that all the devices
used to cover the saw blade are in good working
order.
Never dismantle the machineʼs safety devices or
put them out of operation.
Damaged or faulty safety devices have to be
replaced immediately.
Never cut workpieces which are too small to hold
securely in your hand.
Never load the machine so much that it cuts out.
Always press the workpiece firmly against the
work top.
Never remove loose splinters, chips or jammed
pieces of wood when the saw blade is running.
To rectify faults or remove jammed pieces of
wood, always switch off the machine first. - Pull
out the power plug!
Conversions, adjustments, measurements and
cleaning jobs are to be performed only when the
motor is switched off. - Pull out the power plug!
Before you switch on the machine, check that all
wrenches and adjustment tools have been
removed.
When you leave your workplace, switch off the
motor and pull out the power plug.
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