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Safety instructions for mitre saws
a)
Mitre saws are intended to cut wood or
wood-like products, they cannot be used
with abrasive cut-o
ff
wheels for cutting
ferrous material such as bars, rods,
studs, etc.
Abrasive dust causes moving
parts such as the lower guard to jam. Sparks
from abrasive cutting will burn the lower
guard, the kerf insert and other plastic parts.
b)
Use clamps to support the workpiece
whenever possible. If supporting the
workpiece by hand, you must always
keep your hand at least 100 mm from
either side of the saw blade. Do not use
this saw to cut pieces that are too small
to be securely clamped or held by hand.
If your hand is placed too close to the saw
blade, there is an increased risk of injury from
blade contact.
c)
The workpiece must be stationary and
clamped or held against both the fence
and the table. Do not feed the workpiece
into the blade or cut “freehand” in any
way.
Unrestrained or moving workpieces
could be thrown at high speeds, causing
injury.
d)
Push the saw through the workpiece. Do
not pull the saw through the workpiece.
To make a cut, raise the saw head and
pull it out over the workpiece without
cutting, startthe motor, press the saw
head down and push the saw through
the workpiece.
Cutting on the pull stroke is
likely to cause the saw blade to climb on top
of the workpiece and violently throw the blade
assembly towards the operator.
e)
Never cross your hand over the intended
line of cutting either in front or behind the
saw blade.
Supporting the workpiece “cross
handed” i.e. holding the workpiece to the
right of the saw blade with your left hand or
vice versa is very dangerous.
f)
Do not reach behind the fence with either
hand closer than 100 mm from either side
of the saw blade, to remove wood scraps,
or for any other reason while the blade is
spinning.
The proximity of the spinning saw
blade to your hand may not be obvious and
you may be seriously injured.
g)
Inspect your workpiece before cutting. If
the workpiece is bowed or warped, clamp
it with the outside bowed face toward
the fence. Always make certain that there
is no gap between the workpiece, fence
and table along the line of the cut.
Bent
or warped workpieces can twist or shift and
may cause binding on the spinning saw blade
while cutting. There should be no nails or
foreign objects in the workpiece.
h)
Do not use the saw until the table is clear
of all tools, wood scraps, etc., except
for the workpiece.
Small debris or loose
pieces of wood or other objects that contact
the revolving blade can be thrown with high
speed.
i)
Cut only one workpiece at a time.
Stacked
multiple workpieces cannot be adequately
clamped or braced and may bind on the
blade or shift during cutting.
j)
Ensure the mitre saw is mounted or
placed on a level,
fi
rm work surface
before use.
A level and
fi
rm work surface
reduces the risk of the mitre saw becoming
unstable.
k)
Plan your work. Every time you change
the bevel or mitre angle setting, make
sure the adjustable fence is set correctly
to support the workpiece and will not
interfere with theblade or the guarding
system.
Without turning the tool “ON" and
with no workpiece on the table, move the saw
blade through a complete simulated cut to
assure there will be no interference or danger
of cutting the fence.
l)
Provide adequate support such as
table extensions, saw horses, etc. for a
workpiece that is wider or longer than
the table top.
Workpieces longer or wider
than the mitre saw table can tip if not securely
supported. If the cut-o
ff
piece or workpiece
tips, it can lift the lower guard or be thrown by
the spinning blade.
m)
Do not use another person as a
substitute for a table extension or as
additional support.
Unstable support for the
workpiece can cause the blade to bind or the
workpiece to shift during the cutting operation
pulling you and the helper into the spinning
blade.
n)
The cut-o
ff
piece must not be jammed
or pressed by any means against the
spinning saw blade.
If con
fi
ned, i.e. using
length stops, the cut-o
ff
piece could get
wedged against the blade and thrown
violently.
o)
Always use a clamp or a
fi
xture designed
to properly support round material such
as rods or tubing.
Rods have a tendency to
roll while being cut, causing the blade to “bite”
and pull the work with your hand into the
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