HEALTH ADVICE
Warning!
When drilling, sanding, sawing or grinding, dust particles will be
produced. In some instances, depending on the materials you are working
with, this dust can be particularly harmful to you (e.g. lead from old gloss paint).You are
advised to consider the risks associated with the materials you are working with and to
reduce the risk of exposure.You should:
-Work in a well-ventilated area.
-Work with approved safety equipment, such as dust masks that are specially designed
to filter microscopic particles.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL SAWS
a. DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting area and the blade. Keep your second
hand on the handle, or motor housing.
If both hands are holding the saw, they cannot
be cut by the blade.
b. Do not reach underneath the workpiece.
The guard cannot protect you from the
blade below the workpiece.
c. 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.
d. Never hold piece 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 minimise body exposure,
blade binding, or loss of control.
e. Hold power tool by 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.
f. When ripping always use a rip fence or straight edge guide.
This improves the
accuracy of cut and reduces the chance of blade binding.
g. Always use blades with correct size and shape (diamond versus round) of arbor
holes.
Blades that do not match the mounting hardware of the saw will run eccentrically,
causing loss of control.
h. 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.
Further safety instructions for all saws
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.
ERBAUER 24V 165MM SINGLE BEVEL MITRE SAW
