
ASSEMBLY SAFETY CHECKS
PART
CONDITION
YES
Slides
Inserted through the bevel neck and connected to the
cutting head. Locating lugs successfully deployed.
Mitre Handle Locking Knob
Installed into mitre handle / rotary table.
Slide Carriage
locking screw
Inserted into the threaded hole in the bevel neck. Anti-vibration
spring fitted beneath the locking screw hand knob.
Power Cable
Routed correctly with cable guide/clamps
correctly installed.
Blade
Blade correctly installed and with the rotation arrows on the
blade and on the machine matching. Outer blade flange and
arbor bolt and washer correctly fitted.
Safety Guards
Lower Safety Guard fully operational. cutting head locks in
the upper position with blade covered. cutting head can only
be lowered when Blade Guard Locking Lever is operated.
Supply
Supply matches specification found on machine Rating Plate.
Plug matches power source outlet.
Mounting
Either:
a) Machine permanently sited and bolted to workbench.
b) Machine mounted on board which can be clamped
to workbench.
c) Machine is bolted to a dedicated mitre saw Stand.
Sited
Adequate provision made for the handling of long or
irregular shaped work-pieces.
Environment
Dry, clean and tidy. Temperature conducive to material
handling. Lighting adequate (double banked if fluorescent
lights are used).
All the Yes Boxes must be ticked before the machine can be used. No tick = No use.
FINAL SAFETY CHECKS
PART
CONDITION
YES
Assembly
Repeat the Assembly Safety Checks.
Operation
With the machine switched off and disconnected from the mains supply,
carry out the following procedures:
• Set the machine to each of its maximum operational settings in turn.
• At each setting lower the cutting head to its lowest position,
observing the path of the blade as you do so.
• Check that the blade does not interfere or strike any part of the
machine, castings or guards as the cutting head is lowered.
• Check that when the sliding carriage is employed no contact
between the cutting head and the blade and other parts of the
machine occurs.
• Spin the blade by hand (it is advisable to wear gloves whilst doing
this, but not when the saw is being used operationally).
• Check that the blade rotates smoothly with no unusual noises, and
that there is no contact between the blade and the upper and lower
blade guards.
• Check that there is no discernible blade ‘wobble’ in any direction as
the blade rotates.
All the Yes Boxes must be ticked before the machine can be used. No tick = No use.
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