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Test Report No.: No.: 17706687 001
Part II of II
Page 54 of 63
EN 61029-2-1:2012
Clause Requirement
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Test Result - Remark Verdict
18.1.101.1 Circular saw benches shall have a top guard for
the crown and the front of the saw blade that may
be an adjustable guard, a self-closing guard or a
combination of these. An adjustable guard when
adjusted shall remain in any position necessary to
give the required protection. An adjustable guard provided. P
For riving knife mounted guard:
For all intended saw blade dia. and all positions of
the saw blade, the guard shall cover the top and
sides of the exposed saw teeth from the guard
mounting point on the riving knife to the first cutting
tooth at the top of the table with the saw blade in
vertical position.
The max. external width shall be 40mm.
The riving knife mounted
guard can cover the top and
sides of the exposed saw
teeth from the guard
mounting point on the riving
knife to the first cutting tooth
at the top of the table with the
saw blade in vertical position.
30mm.
P
For other top guards:
When mounted separately from the riving knife,
but integral with the machine, the support for the
top guard shall not be in line with the riving knife.
The guard shall be capable of screening the top
and both sides of the saw blade horizontally
between the riving knife and the table at the front
of the saw blade and be adjustable from a
position 5 mm above the maximum height of cut
down to the table and remain parallel with the
table. The maximum external width shall be 50
mm.
N/A
For tools that have the facility to tilt the saw blade,
either an auxiliary guard shall be provided, or the
tool guard shall be capable of being fitted with an
extension piece for use during angled cutting. The
guards or extension pieces shall be exchangeable
without the aid of a tool. N/A
18.1.101.2 The contact surface of the guard shall be
constructed from material (e.g. aluminium, wood,
plastic) which will minimize damage to the saw
blade should contact occur. Made of PC material. P
The guard side wall shall either have a thickness of
6mm or shall be equipped with internal rib on at
least the lowest 3mm of the side walls providing a
total thickness of minimum 6 mm Measured wall thickness
3mm, minimum ribbing
thickness: 3.1mm, rib height
3.1mm. P
18.1.101.5 An self closing guard shall automatically: N/A
a) Open by contact with the workpiece to be cut as
it is moved towards the saw blade. N/A
b)Remain in contact with the upper surface of the
workpiece as it is cut; to screen both sides of the N/A