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• Prevent unintentional starting. Ensure the
switch is in the off-position before connect-
ing to power source and/or battery pack,
picking up or carrying the tool.
Carrying
power tools with your finger on the switch or
energizing power tools that have the switch on
invites accidents.
• Remove any adjusting key or wrench before
turning the power tool on.
A wrench or a key
left attached to a rotating part of the power tool
may result in personal injury.
• Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and
balance at all times.
This enables better con-
trol of the power tool in unexpected situations.
• Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or
jewellery. Keep your hair, clothing and gloves
away from moving parts.
Loose clothes, jewel-
lery or long hair can be caught in moving parts.
• If devices are provided for the connection of
dust extraction and collection facilities,
ensure these are connected and properly
used.
Use of these devices can reduce dust-
related hazards.
Power tool use and care
• Do not force the power tool. Use the correct
power tool for your application.
The correct
power tool will do the job better and safer at the
rate for which it was designed.
• Do not use the power tool if the switch does
not turn it on and off.
Any power tool that can-
not be controlled with the switch is dangerous
and must be repaired.
• Disconnect the plug from the power source
and/or the battery pack from the power tool
before making any adjustments, changing
accessories, or storing power tools.
Such
preventive safety measures reduce the risk of
starting the power tool accidentally.
• Store idle power tools out of the reach of chil-
dren and do not allow persons unfamiliar with
the power tool or these instructions to oper-
ate the power tool.
Power tools are dangerous
in the hands of untrained users.
• Maintain power tools. Check for misalign-
ment or binding of moving parts, breakage of
parts and any other condition that may affect
the power tool’s operation. If damaged, have
the power tool repaired before use.
Many
accidents are caused by poorly maintained
power tools.
• Keep cutting tools sharp and clean.
Properly
maintained cutting tools with sharp cutting
edges are less likely to bind and are easier to
control.
• Use the power tool, accessories and tool bits
etc. in accordance with these instructions,
taking into account the working conditions
and the work to be performed.
Use of the
power tool for operations different from those
intended could result in a hazardous situation.
Service
• Have your power tool serviced by a qualified
repair person using only identical replace-
ment parts.
This will ensure that the safety of
the power tool is maintained.
General Power Saw Safety Warnings
• Keep hands away from cutting area and the
blade.
If both hands are holding the circular
saw, the saw blade will not be able injure them.
• Do not reach underneath the work piece.
Contact with the saw blade may cause injury.
• Only guide the power tool to the work piece
when it is switched on.
Otherwise there is a
risk of kickback when the inserted tool becomes
jammed in the work piece.
• Never hold the work piece that is being cut in
your hands or across your leg. Secure the
work piece to a stable platform.
It is important
to support the work properly to minimise body
exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.
• When ripping always use a rip fence or
straight edge guide.
This improves the accu-
racy of the cut and reduces the possibility of the
saw blade jamming.
• Before sawing into wood, plywood, construction
materials etc. check these for foreign bodies
such as nails, screws and remove if necessary.
• Support large panels to minimise the risk of
blade pinching and kickback.
Large slabs/
boards may bend under their own weight. Sup-
ports must be placed under the panel on both
sides, near the line of cut and near the edge of
the panel.
• Do not use dull or damaged blades.
Blades
with blunt or incorrectly oriented teeth will, as a
result of a sawn gap that is too narrow, cause
increased friction and jamming of the blade as
well as kickback.
• Before sawing, tighten the cutting angle set-
ting.
If the setting changes during the sawing
process, this may lead to the blade jamming and
cause kickback.
• Be very carefully when making plunge cuts in
existing walls or in other areas that are diffi-
cult to see.
The plunging blade may become
blocked by hidden objects and cause a kick-
back.
• After switching off, do not attempt to brake
the blade by applying pressure from the side.
The saw blade may become damaged, break or
cause kickback.
• Dust from materials such as paint that con-
tains lead, some wood types, minerals and
metals may be a health risk as cause allergic
reactions, breathing problems and/or can-
cer.
Materials containing asbestos may only be
processed by specialists.
• Use a dust extraction system if possible.
• You should also ensure good ventilation of the
workplace.
• We also recommend wearing a protective mask.
• Observe the regulations that are applicable in
your country with regard to the materials to pro-
cessed.
• Use a dust extraction system if possible. Reg-
ularly blow the ventilation slots clean.
When
processing metals, conductive dust may
become deposited into the power tool. This may
influence the protective insulation of the power
tool.
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