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When operating the machine outdoors, use of an
earth-leakage circuit-breaker is recommended.
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Damaged cables or plugs must be immediately
replaced. Replacement may only be carried out by
Mafell or an authorised MAFELL service workshop
in order to avoid safety hazards.
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Avoid sharp bends in the cable. Especially when
transporting and storing the machine, do not wind
the cable around the machine.
Do not use:
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Cracked and misshapen saw blades.
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Saw blades made of high speed steel (HSS saw
blades).
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Blunt saw blades as they impose an excessive load
on the motor.
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Saw blades which are not suitable for the saw
blade's idling speed.
Instructions on the use of personal protective
equipment:
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Always wear ear protectors during work.
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Always where a dust mark during work.
Instructions on operation:
Sawing method
Danger
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Keep hands away from cutting area and the
blade. Keep your second hand on auxiliary
handle, or motor housing.
If both hands are
holding the saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.
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Do not reach underneath the workpiece.
The
guard cannot protect you from the blade below the
workpiece.
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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.
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Never hold the workpiece in your hands or
across your leg while cutting. 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.
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Hold the 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
could give the operator an electric shock.
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When ripping, always use a rip fence or straight
edge guide.
This improves the accuracy of cut and
reduces the chance of blade binding.
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Always use blades with correct size and shape
(diamond versus round) of arbour holes.
Blades
that do not match the mounting hardware of the saw
will run off-centre, causing loss of control.
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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.
Kickback causes and related warnings
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kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, jammed
or misaligned saw blade, causing anuncontrolled
saw to lift up and out of the workpiece toward the
operator;
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When the blade is pinched or jammed tightly by the
kerf closing down, the blade stalls and the motor
reaction drives the unit rapidly back toward the
operator;
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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.
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Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the saw
and position your arms to resist kickback
forces. Position your body to either side of the
blade, but not in line with the blade.
Kickback
could cause the saw to jump backwards, but
kickback forces can be controlled by the operator, if
proper precautions are taken.
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When blade is binding, or when interrupting a
cut for any reason, release the trigger and hold
the saw motionless in the material until the
blade comes to a complete stop. Never attempt
to remove the saw from the work or pull the saw
backward while the blade is in motion or
kickback may occur.
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