Makita BSS501, Instruction Manual

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ENGLISH
Explanation of general view
SPECIFICATIONS
Intended use
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The tool is intended for performing lengthways and
crossways straight cuts and mitre cuts with angles in
wood while in firm contact with the workpiece.
SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES
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DO NOT let comfort or familiarity with product (gained
from repeated use) replace strict adherence to
Circular Saw safety rules. If you use this tool unsafely
or incorrectly, you can suffer serious personal injury.
DANGER:
1. 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.
2. Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The guard
cannot protect you from the blade below the
workpiece. Do not attempt to remove cut material
when blade is moving.
CAUTION: Blades coast after turn off. Wait until blade
stops before grasping cut material.
3. 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.
4. Never hold piece being cut in your hands or
across your leg. Secure the workpiece to stable
platform.
It is important to support the work properly
to minimize body exposure, blade binding, or loss of
control.
A typical illustration of proper hand support, workpiece
support, and supply cord routing (if applicable).
(Fig. 1)
5. 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.
6. When ripping always use a rip fence or straight
edge guide.
This improves the accuracy cut and
reduces the chance of blade binding.
7. 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 eccentrically, causing loss of control.
8. 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.
9. 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.
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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. A typical illustration
of proper hand support and workpiece support.
1. Red part
2. Button
3. Battery cartridge
4. Lever
5. Base
6. Cutting line
7. Lock-off lever
8. Switch trigger
9. Shaft lock
10. Hex wrench
11. Hex bolt
12. Outer flange
13. Saw blade
14. Inner flange
15. Dust nozzle
16. Screw
17. Hose
18. Vacuum cleaner
19. Adjusting screw for 90
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20. Triangular rule
21. Limit mark
22. Brush holder cap
23. Screwdriver
Model BSS500 BSS501
Blade diameter 136 mm
Max. Cutting depth
at 90° 51 mm
at 45° 35 mm
No load speed (min
-1
) 3,600
Overall length 359 mm 364 mm
Net weight 2.5 kg 2.6 kg
Rated voltage D.C. 14.4V D.C. 18V