ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR METAL CUT-OFF SAWS
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This appliance is not intended for use by young or infirm persons unless supervised
by a responsible person to ensure that they can use the appliance safely.
Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
Warning! Keep hands away from the cutting area and cutting disc.
NEVER place your hand behind the cutting disc. Do not attempt to
remove cut material when cutting disc is moving. Contact with the
cutting disc may cause serious personal injury.
Keep the lower guard attached and working properly. Ensure the guard is in the
maximum cutting disc covering position over the workpiece. Do not use the
cutting-off grinders without guards in position. Keep your body positioned to
either side of the cutting disc, but not in line with the cutting disc.
It is important
to position your body and the guard to minimize body exposure from the possible
fragments of a disintegrating cutting disc.
Abrasive cutting discs must have a maximum safe operating speed greater than
the “no load RPM” marked on the rating label.
Cutting discs running over the rated
speed can disintegrate and cause injury.
Use proper apparel while using an abrasive cut-off machine.
This includes face
shield, safety goggles, dust mask and gloves.
Before each use, inspect the cutting disc for chips and cracks. Do not use a
cutting disc that may be damaged.
Fragments from a cutting disc that disintegrates
during operation can cause serious injury or property damage.
Always use the vice to clamp the work and properly support the over-hanging
portion of the workpiece level with the table of the machine.
Proper support of the
workpiece is important to keep the cut-off and over-hanging metal from falling and
striking the operator.
Do not force the abrasive cutting disc into the work or apply excessive pressure
while using the machine. Avoid bouncing the cutting disc or giving it rough
treatment.
If the cutting disc is damaged due to misuse, it may develop cracks and
disintegrate without warning.
Use only cutting discs recommended by the manufacturer.
The cutting disc should
have marked speed equal to or greater than that marked on the machine. Read the
operating instructions supplied by the cutting disc manufacturer.
Do not use a metal circular saw blade or toothed blades.
These blades are not
intended for this machine and could create loss of control during use or cause injury to
persons and damage to property.
Do not attempt to cut wood or plastic with this tool.
Cutting wood and plastic
could cause them to burn due to friction heating.
Do not attempt to cut masonry.
Dust generated by cutting masonry will clog the
motor causing premature failure and thereby voiding the warranty.
Do not operate this tool near flammable liquids, gasses or dust.
Sparks from the
motor or cutting may ignite dust and fumes.
Never cut magnesium with this tool.
The dust generated when cutting magnesium is
highly flammable and may be explosive under certain conditions.
Regularly clean the tool’s air vents with compressed air.
Excessive accumulation of
powered metal inside the motor housing may cause electrical failures.
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