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Appliance-specific safety instructions
for circular saws
Safety instructions for all saws
Sawing method
a)
DANGER! Keep your hands clear of
the sawing area and the saw blade.
Hold the auxiliary handle or motor
housing with your other hand.
When both
hands are being used to hold the saw, neither
can be injured by the saw blade.
b)
Do not reach underneath the workpiece.
The
blade guard cannot protect you from the saw
blade below the workpiece.
c)
Set the cutting depth to match the thickness
of the workpiece.
Less than a full tooth height
should be visible below the workpiece.
d)
Never hold the workpiece to be sawn in your
hand or over your leg. Fasten the workpiece
onto a stable working surface.
It is important
to fasten the workpiece securely to minimise the
danger of bodily contact, jamming of the saw
blade or loss of control.
e)
Hold the power tool only by the insulated
handles when you are carrying out work
during which the accessory tool may come
into contact with concealed power cables or
the tool’s own power 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.
f)
When making longitudinal cuts, always use
a rip fence or a straight edge guide.
This will
improve the accuracy of your cut and reduce
the likelihood of the saw blade jamming.
g)
Always use saw blades of the correct size
and with an appropriate central fixing bore
(e.g. star-shaped or round).
Blades that do not
match the mounting hardware of the saw will
run eccentrically, causing loss of control.
h)
Never use damaged or incorrect blade wash-
ers or bolts.
The blade washers and bolts were
specially designed for your saw, for optimum
performance and safety of operation.
Further safety instructions for all saws
Kickback - causes and corresponding safety
instructions
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A kickback is a sudden reaction caused as a
result of the saw blade catching, jamming or
being falsely aligned, causing the saw to jump
up uncontrollably and out of the workpiece in
the direction of the operator;
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if the saw blade catches or jams in a narrowing
saw cut, the blade can no longer rotate and the
power of the motor throws the appliance back
in the direction of the operator;
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if the saw blade twists in the saw cut or be-
comes misaligned, the teeth at the rear edge of
the saw blade can become caught in the wood
surface, causing the saw blade to jump out of
the cut and the saw to jump backwards in the
direction of the operator.
Kickback is a result of saw misuse and/or incorrect
operating procedures or conditions. This can be
avoided by taking proper precautions as described
below.
a)
Hold the saw firmly in both hands and posi-
tion your arms such that they can absorb the
force of a kickback. Always stand to the side
of the saw blade and never in line with it.
If
a kickback occurs, the circular saw may jump
backwards. However, by taking appropriate
precautions the operator can control the kick-
back forces.
b)
If the saw blade jams or you stop working,
switch the saw off and hold it steadily in the
workpiece until the saw blade has completely
stopped turning. Never attempt to remove
the saw from the workpiece or pull it back-
wards while the saw blade is still moving as
this could lead to a kickback.
Investigate and
take corrective actions to eliminate the cause of
blade binding.
