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General safety advice for electrical power tools
intended to prevent you from unintentionally
starting the device.
d)
When not in use always ensure that
electrical power tools are kept out of
reach of children. Do not let anyone use
the device if he or she is not familiar with
it or has not read the instructions and
advice.
Electrical power tools are dangerous
when they are used by inexperienced people.
e)
Look after the device carefully. Check
that moving parts are working prop-
erly and move freely. Check for any
parts that are broken or damaged
enough to detrimentally affect the
functioning of the device. Have dam-
aged parts repaired before you use
the device.
Many accidents have their origins
in poorly maintained electrical power tools.
f)
Keep cutting tools clean and sharp.
Carefully maintained cutting tools with sharp
cutting edges are less likely to jam and are
easier to control.
g)
Use the electrical power tool, accesso-
ries, inserted tools etc. in accordance
with these instructions and advice, and
the stipulations drawn up for this par-
ticular type of device. In doing this, take
into account the working conditions
and the task in hand.
The use of electrical
power tools for purposes other than those in-
tended can lead to dangerous situations.
Safety advice for all saws
a)
DANGER! Keep your hands clear of
the saw blade and away from the area
around the saw.
If you have both hands on
the saw, they cannot be injured by the saw blade.
b)
Do not grip the underside of the work-
piece.
The blade guard cannot protect you
from the saw blade under the workpiece.
c)
Set the cutting depth to suit the thick-
ness of the workpiece.
Less than a full
tooth height should be visible below the work-
piece.
d)
Never hold the workpiece in your
hand or steady it with your leg whilst
sawing. Keep the workpiece steady
on a stable mounting surface.
It is im-
portant to see that the workpiece is firmly held
in place to minimise any danger of it making
contact with your body, jamming of the saw
blade or loss of control.
e)
Hold the electrical power tool by the
insulated handle surfaces when you
are undertaking work where there is
the danger of the attachment striking
hidden electricity cables or the device’s
mains lead.
Contact with a live wire means
that the metal parts of the electrical power tool
may become live and this can result in an elec-
tric shock.
f)
When cutting longitudinally always
use a guide fence or a straight edge
guide.
This improves the accuracy of your cut
and reduces the risk of the blade jamming.
g)
Always use a saw blade of the correct
size and with the appropriate central
fixing hole bore (e.g. star-shaped or
round).
Saw blades that do not correspond
with the attachment components on the saw will
not run true and could lead to loss of control.
h)
Never use a damaged or incorrect
saw blade washer or screw.
The saw
blade washer and screw have been specially
designed to give your saw optimum performance
and safety in use.
What causes kickback and how to avoid it:
- A kickback is a sudden reaction to a saw blade
becoming hooked, jammed or misaligned. This
causes an out of control circular saw to raise it-
self and move out of the workpiece and towards
the operator.
- If the saw blade becomes hooked or trapped in
a narrowing saw gap, it is suddenly prevented
from rotating and the force of the motor throws
the saw back in the direction of the operator.
- If the saw blade distorts or becomes misaligned
in the saw cut, the teeth at the rear edge of the
saw blade may hook themselves into the work-
piece surface causing the saw blade to move
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