Parkside PTSS 1200 C2, Translation Of The Original Instructions

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Appliance-specific safety instructions
for hand-held circular saws
Safety instructions for all saws
Sawing method
a) DANGER! Keep your hands clear of
the sawing area and the saw blade.
If you are holding the saw with both of
your hands, neither hand can be injured by the
saw blade.
b)
Do not reach underneath the workpiece.
The blade guard cannot protect you from the
saw blade underneath the workpiece.
c) Set the cutting depth in accordance with the
thickness of the workpiece.
The blade should
not extend more than one full tooth depth under
the workpiece.
d) Never hold the workpiece being 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 in
which the accessory tool may come into con-
tact with concealed power cables.
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 a suitable mounting hole (e.g.
square or round).
Blades that do not match the
mounting hardware of the saw will run eccentri-
cally, causing loss of control.
h) Never use damaged or incorrect blade wash-
ers or bolts.
The saw blade washers and
screws have been specially designed to provide
optimum performance and operational safety
for your saw.
Additional safety instructions for all saws
Kickback - causes and corresponding safety
instructions
▯ 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.
▯ 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 saw back in the
direction of the operator.
▯ 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.
A kickback is caused by incorrect use or misuse of
the saw. This can be avoided by taking proper
precautions as given below.
a)
Hold the saw firmly and position your arms so
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. Howev-
er, by taking appropriate precautions the opera-
tor can control the kickback 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 backwards
while the saw blade is still moving as this
could lead to a kickback.
Investigate what is
causing the blade to jam and take corrective
action.
c) If you want to restart a saw that is still in the
workpiece, centre the saw blade in the cut
and check to ensure that the teeth are not
caught anywhere in the workpiece.
If the saw
blade catches it can jump out of the workpiece
or cause a kickback when the saw is restarted.