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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING:
RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Never touch the saw blade while it is moving.
Do not touch the saw blade after operation, it will be very hot.
CAUTION:
Remove all nails, staples, fasteners, foreign objects or other debris before sawing.
Make sure there is enough space under and behind the work piece for the saw blade.
1. Always hold the tool firmly with both hands and keep the base plate flush with the work
piece. Uneven contact with the work piece can cause kickback, excessive vibration, blade
damage or breakage.
2. Mark the desired cut with a pencil or chalk line. Align the laser or base plate notch with the
cut line.
3. For repetitive cuts or when ripping long material, use the rip fence for accuracy.
4. Never turn the saw ON with the saw blade in contact with the material.
General Cutting
1.
(SEE FIGURE 11)
Set bevel cut adjustment
to the desired angle.
2. Set depth of cut adjustment for
the workpiece.
3. Grasp the saw handle firmly with one hand
and the auxiliary handle with the other.
Squeeze the trigger and allow blade to
reach each full speed before starting
the cut.
NOTE:
Cut the wood with the appearance
side down for a clean cut. Since the saw
cuts upward, the bottom surface of the
wood is less likely to splinter.
4. Slowly advance the saw into and through
the workpiece. Feed saw with a light,
continous pressure. Do not force the saw.
5. After the cut is complete, release the trigger
switch and allow the saw blade guard to
return to the closed position before
releasing your grip.
6. If the cut is interrupted before completion,
release the trigger switch and hold the saw
motionless in the material until the blade
comes to a complete stop.
7. When resuming an interrupted cut, center
the saw blade in the kerf and check that the
saw teeth are not engaged in the material
before starting the saw. Squeeze the trigger
and allow blade to reach full speed before
resuming the cut.
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 rigidly 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 curf 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:
1.
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.
2.
When blade is binding, or when interrupting a cut for any reason, release the trigger and
hold the saw motionless in the material until the blade comes to a complete stop.
Never
attempt to remove the saw from the work or pull the saw backward while the blade is in
motion or kickback may occur. Investigate and take corrective actions to eliminate the cause
of blade binding.
3.
When restarting a saw in the workpiece, center the saw blade in the kerf and check that
saw teeth are not engaged into the material.
If saw blade is binding, it may walk up or
kickback from the workpiece as the saw is restarted.
4.
Support large panels to minimize the risk of blade pinching and kickback.
Large tend to
sag under their own weight. Supports must be placed under the panel on both sides, near the
line of cut and near the edge of the panel.
5.
Do not use dull or damaged blades.
Unsharpened or improperly set blades produce narrow
kerf causing excessive friction, blade binding and kickback.
6.
Blade depth and bevel adjusting locking levers must be tight and secure before making
cut.
If blade adjustment shifts while cutting, it may cause binding and kickback.
7.
Use extra caution when making a "plunge cut" into existing walls or other blind areas.
The
protruding blade may cut objects that can cause kickback.
DANGER:
LASER RADIATION
-
Do not stare into the beam.
Use of controls or adjustments
or performance of procedures other than those specified in this instruction manual may result
in hazardous radiation exposure.
1.
Laser radiations on work table
- Do not stare into reflected light from work surface.
2.
Avoid exposure
- Laser light is emitted from the housing front aperture. Do not stare into
the aperture.
3.
Do not disassemble laser.
4.
Operate laser only when cutting.
Turn laser off after use.
SAFETY RULES FOR LASER GUIDE
CAUSES AND OPERATOR PREVENTION OF KICKBACK
Figure 11
