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restarted.
• Support large panels to minimise the risk of
blade pinching and kickback. Large panels
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.
• Do not use dull or damaged blades.
Unsharpened or improperly set blades produce
narrow kerf causing excessive friction, blade
binding and kickback.
• 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.
• 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.
• Check lower guard for proper closing before
each use. Do not operate the saw if lower
guard does not move freely and close
instantly. Never clamp or tie the lower
guard into the open position. If saw is
accidentally dropped, lower guard may be
bent.
Raise the lower guard with the retracting
handle and make sure it moves freely and
does not touch the blade or any other part, in
all angles and depths of cut.
• Check the operation of the lower guard
spring. If the guard and the spring are not
operating properly, they must be serviced
before use.
Lower guard may operate sluggishly
due to damaged parts, gummy deposits, or a
build-up of debris.
• Lower guard should be retracted manually
only for special cuts such as “plunge cuts”
and “compound cuts”. Raise lower guard by
retracting handle and as soon as blade enters
the material, the lower guard must be
released.
For all other sawing, the lower guard
should operate automatically.
• Always observe that the lower guard is
covering the blade before placing saw down
on bench or floor. An unprotected, coasting
blade will cause the saw to walk backwards,
cutting whatever is in its path.
Be aware of
the time it takes for the blade to stop after
switch is released.
• Do not reach into the saw dust ejector with
your hands.
They could be injured by rotating
parts.
• Do not work overhead with the saw.
In this
manner you do not have sufficient control over
the power tool.
• Use suitable detectors to determine if utility
lines are hidden in the work area or call the
local utility company for assistance. Contact
with electric lines can lead to fire and electric
shock. Damaging a gas line can lead to
explosion.
Penetrating a water line causes
property damage or may cause an electric shock.
• Do not operate the power tool stationary.
It
is not designed for operation with a saw table.
• Do not use high speed steel (HSS) saw
blades.
Such saw blades can easily break.
• Do not saw ferrous metals.
Red hot chips
can ignite the dust extraction.
• When working with the machine, always
hold it firmly with both hands and provide
for a secure stance.
The power tool is guided
more secure with both hands.
• Secure the workpiece.
A workpiece clamped
with clamping devices or in a vice is held
more secure than by hand.
• Always wait until the machine has come to
a complete stop before placing it down.
The
tool insert can jam and lead to loss of control
