18V CIRCULAR SAW
SF2841
24.Do not lock the movable guard in the open position.
25.Ensure that any retraction mechanism of the guard system operates correctly.
26.For circular saws: do not use saw blades the body of which is thicker or the set of
which is smaller than the thickness of the riving knife.
27.For circular saws for woodworking, the advice that if used in confined areas (e.g.
indoors), to either use a dust protection or a dust collection equipment.
a. Keep hands away from cutting area and the blade.
Keep your second hand on
auxiliary handle or motor housing. If both hands are holding the saw, they can not be
cut by the blade.
b. Do not reach underneath the work piece.
The guard cannot protect you from the
blade below the work piece.
c. Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the work piece.
Less than a full
tooth of the blade teeth should be visible below the work piece.
d. Never hold piece being cut in your hands or across your leg.
Secure the work
piece to a stable platform. It is important to support the work properly to minimize body
exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.
e. Hold power tool by insulated grip surfaces when performing an operation
where the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring or its own cord.
Contact with
a “live” wire will also make exposed metal parts of the power tool “live” and shock the
operator.
f. When ripping always use a parallel guide or straight edge guide.
This improves
the accuracy of cut and reduces the chance of blade binding.
g. Always use blades with correct size and shape of arbor holes.
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 washers or bolt.
The blade washers
and bolt were specially designed for your saw, for optimum performance and safety of
operation.
Additional safety instructions for your circular saw causes and operator
prevention of kickback:
- Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound or misaligned saw blade, causing
and 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 rapidly 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 kerf
and jump back toward the operator.
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and / or incorrect operation procedures or conditions
and can be avoided by taking proper precautions as given below.
a) 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 propre precautions are taken.
b) 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 wood 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.
c) When restarting a saw in the wordpiece, centre the saw blade in the kert
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