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Operating manual – portable circular saw PCSS 10-1400
General Power Tool Safety Warnings – Power tool
use and care
•
Do not force the power tool. Use the correct power tool
for your application.
The correct power tool will do the
job better and safer at the rate for which it was designed.
•
Do not use the power tool if the switch does not turn it
on and off.
Any power tool that cannot be controlled with
the switch is dangerous and must be repaired.
•
Disconnect the plug from the power source and / or
the battery pack from the power tool before making
any adjustments, changing accessories, or storing
power tools.
Such preventive safety measures reduce the
risk of starting the power tool accidentally.
•
Store idle power tools out of the reach of children and
do not allow persons unfamiliar with the power tool or
these instructions to operate the power tool.
Power
tools are dangerous in the hands of untrained users.
•
Maintain power tools. Check for misalignment or
binding of moving parts, breakage of parts and any
other condition that may affect the power tool’s
operation. If damaged, have the power tool repaired
before use.
Many accidents are caused by poorly
maintained power tools.
•
Keep cutting tools sharp and clean.
Properly maintained
cutting tools with sharp cutting edges are less likely to
bind and are easier to control.
•
Use the power tool, accessories and tool bits etc. in
accordance with these instructions, taking into
account the working conditions and the work to be
performed.
Use of the power tool for operations different
from those intended could result in a hazardous situation.
General Power Tool Safety Warnings – Service
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Have your power tool serviced by a qualified repair
person using only identical replacement parts.
This will
ensure that the safety of the power tool is maintained.
Device-specific safety warnings for portable
circular saws
Safety warnings for all saws
Sawing methods
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DANGER: 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
cannot be cut by the blade.
•
Do not reach underneath the workpiece.
The guard
cannot protect you from the blade below the workpiece.
•
Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the
workpiece.
Less than a full tooth of the blade teeth should
be visible below the workpiece.
•
Never hold piece being cut in your hands or across
your leg. Secure the workpiece to a stable platform.
It
is important to support the work properly to minimise body
exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.
•
Hold the power tool by its insulated gripping surfaces
when performing an operation where the cutting
accessory 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 could give the operator
an electric shock.
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When ripping, always use a rip fence or straight edge
guide.
This improves the accuracy of cut and reduces the
chance of blade binding.
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Always use saw blades with correct size and shape
(diamond versus round) of arbour holes.
Blades that do
not match the mounting hardware of the saw will run
eccentrically, causing loss of control.
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Never use damaged or incorrect blade washers or
bolts.
The blade washers and bolt were specially designed
for your saw, for optimum performance and safety of
operation.
Further safety warnings for all saws
Kickback causes and related warnings
A 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
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
operating procedures or conditions and can be avoided by
taking proper precautions as given below.
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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.
