MACHINE-SPECIFIC SAFETY WARNINGS
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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.
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Do not reach underneath the workpiece.
The guard cannot protect you from the blade below the
workpiece.
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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.
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Never hold the workpiece 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 minimize body
exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.
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Hold the power tool only by the insulated gripping surfaces
when performing an operation where the cutting tool may
contac 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.
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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 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 bolt.
The blade washers and bolt were specially designed for your
saw, for optimum performance and safety of operation.
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Causes and operator prevention of kickback:
– 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.
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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.
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When restarting a saw in the workpiece, centre 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.
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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.
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Do not use dull or damaged blades. Unsharpened or
improperly set blades produce narrow kerf causing excessive
friction, blade binding and kickback.
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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.
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Use extra caution when making a “plunge cut” into existing
walls or other blind areas.
The protruding blade may cut objects tha can cause
kickback.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Use the appropriate riving knife for the blade being used.
For the riving knife to work, it must be thicker than the body of
the blade but thinner than the tooth set of the blade.
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Adjust the riving knife as described in this
instruction manual. Incorrect spacing, positioning and
alignment can make the riving knife ineffective in preventing
kickback.
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Always use the riving knife except when plunge cutting.
Riving knife must be replaced after plunge cutting. Riving
knife causes interference during plunge cutting and can
create kickback.
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For the riving knife to work, it must be engaged in the
workpiece. The riving knife is ineffective in preventing
kickback during short cuts.
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Do not operate the saw if riving knife is bent. Even a light
interference can slow the closing rate of a guard.
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Do not reach into the saw dust ejector with your hands.
They could be injured by rotating parts.
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Do not work overhead with the saw. In this manner you do
not have sufficient control over the power tool.
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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.
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Do not operate the power tool stationary. It is not designed
for operation with a saw table.
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Do not use high speed steel (HSS) saw blades. Such saw
blades can easily break.
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Do not saw ferrous metals. Red hot chips can ignite the
