For advice on the safety and suitability of this
equipment contact your local HSS Hire Shop.
Keep children, animals and bystanders away from
the work area.
Never use this equipment if you are ill, feeling
tired, or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
This equipment should only be used by a
competent person who has read and understood
these instructions.
Safety Goggles MUST be worn by everyone in
the work area.
Some materials when cut contain substances
which, when inhaled, can be harmful to
health. A suitable mask must be worn when using
this equipment.
This equipment generates potentially harmful
noise levels.
To comply with health and safety at
work regulations,
ear defenders must be worn
by
everyone in the vicinity.
Wear practical, protective clothing,
gloves and footwear.
Avoid loose
garments and jewellery that could catch in moving parts,
tie back long hair.
Ensure the work area is well lit and ventilated. Do
not work near flammable gases or liquids.
Keep combustible materials at a safe distance –
at
least 1.5.m (5ft).
Always switch OFF and unplug the equipment
when not in use,
leaving it to cool before handling it.
Never leave it switched ON and unattended.
Never use the equipment if highly flammable
vapours –
petrol or paint thinner fumes for example –
are present.
Information on COSHH regulations is available from your
local HSS Hire Shop.
Most HSS Bench Tile Saws plug into a standard
13amp power socket. However, 110V models
(with
a round yellow plug)
must be provided with a suitable
110V generated supply,
or powered from the mains via
a suitable 110V transformer (minimum 3kvA tool rating).
If the equipment fails, or if its flex or plug gets
damaged, return it.
Never try to repair it yourself.
Keep flexes out of harm’s way,
and clear of the
work area.
Extension leads should be fully unwound and
loosely coiled, away from the equipment.
Never run
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
GENERAL SAFETY
them through water, over sharp edges or where they
could trip someone.
This equipment relies on a water supply to aid the
cutting process, you are therefore advised to use an
RCD. Please take note of the following paragraph.
To reduce the risk of electric shock, use a
suitable RCD
(Residual Current-Operated Device)
available from your local HSS Hire Shop, or power 240V
(Not 110V) equipment from a power circuit with a
built-in RCD.
Never carry or pull the equipment by its flex.
Ensure the machine and power socket are
switched OFF before plugging into the
power supply.
There are two models available, one with a
removable lid and another with a removable side
reservoir
(see illustration).
Remove the clip-on lid and fill the water reservoir
up to the small hole in its side,
replace the lid and fit
the required guide table ensuring it is held
securely by the two thumb screws…
…or, undo the two hand screws either end of
the unit
(see diagram),
withdraw the reservoir, fill
to the small hole and then carefully replace.
Ensure the feed hose from the pump has not
been disconnected.
Then adjust the mitre setting by loosening the
guide clamps at the front and rear of the unit,
making sure that they are secured correctly once
the angle is reached.
Both Models.....
Set the guide bar to the correct width of cut
required, this distance should be for the piece
required and not for the waste piece.
Now plug the machine into its power supply and
switch ON, ensuring the unit’s switch is in the
OFF position.
GETTING STARTED
Tool or
Lead
RCD
Transformer
Supply
Siting an RCD
When used with a transformer an RCD will only
protect the user if fitted between the transformer and
the tool being used.
An RCD fitted between the power supply and the
transformer only protects up to the transformer.
Guide Bar
Blade
Guide
Bar
Mitre
Guide
Distance
for Cut
Guard
Tile
Guide Bar
Water Feed
Hose
Reservoir
Guide Bar
ON / OFF
Switch
Mitre
Angle
Blade
Hand Screw
Mitre Guide
Clamp
ON
OFF
