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Safety Rules for Circular Saws
!WARNINGRead all safety warnings and all instructions.
Cutting proceduresrunning, the saw may not shut off. If either
Keep hands away fromoccurs, unplug the saw immediately and do
!DANGERnot use until repaired.
cutting area and blade.
Keep your second hand on auxiliary handle,This circular saw should not be mounted to
or motor housing. If hands are holding thea table and converted to a table saw.
saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.Circular saws are not designed or intended to
be used as table saws.
This product is intended to cut wood and
wood-like products only. Dust build up
Kickback and related warnings
around the lower guard and hub from other
Causes and operator prevention of
plastic, masonry or metal
kickback:
disable the lower guard operation.
Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched,
Do not reach underneath the workpiece.
bound or misaligned saw blade, causing an
The guard cannot protect you from the bladeuncontrolled saw to lift up and out of the
below the workpiece.workpiece toward the operator.
NEVER hold piece being cut in your handsWhen the blade is pinched or bound tightly by
or across your leg. Secure the workpiece tothe kerf closing down, the blade stalls and the
stable platform. It is important to support themotor reaction drives the unit rapidly back
work properly to minimize body exposure,toward the operator.
blade binding, or loss of control.
If the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in
Hold power tool by the insulated grippingthe cut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade
surfaces when performing an operationcan dig into the top surface of the wood
where the cutting tool may contact hiddencausing the blade to climb out of the kerf and
wiring or it own cord. Contact with a "live" wirejump back toward the operator.
will also make exposed metal parts of the tool
Kickback is the result of tool misuse and/or
Olive� and shock the operator.
incorrect operating procedures or conditions
When ripping always use a rip fence orand can be avoided by taking proper
straight edge guide. This improves accuracyprecautions as given below:
of cut and reduces the chance for blade binding.
Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the
Always use blades with correct size andsaw and position your body and arm to
diamond vs. roundallow you to resist kickback forces.
Blades that do not match the mountingPosition your body to either side of the
hardware of the saw will run eccentrically,blade, but not in line with the blade.
causing loss of control.Kickback could cause the saw to jump
Never use damaged or incorrect bladebackwards, but kickback forces can be
washers or bolts. The blade washers and boltcontrolled by the operator, if proper
were specially designed for your saw, forprecautions are taken.
optimum performance and safety of operation. When blade is binding, or when interrupting
Inspect the condition and quality of thea cut for any reason, release the trigger and
wood and remove all nails from lumberhold the saw motionless in the material
before cutting. Wet lumber, green lumber oruntil the blade comes to a complete stop.
pressure treated lumber require specialNever attempt to remove the saw from the
attention during cutting operation to preventwork or pull the saw backward while the
kickback.blade is in motion or kickback may occur.
Investigate and take corrective action to
Hold the saw firmly to prevent loss of
eliminate the cause of blade binding.
control. Figures in this manual illustrate
typical hand support of the saw.When restarting a saw in a workpiece,
center the saw blade in the kerf and check
Depending upon use, the switch may notthat saw teeth are not engaged into the
last the life of the saw. If the switch should
material. If saw blade is binding, it may walk
fail in the OOFF� position, the saw may not
up or kickback from the workpiece as the saw
start. If it should fail while the saw is
is restarted.
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