Owner's Manual
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8. To properly understand all safety
warnings, be familiar with the following
safety terms and equipment:
a. Featherboard – A block with
“ngers” that hold the workpiece
against the fence while sawing.
b. Through-sawing – A cut made from
one side of a tile to the opposite
side, without stopping.
c. Freehand – Feeding a workpiece through
the saw without using a fence or guided
support to guide it. NOT A SAFE METHOD.
d. Kerf – The gap made by the
saw in the workpiece.
e. Kickback – A sudden reaction to a pinched,
bound, or misaligned blade, causing
an uncontrolled workpiece to lift up and
out of the saw toward the operator.
f. Spreader – A metal plate that follows
the saw blade to keep the kerf (gap)
from closing on the saw blade.
Spreaders, except riving knives, must
be aligned to the blade after blade
adjustment to prevent binding.
9. As noted previously, Kickback is a sudden
reaction to a pinched, bound, or misaligned
blade, causing an uncontrolled workpiece to
lift up and out of the saw toward the operator.
Kickback is usually a result of tool
misuse and can be limited or avoided
by following the precautions below:
• Fence must be completely
parallel to the saw blade.
• Workpiece must be free from
aws and from foreign objects.
• Do not use a dull or
damaged blade.
• Maintain control of the workpiece.
Do not allow the workpiece to
rest against the moving blade
without holding onto it.
• If the blade binds or a cut is
interrupted, turn off the power
switch and hold the workpiece
still until the blade stops.
Correct the cause of blade
binding before proceeding.
• Before continuing an unnished
cut, center the blade in the pre-
cut kerf and check that the saw is
not engaged into the workpiece
before turning on the saw.
• Push the tile past the
blade prior to release.
10. Check guards for proper operation with saw
disconnected from power before each use.
Do not disable any guard. Do not operate
saw if any movable guard does not move
freely and close instantly. Make sure any
movable guard does not touch the blade in
all angles, depths of cut, and positions.
11. Keep the guard in place while through-
sawing. Verify that the spreader lines
up with the blade to prevent binding.
POSITION OF TILE SAW
1. To avoid the possibility of the tool plug or
receptacle getting wet, position tile saw
to one side of a wall mounted receptacle
to prevent water from dripping onto the
receptacle or plug. The user should arrange
a “drip loop” in the cord connecting the saw
to a receptacle. The “drip loop” is that part of
the cord below the level of the receptacle, or
the connector if an extension cord is used,
to prevent water traveling along the cord
and coming in contact with the receptacle.
2. If the plug or receptacle does get wet,
DON’T unplug the cord. Disconnect the