Use and Care Manual

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• 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 and accessories. 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.
• Keep handles and grasping surfaces dry, clean
and free from oil and grease. Slippery handles
and grasping surfaces do not allow for safe handling
and control of the tool in unexpected situations.
Service
• 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.
1.2 Specific Safety Warnings for
Table Saws
Guarding related warnings
• Keep guards in place. Guards must be in
working order and be properly mounted. A guard
that is loose, damaged, or is not functioning
correctly must be repaired or replaced.
• Always use saw blade guard, riving knife and
anti-kickback pawls for every through-cutting
operation.
For through-cutting operations where
the saw blade cuts completely through the thickness
of the workpiece, the guard and other safety
devices help reduce the risk of injury.
• Immediately reattach the guarding system after
completing an operation (such as rabbeting,
dadoing or resawing cuts) which requires
removal of the guard, riving knife and/or anti-
kickback pawls.
The guard, riving knife, and anti-
kickback pawls help to reduce the risk of injury.
• Make sure the saw blade is not contacting the
guard, riving knife or the workpiece before the
switch is turned on.
Inadvertent contact of these
items with the saw blade could cause a hazardous
condition.
• Adjust the riving knife as described in this
instruction manual.
Incorrect spacing, positioning
and alignment can make the riving knife ineffective
in reducing the likelihood of kickback.
• For the riving knife and anti-kickback pawls to
work, they must be engaged in the workpiece.
The riving knife and anti-kickback pawls are
ineffective when cutting workpieces that are too
short to be engaged with the riving knife and anti-
kickback pawls. Under these conditions a kickback
cannot be prevented by the riving knife and anti-
kickback pawls.
• Use the appropriate saw blade for the riving
knife. For the riving knife to function properly, the
saw blade diameter must match the appropriate
riving knife and the body of the saw blade must be
thinner than the thickness of the riving knife and the
cutting width of the saw blade must be wider than
the thickness of the riving knife.
Cutting procedures warnings
• DANGER: Never place your fingers or hands in
the vicinity or in line with the saw blade.
A
moment of inattention or a slip could direct your
hand towards the saw blade and result in serious
personal injury.
• Feed the workpiece into the saw blade or cutter
only against the direction of rotation. Feeding
the workpiece in the same direction that the saw
blade is rotating above the table may result in the
workpiece, and your hand, being pulled into the saw
blade.
• Never use the miter gauge to feed the workpiece
when ripping and do not use the rip fence as a
length stop when cross cutting with the miter
gauge.
Guiding the workpiece with the rip fence
and the miter gauge at the same time increases the
likelihood of saw blade binding and kickback.
• When ripping, always apply the workpiece
feeding force between the fence and the saw
blade. Use a push stick when the distance
between the fence and the saw blade is less
than 150 mm (6 in.), and use a push block when
this distance is less than 50 mm (2 in.).
“Work
helping” devices will keep your hand at a safe
distance from the saw blade.
• Use only the push stick provided by the
manufacturer or constructed in accordance with
the instructions.
This push stick provides sufficient
distance of the hand from the saw blade.
• Never use a damaged or cut push stick. A
damaged push stick may break causing your hand
to slip into the saw blade.
• Do not perform any operation “freehand”.
Always use either the rip fence or the miter
gauge to position and guide the workpiece.
“Freehand” means using your hands to support or
guide the workpiece, in lieu of a rip fence or mitre
gauge. Freehand sawing leads to misalignment,
binding and kickback.