Use And Care Manual
Kickback is the result of tool misuse and/or incorrect operang procedures or
condions and can be avoided by taking proper precauons as given below:
• Maintain a rm grip with both hands on the saw and posion your body and
arm to allow you to resist kickback forces. Kickback forces can be controlled
by the operator, if proper precauons are taken.
• Support large panels to minimize 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.
• Do not use dull or damaged blades. Unsharpened or improperly set blades
produce narrow kerf causing excessive fricon, blade binding and kickback.
• Use extra cauon when making a “Pocket Cut” into exisng walls or other
blind areas. The protruding blade may cut objects that can cause kickback.
• Depending upon use, the switch may not last the life of the saw. If the switch
should fail in the “OFF” posion, the saw may not start. If it should fail while
the saw is running, the saw may not shut o. If either occurs, unplug the saw
immediately and do not use unl repaired. Contact Customer Service.
• Guard against kickback if the blade binds or the saw stalls and is rapidly driv-
en back towards the operator, release switch immediately. Do not force tool.
Stay alert, exercise control.
SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES
WARNING!
• DO NOT let familiarity with your saw make you careless. Remember
that a careless fracon of a second is sucient to cause severe injury.
• This saw uses specially designed blades and no other type of blades
should ever be used. Other types of blades will not operate safely in this
saw & could result in serious personal injury.
• If the blades come in contact with the work piece before they reach full
speed, it could cause the saw to kickback toward you resulng in serious
injury.
• Always make sure both blades enter into the material at the same me.
Entering with only one blade will cause unexpected kickback, risking seri-
ous injury. Therefore, in the case of cung at an angle, do not approach
from the side with only one blade touching, but from the top with both
blades entering simultaneously.
• The side of the blades cannot be used for cung. Therefore, in hori-
zontal cuts, make sure saw is not resng on the lower blade. Wedge the
work piece to prevent unexpected kickback.
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