Use and Care Manual

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Circular saws are not designed or intended to
be used as table saws.
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Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched,
bound or misaligned saw blade, causing an
uncontrolled saw to lift up and out of the
workpiece toward the operator.
When the blade is pinched or bound tightly by
the kerf closing down, the blade stalls and the
motor reaction drives the unit rapidly back
toward the operator.
If the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in
the cut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade
can dig into the top surface of the wood
causing the blade to climb out of the kerf and
jump back toward the operator.
Kickback is the result of tool misuse and/or
incorrect operating procedures or conditions
and can be avoided by taking proper
precautions as given below:
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jump backwards, but kickback forces can be
controlled by the operator, if proper
precautions are taken.
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Investigate and take corrective action to
eliminate the cause of blade binding.
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5)<-:1)4 If saw blade is binding, it may walk
up or kickback from the workpiece as the saw
is restarted.
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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.
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Unsharpened or improperly set blades
produce narrow kerf causing excessive friction,
blade binding and kickback.
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cutting, it may cause binding and kickback.
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protruding blade may cut objects that can
cause kickback.
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setting of the clutch, combined with firm
handling of the saw will allow you to control
kickback.
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*4),-Kickback could cause the saw to jump
backwards over your hand.
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exposure increases the likelihood of the blade
twisting in the kerf and increases the surface
area of the blade available for pinching that
leads to kickback.
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VARI-TORQUE
CLUTCH
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