Warranty

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GFCI and personal protection devices like
electrician’s rubber gloves and footwear will
further enhance your personal safety.
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work, the electrical components of the AC
rated tool are likely to fail and create a hazard
to the operator.
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control the power tool.
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your body is unstable and may lead to loss of
control.
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Certain cleaning agents such as gasoline,
carbon tetrachloride, ammonia, etc. may
damage plastic parts.
Risk of injury to user. The power cord must only
be serviced by a Skil Factory Service Center or
Autho rized Skil Service Station.
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• Lead from lead-based paints,
• Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and
other masonry products, and
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically-
treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies,
depending on how often you do this type of
work. To reduce your exposure to these
chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and
work with approved safety equipment, such as
those dust masks that are specially designed
to filter out microscopic particles.
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WARNING
accidentally dropped, lower guard may be
bent. Raise the lower guard only with the lower
guard lift lever and make sure it moves freely
and does not touch the blade or any other part,
in all angles and depths of cut.
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*-.7:- =;- Lower guard may operate
sluggishly due to damaged parts, gummy
deposits, or a buildup of debris.
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guard by Lower Guard Lift lever and as soon
as blade enters the material, the lower guard
must be released. For all other sawing, the
lower guard should operate automatically.
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coasting blade will cause the saw to walk
backwards, cutting whatever is in its path. Be
aware of the time it takes for the blade to stop
after switch is released.
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contact with the spinning saw blade could
result in serious personal injury.
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and properly operating guard will reduce the
probability of an accident.
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