Skil 3550 Guide D'utilisation page 5

NEVER place your face or body in line with the cutting tool.
NEVER place your fingers and hands in the path of the sawblade or other cutting tool.
DO NOT perform any operation "FREEHAND" — always use the fence to position and
guide the work for both rip cuts and crosscuts.
Use tool only with smooth edge tile blades free of openings and grooves.
Do not use any blade or other cutting tool marked for an operating speed less than
3600 R.P.M. Never use a cutting tool larger in diameter than the diameter for which the
saw was designed.
Replace damaged tile blades before operating.
Make sure the cutting tool rotates in the same direction as the rotation arrow on the
upper guard. Also make sure the cutting tool, arbor collars and arbor nut are installed
properly. Keep the cutting tool as low as possible for the operation being performed.
Keep all guards in place whenever possible.
Use top guard for every operation for which it can be used.
Do not use the saw until the table is clear of all tools, scraps, etc., except the workpiece and
related feed or supported devices for the operation planned. Small debris or loose pieces of tile
or other objects that contact the revolving blade can be thrown with high speed at the operator.
This tool is not equipped with provisions for attaching an auxiliary fence. Insure that the
work piece is supported by the fence before cutting.
Provide adequate support to the rear and sides of the saw table for wider or long
workpieces.
Do not use another person as a substitute for a table extension or as additional
support. Unstable support for the workpiece can cause the blade to bind or the workpiece to
shift during the cutting operation pulling you and the helper into the spinning wheel.
Let the blade reach full speed before contacting the workpiece. This will help avoid
thrown workpieces.
Cut only one workpiece at a time. Multiple workpieces cannot be adequately clamped or
braced and may bind on the blade or shift during cutting.
After turning saw OFF, wait for blade to stop before removing cutoff pieces or changing
settings.
The cutoff piece must not be jammed against or pressured by any other means against
the spinning tile blade. If confined, i.e. using length stops, it could get wedged against the
blade and thrown toward you.
If the workpiece or blade becomes jammed or bogged down, turn tile saw "OFF" by
releasing switch. Wait for all moving parts to stop and unplug the tile saw, then work
to free the jammed material. Continued sawing with jammed workpiece could cause loss of
control or damage to tile saw.
Feed work into blade against the direction of rotation of the blade only.
Do not reach in back of the saw blade with either hand to hold down or support the
workpiece, remove scraps, or for any other reason. The proximity of the spinning tile blade
to your hand may not be obvious and you may be seriously injured.
Do NOT remove small pieces of cut-off material that may become trapped inside the
blade guard while the saw is running. This could endanger your hands or cause a kick
back. Turn saw "off" and wait until blade stops.
Dull, gummy or improperly sharpened or set cutting tools can cause material to stick, jam,
stall the saw, or kickback at the operator. Minimize potential injury by proper cutting tool and
machine maintenance. NEVER ATTEMPT TO FREE A STALLED SAWBLADE WITHOUT
FIRST TURNING THE SAW OFF.
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