Festool KAPEX KS 120 Guide D'utilisation page 8

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Safety rules for miter saws
• Use clamps to support workpiece whenever
possible. If supporting the workpiece by hand,
you must always keep hand outside of "No
Hand" area as marked with a symbol on the
base. Do not use this saw to cut pieces that are
too small to be securely clamped. Your hand if
placed inside the "No Hands" region can easily
slip or be pulled into the blade.
• Do not reach in back of the saw blade behind the
fence with either hand to hold down or support
the workpiece, remove wood scraps, or for any
other reason. The proximity of the spinning saw
blade to your hand may not be obvious and you
may be seriously injured.
• Never cross your hand over intended line of cut-
ting. Supporting the workpiece "cross handed"
i.e. holding the left side of the workpiece with
your right hand is very dangerous.
• Always disconnect the power cord from the
power source before making any adjustments
or attaching any accessories. You may unin-
tentionally start the saw, leading to serious
personal injury.
• Miter saws are intended to cut wood or wood-
like products, they cannot be used with abrasive
cutoff wheels for cutting ferrous material such
as bars, rods, studs, etc. However, if cutting
materials like aluminum or other non-ferrous
metals, use only saw blades specifi cally recom-
mended for nonferrous metal cutting. Cutting
ferrous materials causes excessive sparking and
will damage the lower guard and will overload
the motor.
• Inspect your workpiece before cutting. If work-
piece is bowed or warped, clamp it with the
outside bowed face toward the fence. Always
make certain that there is no gap between the
workpiece, fence and table along the line of
the cut. Bent or warped workpieces can twist or
rock and may cause binding on the spinning saw
blade while cutting. Also, make sure there are no
nails or foreign objects in the workpiece.
• Do not use the saw until the table is clear of all
tools, wood scraps, etc., except the workpiece.
Small debris or loose pieces of wood or other
objects that contact the revolving blade can be
thrown with high speed at the operator.
• Do not feed workpiece into the blade or cut
"freehand" in any way. Workpiece must be
stationary and clamped or braced by your
hand. Saw must be fed through the workpiece
smoothly and at a rate which will not overload
the saw's motor.
• Cut only one workpiece at a time. Multiple
workpieces cannot be adequately clamped or
braced and may bind on the blade or shift dur-
ing cutting.
• Be certain the miter saw is mounted or placed
on a level, fi rm work surface before using. A
level and fi rm work surface reduces the risk of
the miter saw becoming unstable.
• Plan your work. Provide adequate support
accessories such as tables, saw horses, table
extension, etc. for workpieces wider or longer
than the table top. Workpieces longer or wider
than the miter saw table can tip if not securely
supported. If the cutoff piece or workpiece tips
it can lift the lower guard or be thrown by the
spinning blade.
• Do not use another person as a substitute for
a table extension or as additional support. Un-
stable 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 blade.
• The cutoff piece must not be jammed against
or pressured by any other means against the
spinning saw blade. If confi ned, i.e. using length
stops, it could get wedged against the blade and
thrown violently.
• Always use a clamp or a fi xture designed to
properly support round material such as dowel
rods, or tubing. Rods have a tendency to roll
while being cut, causing the blade to "bite" and
pull the work with your hand into the blade.
• When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces,
plan your work so it will not slip and pinch the
blade and be torn from your hand. A piece of
molding, for example, must lie fl at or be held
by a fi xture or jig that will not let it twist, rock or
slip while being cut.
• Let the blade reach full speed before contact-
ing the workpiece. This will help avoid thrown
workpieces.
• If the workpiece or blade becomes jammed or
bogged down, turn miter saw "OFF" by releas-
ing switch. Wait for all moving parts to stop
and unplug the miter saw, then work to free
the jammed material. Continued sawing with
jammed workpiece could cause loss of control
or damage to miter saw.
• Braking action of the saw causes the saw head
to jerk downward. Be ready for this reaction