Safety Instructions For All Saws; Cutting Procedures - Metabo HPT C 7WDM Mode D'emploi

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Safety instructions for all saws

CUTTING PROCEDURES

DANGER:
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second hand on auxiliary handle, or motor housing. If both hands are holding the saw,
they cannot be cut by the blade.
NOTE: For curcular saws with 140 mm or smaller diameter blades, the "Keep your
second hand on auxiliary handle, or motor housing" may be omitted.
2. Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The guard cannot protect you from the blade
below the workpiece.
3. Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the workpiece. Less than a full tooth of the
blade teeth should be visible below the workpiece.
4. Never hold the workpiece being cut in your hands or across your leg. Secure the
workpiece to a stable platform. It is important to support the work properly to minimise
body exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.
5. Hold the power tool by insulated gripping surfaces only, when performing an
operation where the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring or its own cord. Contact
with a "live" wire will also make exposed metal parts of the power tool "live" and could give
the operator an electric shock.
6. When ripping, always use a rip fence or straight edge guide. This improves the
accuracy of cut and reduces the chance of blade binding.
7. Always use blades with correct size and shape (diamond versus round) of arbor
holes. Blades that do not match the mounting hardware of the saw will run eccentrically,
causing loss of control.
8. Never use damaged or incorrect blade washers or bolt. The blade washers and bolt
were specially designed for your saw, for optimum performance and safety of operation.
SPECIAL SAFETY RULES FOR KICKBACK
1. Kickback causes and related warnings:
Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound or misaligned saw blade, causing
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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
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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
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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.
2. Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect operating procedures or conditions
and can be avoided by taking proper precautions as given below:
Maintain a fi rm grip with both hands on the saw and position your arms to
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resist kickback forces. Position your body to either side of the blade, but not in
line with the blade. Kickback could cause the saw to jump backwards, but kickback
forces can be controlled by the operator, if proper precautions are taken.
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Keep hands away from cutting area and the blade. Keep your