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d) Support large panels to minimize the risk of blade
pinching and kickback. Large panels 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.
e) Do not use dull or damaged blade. Unsharpened or
improperly set blades produce narrow kerf causing excessive
friction, blade binding and kickback.
f) Blade depth and bevel adjusting locking levers must
be tight and secure before making cut. If blade adjustment
shifts while cutting, it may cause binding and kickback.
g) Use extra caution when making a "Plunge Cut" into
existing walls or other blind areas. The protruding blade
may cut objects that can cause kickback.
Riving Knife
a) Use the appropriate riving knife for the blade being
used. For the riving knife to work, it must be thicker than
the body of the blade but thinner than the tooth set of the
blade.
b) Adjust the riving knife as described in this instruction
manual. Incorrect spacing, positioning and alignment can
make the riving knife ineffective in preventing kickback.
c) Always use the riving knife, even when plunge cutting.
The riving knife is being pressed upwards during plunge cut-
ting and springs back automatically into the kerf after plunge
cutting when you move the saw forward.
d) For the riving knife to work, it must be engaged in
the workpiece. The riving knife is ineffective in preventing
kickback during short cuts.
e) Do not operate the saw if riving knife is bent. Even a
light interference can slow the closing rate of a guard.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY,
USER MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND INSTRUC-
TION MANUAL.
Various dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding,
drilling and other construction activities contains chemicals
known (to the State of California) to cause cancer, birth de-
fects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these
chemicals are:
• lead from lead-based paints,
• crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry
products, and
• arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.
The 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 dust masks that are specially designed to fi lter out
microscopic particles.