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both hands are holding the saw,
the saw blade will not be able injure
them.
b) Do not reach underneath the work
piece. The protective cover is not
able to protect you from the saw
blade if your hands are under the
work piece.
c) Adjust the cutting depth to the
thickness of the work piece. Less
than a full tooth height below the
work piece should be visible.
d) Never hold the work piece that is
being cut in your hands or across
your leg. Secure the work piece to
a stable platform. It is important to
support the work properly to minimise
body exposure, blade binding, or loss
of control.
e) Hold the power tool only by the
insulated gripping surfaces when
performing an operation where
the cutting tool may make contact
with hidden wiring or its own cord.
Contact with a „live" wire will also
make exposed metal parts of the
power tool „live"and electrocute the
operator.
f) When making a longitudinal cut,
always use a stopper or straight
edge guide. This improves the accu-
racy of the cut and reduces the pos-
sibility of the saw blade jamming.
g) Always use blades of the correct
size and with the appropriate
shape (e.g. diamond-shaped or
round) of arbour holes. Saw blades
that do not correspond to the assem-
bly parts of the saw will run unevenly
and will lead to a loss of control.
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h) Never use damaged or incorrect
blade washers or bolts. The saw
blade washers and screws have been
designed specifically for your saw in
order to ensure optimum performance
and operating safety.
Additional saw safety notes
Causes of kickback and the appropri-
ate safety notes
Kickback is a sudden reaction to a
pinched, bound or misaligned saw
blade, causing an uncontrolled saw to
lift up and out of the work piece toward
the operato ;
­ If the blade is pinched or bound tight-
ly by the kerf closing down, the blade
stalls and the motor reaction drives
the unit rapidly back toward the oper-
ator.
­ If the saw blade is twisted or mis-
aligned in the saw cut, the teeth on
the rear edge of the saw blade may
hook into the wood surface of the
work piece, causing the saw blade to
move out of the saw gap and the saw
blade to jump back towards the oper-
ator.
A kickback is a consequence of incor-
rect or faulty use of the saw. It can be
prevented by the use of suitable meas-
ures, as described below:
a) Maintain a firm grip on the saw
and position your arms to resist
kickback forces. Always position
yourself to the side of the blade,
never have the blade in line with
your body. Kickback could cause the
saw to jump backwards, but kickback
forces can be controlled by the oper-
ator if proper precautions are taken.
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