Use According To Intended Purpose; Residual Risks; Safety Instructions - Mafell K 85 Ec Traduction De La Notice D'emploi Originale

- Riving knife / splitter
- Index mechanism and brake
- Hose connector

2.7 Use according to intended purpose

The K 85 Ec / KSS 80 Ec is exclusively suited for
longitudinal and cross cutting of solid wood.
Panel materials such as chip board, core board and
medium density fibre board can also be processed.
Use approved saw blades according to EN 847-1.
Any other use than described above is not
permissible. The manufacturer cannot be held liable
for any damage arising from such other use.
So as to use the machine as intended, comply with
the operating, maintenance and repair instructions
specified by Mafell.

2.8 Residual risks

Danger
Even if used in accordance with its
intended purpose and despite
conforming with the safety
instructions, residual risks caused
by the intended use will always
remain.
- Touching the saw blade in the vicinity of the
starting aperture below the base plate.
- Touching the part of the saw blade that protrudes
below the workpiece when cutting.
- Touching of turning parts from the side: saw blade,
clamping flange and flange screw.
- Machine backlash if the blade gets stuck in the
workpiece.
- Breakage of the saw blade and risk of the blade or
pieces of the blade being hurled away.
- Touching live parts with the housing open and the
mains plug not removed.
- Hearing can be impaired when working for long
periods without ear protectors.
- Emission of harmful wood dusts during longer
operation without extraction.
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Safety instructions

Danger
Always observe the following safety
instructions and the safety
regulations applicable in the
respective country of use!
General instructions:
- Children and adolescents must not operate this
machine. This rule does not apply to young
persons receiving training and being supervised by
an expert.
- Never work without the protection devices
prescribed for the respective operating sequence
and do not make any changes to the machine that
could impair safety.
- When operating the machine outdoors, use of an
earth-leakage circuit-breaker is recommended.
- Damaged cables or plugs must be immediately
replaced. Replacement may only be carried out by
Mafell or an authorised MAFELL service workshop
in order to avoid safety hazards.
- Avoid sharp bends in the cable. Especially when
transporting and storing the machine, do not wind
the cable around the machine.
Do not use:
- Cracked and misshapen saw blades.
- Saw blades made of high speed steel (HSS saw
blades).
- Blunt saw blades as they impose an excessive
load on the motor.
- Saw blades with a base body with a thickness
greater than, or a cutting width (setting) less than,
the thickness of the riving knife / splitter.
- Saw blades which are not suitable for the saw
blade's idling speed.
Instructions on the use of personal protective
equipment:
- Always wear ear protectors during work.
- Always where a dust mark during work.
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