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CS 62 18.0-EC
Safety instructions for circular saws
WARNING!
Read and follow all safety instructions and
other instructions in this manual.
Failure to observe the warnings and instruc-
tions may cause an electric shock, fire and/or
serious injuries. Keep this manual in a safe
place for subsequent use.
Cutting procedures
 DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting
area and the blade. Keep your second
hand on auxiliary handle, or motor
housing. If both hands are holding the
saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.
 Do not reach underneath the workpiece.
The guard cannot protect you from the
blade below the workpiece.
 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.
 Never hold piece 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 minimize
body exposure, blade binding, or loss of
control.
 Hold the power tool by insulated gripping
surfaces only, when performing an
operation where the cutting tool may
contact hidden wiring. Contact with a
"live" wire will also make exposed metal
parts of the power tool "live" and could
give the operator an electric shock.
 When ripping, always use a rip fence or
straight edge guide. This improves the
accuracy of cut and reduces the chance
of blade binding.
 Always use blades with correct size and
shape (diamond versus round) of arbour
holes. Blades that do not match the
mounting hardware of the saw will run
eccentrically, causing loss of control.
 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.
Kickback causes and related warnings
Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched,
bound or misaligned saw blade, causing 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 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
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.
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 firm grip with both hands on
the saw and position your arms to 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.
 When blade is binding, or when
interrupting a cut for any reason, release
the trigger and hold the saw motionless
in the material until the blade comes to a
complete stop. Never attempt to remove
the saw from the work or pull the saw
backward while the blade is in motion or
kickback may occur. Investigate and take
corrective actions to eliminate the cause
of blade binding.
 When restarting a saw in the workpiece,
centre the saw blade in the kerf and
check that saw teeth are not engaged
into the material. If saw blade is binding,
it may walk up or kickback from the
workpiece as the saw is restarted.
 Support large panels to minimise 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.
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