Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Familiarize yourself with Oper-
WARNING
ating/Safety instructions (man-
ual) for Skilsaw SPT79A . The manual for SPT79A
contains additional information that is not covered
in this manual . If the SPT79A manual is missing,
please download a copy from
www.skilsaw.com/service-manuals .
Some dust created by power
WARNING
sanding, sawing, grinding, drill-
ing and other construction activities contains
chemicals known to the State of California to
cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive
harm . Some examples of these chemicals are:
The definitions below describe the level of severity for each signal word. Please read the manual and
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
Table of Contents
Page
Safety Symbols
pay attention to these symbols .
This is the safety alert symbol . It is used to alert you to potential personal
injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid
possible injury or death .
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result
in death or serious injury .
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury .
CAUTION, used with the safety alert symbol, indicates a hazardous situ-
ation which, if not avoided, will result in minor or moderate injury.
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Lead from lead-based paints,
-
Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and
-
other masonry products, and
Arsenic and chromium from chemically-
-
treated lumber .
Your 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 those dust masks that
are specially designed to filter out microscopic
particles .
-2-
Page