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CIRCULAR SAW SAFETY

WARNINGS

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. Do not attempt to remove cut material

when blade is moving.

CAUTION: Blades coast after turn off. Wait until

blade stops before grasping cut material.

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.

A typical illustration of proper hand support, workpiece

support, and supply cord routing (if applicable).

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Hold the power tool by insulated gripping

surfaces only, when performing an operation

where the cutting tool may contact hidden

wiring or its own cord. 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

washers or bolt. The blade washers and bolt

were specially designed for your saw, for optimum

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incorrect

blade

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

performance and safety of operation.

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

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.

To minimize the risk of blade pinching and kickback.

When cutting operation requires the resting of the

saw on the workpiece, the saw should be rested on

the larger portion and the smaller piece cut off.

the

operator,

proper