•Provide good lighting.
•Never saw near combustible liquids or gases.
•Wear suitable work clothes! Loose garments or jewellery may become caught up in the rotating saw blade.
•Operators have to be at least 18 years of age. Trainees of at least 16 years of age are allowed to use the machine under supervision.
•Keep children and infirm people away from the machine when it is connected to the power supply.
•Check the power cord. Never use a faulty or damaged power cord.
•If the cordset is damaged take the saw to an authorised service centre for repair or replacement
•Never attempt any repairs yourself, always take it to an authorised service centre for repair or parts replacement.
•Keep the saw table and your workplace clean of wood scrap and any unnecessary objects.
•Keep the area free of tripping hazards.
•Persons working with the machine should not be distracted.
•Note the direction of rotation of the motor and saw blade.
•After you have switched off the motor, never slow down the saw blade by applying pressure to its side.
•Fit only blades which are well sharpened and have no cracks or deformations.
•The machine is to be operated only with a saw blade from a reputable supplier.
•Faulty saw blades have to be replaced immediately.
•Never use saw blades, which do not comply with the data specified in this manual.
•Make sure that the arrow on the saw blade complies with the arrow marked on the machine.
•Never dismantle the machine’s safety devices or put them out of operation.
•Damaged or faulty safety devices have to be replaced immediately.
•Never cut a work piece, which is too small to hold securely.
•If you are interrupted when operating the saw, complete the process and switch off before looking up.
•Periodically check that all nuts, bolts and other fixings are properly tightened.
•Do not store materials or equipment above a machine in such a way that they could fall into it.
•Always ensure that your work is on the table. Never use the tool to cut pieces that are not on the table.
•Do not place your hands in awkward positions where one or both may slip suddenly and touch the saw blade.
•When working with a long work piece, use an additional support such as a saw table to prevent the blade from grabbing the work.
•When cutting round wood, use clamps that prevent the work piece from turning on the table.
•There must be no nails or other foreign bodies in that part of the work piece you want to cut.
•Always stand to the side of the saw blade when working with the saw.
•Never load the machine so much that it slows down and
•Never saw several work pieces simultaneously.
•Use the push stick provided with the tool when cutting along or across narrow work pieces.
•Never remove loose splinters, chips or jammed pieces of wood when the saw blade is running.
•To rectify faults or remove jammed pieces of wood, always switch off the machine first and remove the mains plug!
•Adjustments, measurements and cleaning jobs are to be performed only when the motor is switched off and the mains plug removed!
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