OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with the tool to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this saw for the following purposes:
nCutting all types of wood products (lumber, plywood, paneling)
NOTE: The use of abrasive
WARNING:
The use of this saw on materials not listed may damage the saw and its guards, and may cause serious personal injury.
LOWER
BLADE GUARD
WARNING:
Fig. 4
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible serious injury.
SAW BLADES
The best of saw blades will not cut efficiently if they are not kept clean, sharp, and properly set. Using a dull blade will place a heavy load on the saw and increase the danger of kickback. Keep extra blades on hand, so that sharp blades are always available.
Gum and wood pitch hardened on blades will slow the saw down. Remove saw blade from the saw and use gum and pitch remover, hot water, or kerosene to remove these ac- cumulations. DO NOT USE GASOLINE.
BLADE GUARD SYSTEM
See Figure 4.
The lower blade guard attached to your saw is there for your protection and safety. Do not alter it for any reason. If it becomes damaged, do not operate the saw until you have the guard repaired or replaced. Always leave guard in operating position when using the saw.
DANGER:
When sawing through work, lower blade guard does not cover blade on the underside of work. Since blade is exposed on underside of work, keep hands and fingers away from cutting area. Any part of your body coming in contact with moving blade will result in serious injury.
To avoid possible serious injury, never use saw when guard is not operating correctly. Check the guard for correct operation before each use. The guard is op- erating correctly when it moves freely, and instantly returns to the closed position. If you drop the saw, check the lower blade guard and bumper for dam- age at all depth settings before reuse.
If at any time the lower blade guard does not snap closed, unplug the saw from the power supply. Exercise the lower guard by moving it rapidly back and forth from the full open position to the closed position several times. Normally this will restore the guard to its normal operating condition. If it does not correct a slow or sluggish closing lower guard, do not use the saw. Take it to an authorized factory service center for repair.
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