OPERATION
BLADE GUARD SYSTEM
The lower blade guard attached to your circular saw is there for your protection and safety. It should never be altered for any reason. If it becomes damag- ed, do not operate your saw until the damage has been repaired or replaced. Always leave guard in operating position when using your saw.
When sawing through 'work, lower blade guard does not cover blade on underside of work. See Figure 4.
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. Never use saw when guard is not operating correctly. Guard should be checked for correct operation before each use.
NOTE: The guard is operating correctly when it moves freely and readily returns to the down posi- tion. If you drop your saw, check the lower blade guard for damage to all depth settings before reuse.
KICKBACK
THE BEST GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK IS TO AVOID DANGEROUS PRACTICES.
Kickback occurs when the blade stalls rapidly and
the saw is driven back towards you.
RELEASE SWITCH IMMEDIATELY IF BLADE BINDS OR SAW STALLS. See Figure 5. Kickback could cause you to lose control of your saw. Loss of con- trol can lead to serious injury.
KICKBACK IS CAUSED BY:
1.Incorrect blade depth setting. See Figure 5.
2.Sawing into knots or nails in work.
3.Twisting blade while making a cut.
4.Making a cut with adull, gummed up, or improper- ly set blade.
5.Incorrectly supporting work. See Figure 6.
6.Forcing a cut.
7.Cutting warped or wet lumber.
8.Tool misuse or incorrect operating procedures.
TO LESSEN THE CHANCE OF KICKBACK:
1.Always keep the correct blade depth setting
the correct blade depth setting for all cuts has one whole tooth projected below the material to be cut. (For
2.Inspect the work for knots or nails before begin- ning a cut. Never saw into a knot or nail.
LOWER BLADE GUARD
IS IN UP POSITION WHEN
MAKING CUT
T
BLADE EXPOSED ONE WHOLE | Fig. 4 |
TOOTH ON UNDERSIDE OF WORK |
|
BLADE SET L_j_
TO O D EE p _.,=,,,==..,_ | Fig. 5 |
RIGHT
WRONG
Fig. 6
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