4.
Safety
“READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS” — Failure to follow the SAFETY RULES identified by BULLET (•) symbol listed
BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious personal injury.
•cut only one workpiece at a time. Multiple workpieces
cannot be adequately clamped or braced and may bind
on the blade or shift during cutting.
•Be certain the tile saw is mounted or placed on a
level, firm work surface before using. A level and firm
work surface reduces the risk of the tile saw becoming
unstable.
•This to ol is not equ ippe d w ith pro visi ons for
attaching an auxiliary fence. Insure that the work piece
is supported by the fence before cutting.
•Do not use another person as a substitute for a table
extension or as additional support. Unstable support
for the workpiece c an cause the blade to bi nd or the
workpiece to shift during the cutting operation pulling you
and the helper into the spinning wheel.
•The cut off pie ce must not be jam med aga inst or
pressured by any other means against the spinning
tile blade. If confined, i.e. using length stops, it could get
wedged against the blade and thrown toward you.
•let the blade reach full speed before contacting the
workpiece. This will help avoid thrown workpieces.
•if t he w orkp iece or blad e b ecome s j ammed or
bogged down, turn tile saw “off ” by relea sing
switch. wait for all moving parts to stop and unplug
the tile saw, then work to free the jammed material.
Continued sawing with jammed workpiece could cause
loss of control or damage to tile saw.
Some dust created by power sanding,
sawing, grindi ng, d rilling, and other
constructio n acti vities contains chemica ls know n to
cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints,
• Crystalline silica from bric ks and cement and oth er
masonry products, and
• Arse nic and ch romi um fro m c hemi call y t reat ed
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.
•There are additional safety instructions for particular
operations of the saw in the operating section. Read
the rest of the manual for safe operation.
locaTioN
Use the tile saw in a well li t area and on a level surface,
clean and smooth enough t o reduce the risk of trips and
falls. Use it where neit her the operat or no r th e ca sual
observer is forced to stand in line with the blade.
To avoid the possibility of the appliance plug or receptacle
getting wet, position tile saw to one side of a wall mounted
receptacle to prevent water from dripping onto the
receptacle or plug. The user should arrange a “drip loop” in
the cord connecting the saw to a receptacle. The “drip loop”
is that part of the cord below the level of the receptacle, or
the connector if an extension cord is used, to prevent water
traveling along the cord and coming in contact with the
receptacle.
To reduce the risk of electrocution,
DoN’T unplug the cord if the plug or
recepta cle gets wet. Disco nnect the fuse or circu it
breaker tha t supplies power to the tool. Then un plug
and examine for presence of water in the receptacle.
WARNING
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DANGER
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WARNING
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“SaVe TheSe iNSTRUcTioNS”
TILESAW
POWER
SUPPLY
CORD
TILESAW
SUPPORT
DRIP
LOOP
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