OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with products to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this product. The use of attachments or accessories not recommended can result in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this product for the purposes listed below:
Cutting all types of wood products (lumber, plywood, paneling)
Cross Cutting/Rip Cutting
Bevel Cutting
Pocket Cutting
KICKBACK
See Figures 5 - 8.
Kickback occurs when the blade stalls rapidly and the saw is driven back towards you. Blade stalling is caused by any action which pinches the blade in the wood.
DANGER:
Release switch immediately if blade binds or saw stalls. Kickback could cause you to lose control of the saw. Loss of control can lead to serious injury.
To guard against kickback, avoid dangerous practices such as the following.
Setting blade depth incorrectly.
Sawing into knots or nails in workpiece.
Twisting the blade while making a cut.
Making a cut with a dull, gummed up, or improperly set blade.
Supporting the workpiece incorrectly.
Forcing a cut.
Cutting warped or wet lumber.
Operating the tool incorrectly or misusing the tool.
KICKBACK - BLADE SET TOO DEEP | Fig. 5 |
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INCORRECT
SUPPORT
Fig. 6
CORRECT BLADE DEPTH SETTING = BLADE EXPOSED 1/4 in.
OR LESS ON UNDERSIDE OF WORKPIECE
Fig. 7
CORRECT
SUPPORT
Fig. 8
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