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• >=>CDB4C74B0FD=C8;C74C01;48B2;40A>50;;
C>>;B F>>3 B2A0?B 4C2 4G24?C C74 F>A:
?8424Small debris or loose pieces of wood or
other objects that contact the revolving blade can
be thrown with high speed at the operator.
• >=>C5443F>A:?84248=C>C741;034>A2DC
P5A4470=3Q8=0=HF0H,>A:?8424<DBC14
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70=3 Saw must be fed through the workpiece
smoothly and at a rate which will not overload the
saw’s motor.
• DC >=;H >=4 F>A:?8424 0C 0 C8<4 Multiple
workpieces cannot be adequately clamped or
braced and may bind on the blade or shift during
cutting.
• 424AC08=C74<8C4AB0F8B<>D=C43>A?;0243
>=0;4E4;58A<F>A:BDA5024145>A4DB8=6 A
level and firm work surface reduces the risk of the
miter saw becoming unstable.
• %;0=H>DAF>A: %A>E834 034@D0C4BD??>AC
0224BB>A84BBD270BC01;4BB0F7>AB4BC01;4
4GC4=B8>=4C25>AF>A:?8424BF834A>A;>=64A
C70=C74C01;4C>?B44?064). Workpieces
longer or wider than the miter saw table can tip if
not securely supported. If the cutoff piece or work-
piece tips it can lift the lower guard or be thrown
by the spinning blade.
• >=>CDB40=>C74A?4AB>=0B0BD1BC8CDC45>A
0C01;44GC4=B8>=>A0B0338C8>=0;BD??>AC Un-
stable support for the workpiece can cause the
blade to bind or the workpiece to shift
during the cutting operation pulling you and the
helper into the spinning blade.
• )742DC>55?8424<DBC=>C1490<<430608=BC
>A?A4BBDA431H0=H>C74A<40=B0608=BCC74
B?8==8=6B0F1;034 If confined, i.e. using length
stops, it could get wedged against the blade and
thrown violently.
• ;F0HBDB402;0<?>A058GCDA434B86=43C>
?A>?4A;H BD??>AC A>D=3 <0C4A80; BD27 0B
3>F4;A>3B>ACD18=6Rods have a tendency to
roll while being cut, causing the blade to “bite” and
pull the work with your hand into the blade.
• ,74=2DCC8=68AA46D;0A;HB70?43F>A:?8424B
?;0=H>DAF>A:B>8CF8;;=>CB;8?0=3?8=27C74
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A piece of molding, for example, must lie flat or be
held by a fixture or jig that will not let it twist, rock
or slip while being cut.
• !4CC741;034A40275D;;B?443145>A42>=C02C
8=6C74F>A:?8424 This will help avoid thrown
workpieces.
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1>66433>F=CDA=<8C4AB0FP$Q1HA4;40B
8=6BF8C27,08C5>A0;;<>E8=6?0ACBC>BC>?
0=3D=?;D6C74<8C4AB0FC74=F>A:C>5A44
C74 90<<43 <0C4A80; Continued sawing with
jammed workpiece could cause loss of control or
damage to miter saw.
• A0:8=6 02C8>= >5 C74 B0F 20DB4B C74 B0F
7403C>94A:3>F=F0A34A403H5>AC78BA402
C8>=when making an incomplete cut or when re-
leasing the switch before the head is completely
in the down position.
• 5C4A58=8B78=6C742DCA4;40B4C74BF8C277>;3
C74B0F0A<3>F=0=3F08C5>A1;034C>BC>?
145>A4A4<>E8=6F>A:>A2DC>55?842451;034
3>4B=>CBC>?F8C78=58E4B42>=3BD=?;D6
C74 B0F 0=3 5>;;>F C74 8=BCAD2C8>=B 8= C74
)A>D1;4B7>>C8=6 B42C8>= REACHING WITH
YOUR HAND UNDER A COASTING BLADE IS
DANGEROUS!
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?0AC82D;0A>?4A0C8>=B>5C74B0F8=C74>?4A0C
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2;40ABC74F>A:?8424>AC>8CB<0G8<D<4GC4=
B8>=851;03420==>C2;40AC74F>A:?8424"0:4
24AC08=C742;0<?3>4B=>C8=C4A54A4F8C7C74
6D0A30=374030BB4<1;H
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?8424 '4;40B4 C74 BF8C27 0=3 F08C 5>A C74
1;034C>2><?;4C4;HBC>?145>A4A08B8=6C74
74030BB4<1;H0=3A4<>E8=6C74F>A:?8424
Never “pullcut” since blade may climb the work-
piece causing KICKBACK.
• >A27>?02C8>=2DCC8=6B;834C7474030B
B4<1;H C> C74 A40A 0B 50A 0B 8C F8;; 6> 0=3
C867C4=B;834 ;>2::=>1)74=CDA= C74B0F
P$#Q0=3;>F4AC7474030BB4<1;HC><0:4
C742DC'4;40B4C74BF8C270=3F08C5>AC74
1;034C>2><?;4C4;HBC>?145>A4A08B8=6C74
74030BB4<1;H0=3A4<>E8=6C74F>A:?8424
Failure to tighten the slide lock knob can cause
the blade to suddenly climb up on the top of the
workpiece and force itself toward you.
• >=>C0;;>F50<8;80A8CH608=435A><5A4@D4=C
DB4>5 H>DA<8C4AB0FC> 142><42><<>=
?;024 Always remember that a careless fraction
of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.
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