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“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.
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BC0C8>=0AH0=32;0<?43>A1A02431HH>DA70=3 Saw
must be fed through the workpiece smoothly and at a rate
which will not overload the saw’s motor.
• DC>=;H>=4F>A:?84240C0C8<4 Multiple workpieces
cannot be adequately clamped or braced and may bind
on the blade or shift during cutting.
• 424AC08=C74 <8C4A B0F8B<>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.
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C74 C01;4 C>? B44 ?064 Workpieces
longer or wider than the miter saw table can tip if not
securely supported. If the cutoff piece or workpiece tips it
can lift the lower guard or be thrown by the spinning
blade.
• >=>CDB40=>C74A?4AB>=0B0BD1BC8CDC45>A0C01;4
4GC4=B8>=>A0B0338C8>=0; BD??>AC Unstable 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.
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B0F1;034 If confined, i.e. using length stops, it could
get wedged against the blade and thrown violently.
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CD18=6 Rods have a tendency to roll while being cut,
causing the blade to “bite” and pull the work with your
hand into the blade.
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14 C>A= 5A>< H>DA 70=3 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.
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F>A:?8424 This will help avoid thrown workpieces.
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Continued sawing with jammed workpiece could cause
loss of control or damage to compound miter saw.
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94A: 3>F=F0A3 4 A403H 5>A C78B A402C8>= when
making an incomplete cut or when releasing the switch
before the head is completely in the down position.
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REACHING WITH YOUR HAND UNDER A COASTING
BLADE IS DANGEROUS!
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• Lead from lead-based paints,
• Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other
masonry products, and
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically treated
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.
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“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.
Tool Use and Care
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BD??>ACC74 F>A:?8424 C>0BC01;4?;0C5>A< Holding
the work by hand or against your body is unstable. It
allows for work to shift, causes binding of the tool and
loss of control.
• >=>C 5>A24 C>>; *B4 C74 2>AA42C C>>; 5>AH>DA
0??;820C8>= The correct tool will do the job better and
safer at the rate for which it is designed. Do not use the
tool for purpose not intended - for example; do not use
the miter saw for slicing meats.
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S$TAny tool that cannot be controlled with the switch
is dangerous.
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<0:8=6 0=H 039DBC<4=CB >A 270=68=6 0224BB>A84B
Such preventive safety measures reduce the risk of
starting the tool accidentally.
• 44? 2DCC8=6 C>>;B B70A? 0=3 2;40= Properly
maintained tools, with sharp cutting edges, are less likely
to bind and easier to control. When mounting saw blades
be certain that the arrow on the blade matches the
direction of the arrow marked on the tool and that the
teeth are also pointing in the same direction.
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?;024742:<>E8=6?0ACB5>A18=38=6>A0=H>C74A
2>=38C8>= C70C <0H05542C C74 =>A<0;>?4A0C8>= >A
B054CH 540CDA4B>5 C74 C>>; 5 30<0643 70E4 C>>;
B4AE8243145>A4 DB8=6C74 C>>; Many accidents are
caused by poorly maintained tools.
• > =>C 0;C4A >A <8BDB4 C>>; Any alteration or
modification is a misuse and may result in serious
personal injury.
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<0=D0;<0H2A40C4070I0A3 Accessories that may be
suitable for one type of tool, may become hazardous
when used on an inappropriate tool.
Service
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A4?08A?4AB>==4; Service or maintenance performed by
unqualified personnel may result in misplacing internal
wires and components which could cause serious
hazard.
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?0ACB>;;>F8=BCAD2C8>=B8=C74"08=C4=0=24B42C8>=
>5C78B<0=D0; Use of unauthorized parts or failure to
follow Maintenance Instructions may create a hazard.
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2;0<?43 Your hand if placed inside the “No Hands”
region can easily slip or be pulled into the blade.
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54=24 F8C748C74A70=3C>7>;33>F= >ABD??>AC C74
F>A:?8424 A4<>E4 F>>3 B2A0?B >A 5>A 0=H >C74A
A40B>= The proximity of the spinning saw blade to your
hand may not be obvious and you may be seriously
injured.
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Supporting the workpiece “cross handed” i.e. holding the
left side of the workpiece with your right hand is very
dangerous.
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C7470=38=34=C0C8>=B8=C74B0F10B4
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BD270B10ABA>3B BCD3B4C2 >F4E4A852DCC8=6
<0C4A80;B;8:40;D<8=D<>A>C74A=>=54AA>DB<4C0;B
DB4>=;H B0F 1;034BB?4285820;;HA42><<4=343 5>A
=>=54AA>DB <4C0; 2DCC8=6 Cutting ferrous materials
causes excessive sparking and will damage the lower
guard and will overload the motor.
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8B1>F43>AF0A?432;0<?8CF8C7C74>DCB8341>F43
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C74A4 8B => 60?14CF44= C74 F>A:?8424 54=24 0=3
C01;4 0;>=6 C74 ;8=4>5C74 2DC Bent or warped
workpieces can twist or rock and may cause binding on
the spinning saw blade while cutting. Also, make sure
there are no nails or foreign objects in the workpiece.
• >=>CDB4C74B0FD=C8;C74C01;48B2;40A>50;;C>>;B
F>>3B2A0?B4C24G24?CC74F>A:?8424 Small debris
or loose pieces of wood or other objects that contact the
revolving blade can be thrown with high speed at the
operator.
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