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1. B=OJ6I-%\**/%.,89#%,),L%2(&5%4'$$"83%
,(*,%,89%$.*%+7,9*1%\**/%L&'(%#*4&89%.,89%&8%
,']"7",(L%.,897*Q%&(%5&$&(%.&'#"831 If both hands
are holding the saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.
2. B&%8&$%(*,4.%'89*(8*,$.%$.*%)&([/"*4*1
The guard cannot protect you from
the blade below the workpiece.
3. =9N'#$%$.*%4'$$"83%9*/$.%$&%$.*%$."4[8*##%&2%
$.*%)&([/"*4*1 Less than a full tooth of the blade
teeth should be visible below the workpiece.
4. O*Z*(%.&79%/"*4*%+*"83%4'$%"8%L&'(%.,89#%
&(%,4(&##%L&'(%7*31%H*4'(*%$.*%)&([/"*4*%
$&%,%#$,+7*%/7,$2&(51 It is important to
support the work properly to minimize body
exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.
5. @&79%/&)*(%$&&7%+L%"8#'7,$*9%3("//"83%
#'(2,4*#%).*8%/*(2&(5"83%,8%&/*(,$"&8%
).*(*%$.*%4'$$"83%$&&7%5,L%4&8$,4$%."99*8%
)"("83%&(%"$#%&)8%4&(91 Contact with a ″live″
wire will also make exposed metal parts of the
power tool ″live″ and shock the operator.
6. E.*8%("//"83%,7),L#%'#*%,%("/%2*84*%&(%#$(,"3.$%
*93*%3'"9*1 This improves the accuracy of cut
and reduces the chance of blade binding.
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#.,/*%^9",5&89%Z*(#'#%(&'89_%&2%,(+&(%.&7*#1
Blades that do not match the mounting hardware of
the saw will run eccentrically, causing loss of control.
8. O*Z*(%'#*%9,5,3*9%&(%"84&((*4$%+7,9*%
),#.*(#%&(%+&7$1 The blade washers and
bolt were specially designed for your saw, for
optimum performance and safety of operation.
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• Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched,
bound or misaligned saw blade, causing
an uncontrolled saw to lift up and out of
the workpiece toward the operator;
• When the blade is pinched or bound
tightly by the kerf closing down, the blade
stalls and the motor reaction drives the
unit rapidly back toward the operator;
• If the blade becomes twisted or misaligned
in the cut, the teeth at the back edge of the
blade can dig into the top surface of the
wood causing the blade to climb out of the
kerf and jump back toward the operator.
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/
or incorrect operating procedures or
conditions and can be avoided by taking
proper precautions as given below:
a. >,"8$,"8%,%2"(5%3("/%)"$.%+&$.%.,89#%&8%
$.*%#,)%,89%/&#"$"&8%L&'(%,(5#%$&%(*#"#$%
["4[+,4[%2&(4*#1%?&#"$"&8%L&'(%+&9L%$&%*"$.*(%
#"9*%&2%$.*%+7,9*Q%+'$%8&$%"8%7"8*%)"$.%$.*%
+7,9*1 Kickback could cause the saw to jump
backwards, but kickback forces can be controlled
by the operator, if proper precautions are taken.
b. E.*8%+7,9*%"#%+"89"83Q%&(%).*8%"8$*(('/$"83%
,%4'$%2&(%,8L%(*,#&8Q%(*7*,#*%$.*%D("33*(%
,89%.&79%$.*%#,)%5&$"&87*##%"8%$.*%5,$*(",7%
'8$"7%$.*%+7,9*%4&5*#%$&%,%4&5/7*$*%#$&/1%
O*Z*(%,$$*5/$%$&%(*5&Z*%$.*%#,)%2(&5%$.*%
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+7,9*%"#%"8%5&$"&8%&(%["4[+,4[%5,L%&44'(1
Investigate and take corrective actions to
eliminate the cause of blade binding.
c. E.*8%(*#$,($"83%,%#,)%"8%$.*%)&([/"*4*Q%
4*8$*(%$.*%#,)%+7,9*%"8%$.*%[*(2%,89%
4.*4[%$.,$%#,)%$**$.%,(*%8&$%*83,3*9%
"8$&%$.*%5,$*(",71 If saw blade is binding,
it may walk up or kickback from the
workpiece as the saw is restarted.
d. H'//&($%7,(3*%/,8*7#%$&%5"8"5"a*%$.*%
("#[%&2%+7,9*%/"84."83%,89%["4[+,4[1
Large panels tend to sag under their own
weight. Supports must be placed under
the panel on both sides, near the line of
cut and near the edge of the panel.
e. B&%8&$%'#*%9'77%&(%9,5,3*9%+7,9*#1
Unsharpened or improperly set blades
produce narrow kerf causing excessive
friction, blade binding and kickback.
f. K7,9*%9*/$.%,89%+*Z*7%,9N'#$"83%
7&4["83%7*Z*(#%5'#$%+*%$"3.$%,89%#*4'(*%
+*2&(*%5,["83%4'$1 If blade adjustment shifts
while cutting, it may cause binding and kickback.
g. C#*%*]$(,%4,'$"&8%).*8%5,["83%,%
″plunge cut″ into existing walls or other
+7"89%,(*,#1 The protruding blade may
cut objects that can cause kickback.
10. Y.*4[%7&)*(%3',(9%2&(%/(&/*(%47&#"83%+*2&(*%
*,4.%'#*1%B&%8&$%&/*(,$*%$.*%#,)%"2%7&)*(%
3',(9%9&*#%8&$%5&Z*%2(**7L%,89%47&#*%"8#$,8$7L1%
O*Z*(%47,5/%&(%$"*%$.*%7&)*(%3',(9%"8$&%$.*%
&/*8%/&#"$"&81 If saw is accidentally dropped,
lower guard may be bent. Raise the lower guard
with the retracting handle and make sure it
moves freely and does not touch the blade or
any other part, in all angles and depths of cut.