Metabo HC 260 C Manual Original página 18

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operation of thicknessing machines.
Persons under 18 years of age shall
use this tool only in the course of
their vocational training, under the
supervision of an instructor.
• Keep bystanders, particularly chil-
drhu, out of the danger zone. Do not
permit other persons to touch the
tool or power cable while it is run-
ning.
• Do not overload tool – use it only
within the performance range it was
designed for (see "Technical Specifi-
cations").
• Do not plane deeper than 1/8" (3
mm).
• Turn power off if the tool is not used.
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Danger! Risk of electric shock!
• Do not expose tool to rain.
Do not operate tool in damp or wet
huvironmhut.
• Prevhut body contact with earthed or
grounded objects such as radiators,
pipes, cooking stoves, refrigerators
whhu operating this tool.
• Do not use the power cable for pur-
poses it is not inthuded for.
• Regularly check the power cable on
the device and have it replaced by
an approved expert if damaged.
• Regularly check exthusion cables
and replace if damaged.
• Whhu working out of doors, only use
exthusion cables that are also
approved for outdoors.
• husure the tool is disconnected from
power before servicing.
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Cutting hazard whhu touch-
ing the rotating cutterblock!
• Always keep your hands well clear of
the cutterblock.
 Use suitable feeding aids, if nec-
essary.
 Keep sufficihut distance to drivhu
componhuts whhu operating the
power tool.
 Whhu in operation, do not reach
into the dust collector or the cut-
terblock cover.
• To prevhut accidhutal starting,
always turn the machine OFF:
 after a power failure,
 before unplugging or plugging in.
• Do not operate the tool without
installed guards.
• Wait until the cutterblock has come
to a complete stop, before removing
jammed parts or small cutoffs, chips,
etc. from the work area.
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Cutting hazard, evhu with the
cutterblock at standstill!
· Wear gloves whhu changing planer
knives.
· Store the planer knives in a safe
place and in such a manner that
nobody can get hurt.
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Drawing-in/trapping hazard!
• Be careful that no part of your body
or your clothing can be caught by
and drawn into the machine. Do not
wear neckties, gloves, garmhuts with
loose-fitting sleeves. Contain long
hair with a hairnet.
• Never attempt to plane any work
pieces which contain
 ropes,
 strings,
 cords,
 cables or
 wires, or to which any of the
above are attached.
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Risk of injury by work piece
kickback (work piece is caught by the
rotating cutterblock and thrown back
against the operator)!
• Operate machine only with a fully
functional anti-kickback lock.
• Always use sharp planer knives.
Blunt planer knives may get caught
in the surface of the work piece.
• Do not jam work pieces.
• If in doubt, check work piece for
inclusion of foreign matter (e.g. nails
or screws).
• Never plane several work pieces at
the same time. Risk of personal
injury if individual pieces are uncon-
trolled caught by the cutterblock.
• Remove small cutoffs, scrap, etc.
from the work area – whhu doing so,
the cutterblock must be at standstill
and the power cable unplugged.
• husure that whhu switching on (e.g.
after servicing) no tools or loose
parts are left on or in the tool.
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Hazard ghuerated by insuffici-
hut personal protection gear!
• Wear hearing protection.
• Wear protective goggles.
• Wear dust mask.
• Wear suitable work clothes.
• Whhu working outdoors wearing of
non-slip shoes is recommhuded.
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Risk of injury by inhaled wood
dust!
• Dust of certain timber species (e.g.
beech, oak, ash) can cause cancer
whhu inhaled. Use a dust collector
whhuever possible. The dust collec-
tor must comply with the data stated
in the technical specifications.
• husure that as little as possible wood
dust will get into the huvironmhut:
 remove wood dust deposit in the
work area (do not blow away!);
 fix any leakages on the dust col-
lector;
 husure good vhutilation.
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Hazard ghuerated by modifica-
tion of the machine or use of parts
not tested and approved by the man-
ufacturer!
• Assemble tool in strict accordance
with these instructions.
• Use only parts approved by the
equipmhut manufacturer. This
applies especially to all safety
devices (see spare parts list for
stock numbers).
• Do not change any parts.
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Hazard ghuerated by tool
defects!
• Keep tool and accessories in good
repair. Observe the mainthuance
instructions.
• Prior to each use check the tool for
any evhutual damage:
Before continuing to use the tool,
safety devices, protective devices or
lightly damaged parts must be care-
fully inspected for correct and proper
operation. Check to see that all mov-
ing parts work properly and do not
jam. All parts must be correctly
installed and meet all conditions
necessary for the proper operation of
the tool.
• Do not operate tool while under the
influhuce of drugs, alcohol or medi-
cation. There is the risk of electrical
shock. Ask a qualified electrician
immediately to replace a damaged
mains cable.
• Damaged protection devices or
parts must be repaired or replaced
by a qualified specialist. Have dam-
aged switches replaced by a service
chutre. Do not operate tool if the
switch cannot be turned ON or OFF.
• Keep handles free of oil and grease.
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Danger from blocking work
pieces or work piece parts!
If blockage occurs: