2. General Safety Rules
h) Keep handles and grasping surfaces dry, clean and free from oil and
grease. Slippery handles and grasping surfaces do not allow for safe handling and
control of the tool in unexpected situations.
5) Service
a)
identical replacement parts. This will ensure that the safety of the power tool is
maintained.
6) Safety instructions for all saws
Cutting procedures
Keep hands away from cutting area and blade. Keep your second hand
a)
on auxiliary handle, or motor housing. If both hands are holding the saw, they
cannot be cut by the blade.
b)
Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The guard cannot protect you
from the blade below the workpiece.
Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the workpiece. Less than a
c)
full tooth of the blade teeth should be visible below the workpiece.
Never hold the workpiece in your hands or across your leg while
d)
cutting. Secure the workpiece to a stable platform. It is important to support
the work properly to minimise body exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.
Hold the power tool by insulated gripping surfaces, when performing
e)
an operation where the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring or its own
cord. Contact with a "live" wire will also make exposed metal parts of the power
tool "live" and could give the operator an electric shock.
When ripping, always use a rip fence or straight edge guide. This
f)
improves the accuracy of cut and reduces the chance of blade binding.
g)
Always use blades with correct size and shape (diamond versus
round) of arbour holes. Blades that do not match the mounting hardware of the
Never use damaged or incorrect blade washers or bolt. The blade wash-
h)
ers and bolt were specially designed for your saw, for optimum performance and
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