_ARNING_
For your safety, do not plug in your
cutter or try to
use any accessory
until it is complemly
assembled
and installed
according
to these Instructions,
and
until you have read and understood
this Owner's
Manual.
Failure
to follow these
safety
rules will result
in risk of
serious
injury.
1.
WEAR EYE PROTECTION.
This high speed tool will
throw particles from the workpiece
during operation.
Make sure safety glasses have side shields.
2.
USE FACE OR DUST
MASK along with safety
goggles if cutting or routing operation is dusty.
Make
sure work area is well ventilated.
3.
4.
USE HEARING
PROTECTION,
particularly during
extended periods of operation.
NEVER
USE DULL
OR DAMAGED
BITS.
Damaged
bits can break without warning.
Dull bits may ovedoad
the motor, cut slowly and are difficult to control. They
will also overheat and possibly break.
ALWAYS
MAKE SURE THE WORKPIECE
IS FREE
OF NAILS AND OTHER
FOREIGN
OBJECTS.
If the
bit strikes a nail it will jump sideways and possibly
break.
6.
DO NOT USE THIS TOOL
FOR DRILLING
HOLES.
It is NOT intended to be used as a ddll.
ALLOW
CLEARANCE
UNDER WORKPIECE
for bit
to b'avel. Never place workpiece
on hard surfaces
such as concrete etc.
The bit may jump or break
when contacting
a surface other than the one being
cut.
ALWAYS
SET THE DEPTH
GUIDE TO THE
APPROPRIATE
DEPTH.
Use tool with the depth
guide flat against the work surface for better control of
the tool.
9.
NEVER
USE THE TOOL wrrHOUT
THE SOLE
PLATE, PRECISION
HANDLE
OR ROUTER
BASE
attached and appropriately
adjusted.
10. ALWAYS
CLAMP WORKPIECE
TO HOLD IT
STEADY
WHEN CUTTING.
This will free both hands
for operating the tool.
11. NEVER
HOLD THE WORKPIECE
IN ONE HAND
while operating the fool with the other hand.
12. NEVER
PLACE HANDS
IN THE PATH OF THE
CUTTER
AND UNDER
THE WORKPIECE.
13. NEVER
START
THE TOOL
WHEN THE BIT IS
TOUCHING
THE WORKPECE.
The bit may catch
the workpiece
causing loss of control.
14. ALWAYS
HOLD THE TOOL WITH TWO
HANDS
DURING
START-UP
AND OPERATION.
When
starting, motor torque will cause the tool to twisL
15. TURN OFF ALL CIRCUIT
BREAKERS
AND
REMOVE
ALL FUSES
in the work area when cutting
into walls or blind areas.
16. ALWAYS
HOLDTHE
TOOL BY THE INSULATED
GRIPPING
_UlIRFACES
ON THE BODY
OF THE
TOOL where fllere is any possibility of the cutter
contacting
hidden elecb'ical wires or the cord of the
tool. Contectwith
"live" wires will make exposed
metal parts of the tool _live" causing an electrical
shock to the operator.
17. WHEN
CUTTING
DRYWALL
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET
OPENINGS
using the outlet as a guide, always cut in
a counter c_
direction.
The natural tendency
of the tool to pull to the left will cause a "hugging"
action toward the outlet box, resulting in a heater cut.
18. NEVER
LAY THE TOOL DOWN
UNTIL
THE
CUTTER
COB
TO A COMPLETE
STOP.
A
spinning bit (:an come in contact
with the surface and
pull it out of yqmr con_ol.
19. NEVER
TOU_H
THE BIT IMMEDIATELY
AFTER
USE.
The bit!will be too hot to be handled with bare
hands and _dll bum your fingers.
20. ALWAYS
RI_TI_HTEN
COLLET
AND ALL
ADJUSTMIENT8
before starting the tool after a bit or
accessory
h_
been changed.
Loose bits and
adjuskneolB_
cause unexpected shifting of the tool,
resulting in I_
bf control and injury from the bit or
cutter being thmt_.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR REFERENCE