#).-<A
“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
• %;-+4)58;7:7<0-:8:)+<1+)4?)A<7;-+=:-)6,
;=887:<<0-?7:381-+-<7);<)*4-84)<.7:5 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.
• 767<.7:+-<774%;-<0-+7::-+<<774.7:A7=:
)
8841+)<176 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.
• 767<=;-<7741.;?1<+0,7-;67<<=:61<HI7:
HIAny tool that cannot be controlled with the switch
is dangerous.
• 1;+766-+<<0-84=/.:75<0-87?-:;7=:+-*-.7:-
5)316/)6A),2=;<5-6<;7:+0)6/16/)++-;;7:1-;
Such preventive safety measures reduce the risk of
starting the tool accidentally.
• --8 +=<<16/ <774; ;0):8 )6, +4-)6 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.
• 6;8-+</=):,;*-.7:-=;16/)<774--8/=):,;16
84)+-0-+357>16/8):<;.7:*16,16/7:)6A7<0-:
+76,1<176<0)<5)A)..-+<<0-67:5)478-:)<1767:
;).-<A.-)<=:-;7.<0-<774.,)5)/-,0)>-<774
;-:>1+-,*-.7:-=;16/<0-<774 Many accidents are
caused by poorly maintained tools.
• 7 67< )4<-: 7: 51;=;- <774 Any alteration or
modification is a misuse and may result in serious
personal injury.
• $0-=;-7.)6A7<0-:)++-;;7:1-;67<;8-+1.1-,16<01;
5)6=)45)A+:-)<-)0)B):, Accessories that may be
suitable for one type of tool, may become hazardous
when used on an inappropriate tool.
Service
• $774;-:>1+-5=;<*-8-:.7:5-,764A*A9=)41.1-,
:-8)1:8-:;766-4 Service or maintenance performed by
unqualified personnel may result in misplacing internal
wires and components which could cause serious
hazard.
• '0-6;-:>1+16/)<774=;-764A1,-6<1+)4:-84)+-5-6<
8):<;7447?16;<:=+<176;16<0-)16<-6)6+-;-+<176
7.<01;5)6=)4 Use of unauthorized parts or failure to
follow Maintenance Instructions may create a hazard.
#).-<A"=4-;.7:
$14-#)?;
G $7 :-,=+- <0- :1;3 7. -4-+<:7+=<176 3--8 )44
+766-+<176;,:A)6,7..<0-/:7=6,767<<7=+0
8
4=/?1<0?-<0)6,;
G $7:-,=+-<0-:1;37.-4-+<:1+;07+384=/<14-;)?16<7
:7=6,)=4<1:+=1<6<-::=8<-:8:7<-+<-,
7=<4-<764A.)8:7<-+<-,7=<4-<1;67<)>)14)*4-
=;- ) 87:<)*4- :-+-8<)+4- ?1<0 *=14<16
8:7<-+<176.
G 1;+766-+<;)?.:7587?-:;7=:+-*-.7:-5)316/
),2=;<5-6<;;-:>1+16/+4-)616/7:+0)6/16/*4),-
G "-84)+-,)5)/-,<14-*4),-;*-.7:-78-:)<16/
G %;-<774764A?1<0;577<0-,/-<14-*4),-;.:--7.
78-616/;)6,/:77>-;
G .<-:<=:616/;)??)1<.7:*4),-<7;<78*-.7:-
:-57>16/+=<7..81-+-;7:+0)6/16/;-<<16/;
G %;-<78/=):,.7:->-:A78-:)<176.7:?01+01<+)6*-
=;-,
• 767<:-)+016*)+37.<0-;)?*4),-?1<0-1<0-:
0)6,<7074,,7?67:;=887:<<0-?7:381-+-:-57>-
;+:)8;7:.7:)6A7<0-::-);76 The proximity of the
spinning tile blade to your hand may not be obvious and
you may be seriously injured.
• 4?)A;,1;+766-+<<0-87?-:+7:,.:75<0-87?-:
;7=:+-*-.7:-5)316/)6A),2=;<5-6<;7:)<<)+016/
)6A)++-;;7:1-; You may unintentionally start the saw,
leading to serious personal injury.
• 767<=;-<0-;)?=6<14<0-<)*4-1;+4-):7.)44<774;
;+:)8;-<+-@+-8<<0-?7:381-+-)6,:-4)<-,.--,7:
;=887:<-,,->1+-;.7:<0-78-:)<17684)66-, Small
debris or loose pieces of tile or other objects that contact
the revolving blade can be thrown with high speed at the
operator.
• 58<A?)<-:.:75<14-;)?*);-*-.7:-<:)6;87:<16/
Water left in base can splash into electrical components.
WARNING
!
H#&$##$"%$#I
SM_2610008271_12-09:tile saw 12/17/09 3:25 PM Page 3