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DDOO NNOOTT OOPPEERRAATTEE TTHHEE SSAAWW WWIITTHHOOUUTT GGUUAARRDDSS IINN PPLLAACCEE..
NNEEVVEERR PPEERRFFOORRMM CCUUTTTTIINNGG OOPPEERRAATTIIOONNSS NNEEAARR FFLLAAMMMMAABBLLEE GGAASS
OORR
LLIIQQUUIIDDSS..
The resulting fire and/or explosion could cause permanent serious
injuries to the operator and damage to the Cut-off saw and surrounding work area.
AALLWWAAYYSS KKEEEEPP AARRMMSS,, HHAANNDDSS,, AANNDD FFIINNGGEERRSS
away from the workpiece while
it is on the table and the Cut-off saw is turned on. Keep hands out of the path
of the saw blade. Severe injury could result.
DDOO NNOOTT PPEERRFFOORRMM AANNYY OOPPEERRAATTIIOONN FFRREEEEHHAANNDD..
AALLWWAAYYSS
CCLLAAMMPP TTHHEE WWOORRKKPPIIEECCEE FFIIRRMMLLYY AAGGAAIINNSSTT TTHHEE WWOORRKK TTAABBLLEE..
Never
attempt to hold the workpiece by hand. The abrasive wheel can seize in the
workpiece causing it to spin rapidly. This will cause loss of control of the work-
piece resulting in severe injuries or damage to the workpiece and Cut-off saw.
NNEEVVEERR AAPPPPLLYY AA CCOOOOLLAANNTT DDIIRREECCTTLLYY TTOO TTHHEE WWOORRKKPPIIEECCE
E WWHHIILLEE IITT IISS IINN
CCOONNTTAACCTT WWIITTHH TTHHEE AABBRRAASSIIVVEE WWHHEEEELL..
Coolant can weaken the makeup of
the abrasive wheels causing them to fail.
NNEEVVEERR PPEERRFFOORRMM LLAAYYOOUUTT OORR AASSSSEEMMBBLLYY
to workpieces in front of the Cut-off
saw while it is still running. A sudden slip could bring hands in contact with the
moving parts of the Cut-off saw resulting in injury to the operator.
RREEDDUUCCEE TTHHEE RRIIS
SKK OOFF UUNNIINNTTEENNTTIIOONNAALL SSTTAARRTTIINNGG..
Ensure the “ON/OFF” switch
is set to the
““OOFFFF””
position before plugging the power cord into the AC outlet.
TTUURRNN TTHHEE OONN//OOFFFF SSWWIITTCCHH OONN TTHHEE CCUUTT--OOFFFF SSAAWW TTOO TTHHEE ““OOFFFF”” PPOOSSIITTIIO
ONN
AANNDD UUNNPPLLUUGG TTHHEE PPOOWWEERR CCOORRDD FFRROOMM TTHHEE EELLEECCTTRRIICCAALL RREECCEEPPTTAACCLLEE
when
the cutting operations are finished. Thoroughly clean the area surrounding the
Cut-off saw making it ready for the next use.
NNEEVVEERR LLEEAAVVEE TTHHEE CCUUTT--OOFFFF SSAAWW RRUUNNNNIINNGG UUNNA
ATTTTEENNDDEEDD.. WWHHEENN FFIINNIISSHHEEDD
WWIITTHH AA CCUUTTTTIINNGG OOPPEERRAATTIIOONN,, TTUURRNN ““OOFFFF”” TTHHEE CCUUTT--OOFFFF SSAAWW AANNDD WWAAIITT
UUNNTTIILL IITT CCOOMMEESS
TTOO AA CCOOMMPPLLEETTEE SSTTOOPP..
SSEECCUURREE TTHHEE EELLEECCTTRRIICCAALL PPOOWWEERR CCOORRDD WWHHEENN TTHHEE CCUUTT--OOFFFF SSAAWW IISS NNOOTT IINN
UUSSEE
to prevent unauthorized use of the tool and/or to prevent children from
accidentally turning it on.
AADDDDIITTIIOONNAAL
L IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN
about the proper use of bench-mounted Cut-off
saws is available from the Power Tool Institute, 1300 Sumner Avenue,
Cleveland, OH 44115-2851 (www.powertoolinstitute.com). Information is also
available from the National Safety Council, 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, IL
60143-3201. Additionally, you can refer the U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1910.213 Regulations.
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NNEEVVEERR RREEAACCHH AARROOUUNNDD TTHHEE SSAAWW BBLLAADDEE..
PPRROOPPEERRLLYY SSUUPPPPOORRTT EEXXTTRRAA LLOONNGG OORR EEXXTTRRAA WWIIDDEE WWOORRKKPPIIEECCEESS..
Workpieces that are too long or tool wide can tip and cause the abrasive wheel
to seize resulting in a sudden kick back motion resulting in damage to the work-
piece and Cut-off saw as well as possible severe injury to the operator.
NNEEVVEERR SSTTAARRTT TTHHEE CCUUTT--OOFFFF SSAAWW WWIITTHH TTHHEE WWOORRKKPPIIEECCEE IINN CCOONNTTAACCTT WWIITTHH
TTHHEE AABBRRAASSIIVVEE WWHHEEEELL..
The sudden start-up of the abrasive wheel could cause
it to fracture resulting in pieces flying away from the Cut-off saw resulting in
damage the workpiece, the Cut-off saw, and/or serious injury to the operator.
DDIISSCCOONNNNEECCTT TTHHEE CCUUTT--OOFFFF SSA
AWW PPOOWWEERR CCOORRDD FFRROOMM TTHHEE AACC OOUUTTLLEETT
before
making adjustments to the worktable, clamps, vises, workpieces, changing
abrasive wheels, or changing the speed of the drill motor preventing the tool
from accidentally turning on. Failure to adhere to this step could result in dam-
age to both the workpiece and the Cut-off saw as well as possible severe injury
to the operator.
TTUURRNN OOFFFF TTOOOOLL AANNDD WWAAIITT FFOORR SSAAWW BBLLAADDEE TTOO SSTTOOPP
before moving work-
piece or changing settings.
TTHHOORROOUUGGHHLLYY CCLLEEAANN TTH
HEE CCUUTT--OOFFFF SSAAWW BBEEFFOORREE CCHHAANNGGIINNGG TTYYPPEESS OOFF
WWOORRKKPPIIEECCEESS..
Combining wood and metal dust can result in an explosion or
fire.
CCOONNSSUULLTT EEXXPPEERRTT AADDVVIICCEE BBEEFFOORREE CCUUTTTTIINNGG IINN WWOORRKKPPIIE
ECCEESS MMAADDEE OOFF
MMAAGGNNEESSIIUUMM..
The friction generated by the abrasive wheel could cause the
magnesium to ignite resulting in a very intense fire that could cause severe
burns to the operator and/or seriously damage the Cut-off saw.
MMaaggnneessiiuumm ffiirreess ccaannnnoott bbee eexxttiinngguuiisshheedd uussiinngg ffiirree eexxttiinngguuiisshheerr wwiitthh aann ““AA””,
,
““BB”” oorr ““CC”” rraattiinngg.. OOnnllyy aa ccllaassss ““DD”” eexxttiinngguuiisshheerr ((ffoorr ffllaammmmaabbllee mmeettaallss))
sshhoouulldd bbee uusseedd.. DDoo nnoott aatttte
emmpptt ttoo eexxttiinngguuiisshh aa mmaaggnneessiiuumm ffiirree wwiitthh wwaatteerr oorr
ootthheerr lliiqquuiidd.. TThhee rreessuulltt wwiillll bbee aann eexxpplloossiivvee rreeaacct
tiioonn tthhaatt ccoouulldd rreessuulltt iinn
sseevveerree bbuurrnnss oorr ddeeaatthh ttoo tthhee ooppeerraattoorr..
DDoo nnoott uussee tthhee ssiiddee ooff tthhee aabbrraassiivvee
wwhheeeell aass aa ddeebbuurrrriinngg ggrriinnddeerr.. TThhiiss wwiillll
ssuubbssttaannttiiaallllyy wweeaakkeenn tthhee wwhheeeell ccaauussiinngg aann uunnssaaffee ccoonnddiittiioonn..
TThhee wwhheeeell
ccoouulldd ccoommee aappaarrtt sseennddiinngg ffrraaggmmeennttss iinn aallll ddiirreeccttiioonnss.. FFaaiilluurree ttoo aaddhheerree ttoo
tthhiiss wwaarrnniinngg cco
ouulldd rreessuulltt iinn sseerriioouuss ddaammaaggee ttoo tthhee ttooooll aanndd//oorr sseerriioouuss iinnjjuurryy
oorr eevveenn ddeeaatthh ttoo tthhee ooppeerraattoorr..
DDoo nnoot
t aalltteerr iinn aannyy wwaayy,, sshhaappee,, oorr ffoorrmm tthhee uuppppeerr aanndd lloowweerr gguuaarrddss aarroouunndd tthhee
aabbrraassiivvee ccuuttttiinngg wwhheeeell.. TThhees
see gguuaarrddss aarree tthheerree ttoo pprrootteecctt tthhee ooppeerraattoorr aaggaaiinnsstt
uunneexxppeecctteedd ccoonnddiittiioonnss,, ssuucchh aass bbrreeaakkiinngg,, ooff tthhee c
cuuttttiinngg wwhheeeell.. AAnnyy mmooddiiffiiccaa--
ttiioonn ooff tthheessee gguuaarrddss vvooiiddss tthhee wwaarrrraannttiieess sseett ffoorrtthh bbyy tthhee mmaannuuffaaccttuurreerr.
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