• Put on eye protection.
• Clear the saw of any foreign material.
• Make sure the work piece is held securely in place. Hold smaller pieces in a vise
or attach to the workbench with clamps.
• Mark out the line to be cut so it is easily visible.
• Check the lower guard for damage. If damaged, do not use tool.
• Always use the right blade for the material.
• Make sure all bolts, screws and locking levers are secure before starting tool.
• Pull the trigger to start the saw.
• Set the shoe against the work piece.
• When the blade reaches full speed, slowly feed the blade into the work piece.
When the blade starts cutting, release the blade guard.
PPOOCCKKEETT CCUUTTTTIINNGG
IIff tthhee bbllaaddee bbiinnddss,, rreelleeaassee tthhee ttrriiggggeerr iimmmmeeddiiaatteellyy..
Do
not move the saw until the blade comes to a complete stop. Find the cause of
the binding before starting the saw again.
IIff tthhee bbllaaddee bbeeccoommeess ppiinncchheedd,
, ttwwiisstteedd,, mmiissaalliiggnneedd oorr
bboouunndd,, iitt wwiillll ssttaallll aanndd lliifftt uupp oouutt ooff tthhee wwoorrkk ppiieeccee,, ssuuddddeennllyy jjeerrkkiinngg bbaac
ckk
ttoowwaarrdd tthhee ooppeerraattoorr..
This reaction is referred to as KICKBACK.
• Mark out the line to be cut so it is
easily visible.
• Start inside the area to be cut out.
• Set the shoe against the work
piece at an angle.
• Lift the blade guard.
• Pull the trigger to start the saw.
• When the blade reaches full
speed, slowly feed the blade into
the work piece. When the blade
starts cutting, release the blade
guard.
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OOPPEERRAATTIINNGG TTHHEE CCIIRRCCUULLAARR SSAAWW
NNeevveerr ttaappee tthhee ttrriiggggeerr sswwiittcchh ddoowwnn ttoo pprroovviiddee
ccoonnttiinnuuoouuss hhiigghh ssppeeeedd..
The tool may fail under such conditions causing fire
or personal injury.
TT
hhee lloocckk--ooffff bbuuttttoonn hheellppss pprreevveenntt aacccciiddeennttaall ssttaarrttiinngg..
This button can be pressed from either side.
OOPPEERRAATTIINNGG TTHHEE TTRRIIGGGGEERR SSWWIITTCCHH
TTHHIISS TTOOOOLL IISS CCOONNTTRROOLLLLEEDD BBYY AA
TTRRIIGGGGEERR SSWWIITTCCHH::
• Press the lock-off button, then pull
the
““OONN//OOFFFF””
trigger to turn the
Circular Saw
““OONN””
. To turn the
Circular Saw
““OOFFFF””
, release the
trigger switch. The lock-off button
will automatically reset.
GGEENNEERRAALL CCUUTTTTIINNGG
AAllwwaayyss hhoolldd tthhee ssaaww iinn ffrroonntt ooff yyoouu aanndd aawwaayy ffrroomm yyoouurr bbooddyy.. KKeeeepp yyoouurr
hhaannddss aanndd ffeee
ett wweellll aawwaayy ffrroomm tthhee wwoorrkk ppiieeccee..
NNeevveerr ffeeeedd tthhee bbllaaddee iinnttoo tthhee wwoorrkk ppiieeccee uunnttiill tthhee bbllaaddee iiss aatt ffuul
lll ssppeeeedd..
IIff tthhee bbllaaddee iiss nnoott aatt ffuullll ssppeeeedd,, tthhee ssaaww mmaayy kkiicckk bbaacckk ccaauussiinngg sseerriioouuss
ppeerrssoonnaall iinnjjuurryy.
.
DDoo nnoott ffoorrccee tthhee ssaaww.. EExxcceessssiivvee ffoorrccee mmaayy rreessuulltt iinn aa
bbrrookkeenn bbllaaddee..
Use only enough pressure to keep the saw moving through the
work piece.
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LOCK-OFF BUTTON
TRIGGER SWITCH