Skil 3540 Owner's Manual page 6

To avoid the possibility of the appliance plug or receptacle getting wet, position tile saw to
one side of a wall mounted receptacle to prevent water from dripping onto the receptacle or
plug. The user should arrange a "drip loop" in the cord connecting the saw to a receptacle.
The "drip loop" is that part of the cord below the level of the receptacle, or the connector if an
extension cord is used, to prevent water traveling along the cord and coming in contact with
the receptacle.
DANGER
unplug the cord if the plug or receptacle
gets wet . Disconnect the fuse or circuit
breaker that supplies power to the tool.
Then unplug and examine for presence of
water in the receptacle .
If any part of your saw is missing,
malfunctioning, has been damaged or broken
... such as the motor switch, or other operating
control, a safety device or the power cord ...
cease operating immediately until the particular
part is properly repaired or replaced.
NEVER place your face or body in line with the
cutting tool.
NEVER place your fingers and hands in the
path of the sawblade or other cutting tool.
DO NOT perform any operation "FREEHAND" — always use the fence to position and guide
the work for both rip cuts and crosscuts.
Provide adequate support to the rear and sides of the saw table for wider or long workpieces.
If you stall or jam the tile blade in the workpiece, turn saw "OFF", remove the workpiece from
the tile blade, and check to see if the tile blade is parallel to the table slots or grooves and if
the riving knife is in proper alignment with the sawblade. If ripping at the time, check to see if
rip fence is parallel with the sawblade. Readjust as indicated.
DO NOT remove small pieces of cut-off material that may become trapped inside the blade
guard while the saw is running. This could endanger your hands or cause a kick back. Turn
saw "OFF" and wait until blade stops.
Know your cutting tools
Dull, gummy or improperly sharpened or set cutting tools can cause material to stick, jam,
stall the saw, or kickback at the operator. Minimize potential injury by proper cutting tool and
machine maintenance. NEVER ATTEMPT TO FREE A STALLED SAWBLADE WITHOUT
FIRST TURNING THE SAW OFF.
NEVER use toothed blade on the tile saw.
Make sure the cutting tool rotates in the same direction as the rotation arrow on the upper
guard. Also make sure the cutting tool, arbor collars and arbor nut are installed properly. Keep
the cutting tool as low as possible for the operation being performed. Keep all guards in place
whenever possible.
Do not use any blade or other cutting tool marked for an operating speed less than 3600 R.P.M.
Never use a cutting tool larger in diameter than the diameter for which the saw was designed.
Do not allow familiarity gained from frequent use of your tile saw to become
commonplace. Always remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict
severe injury.
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To reduce the risk of
electrocution, DON'T
POWER
SUPPLY
CORD
DRIP LOOP
TILESAW
TILESAW
SUPPORT