Additional Safety Rules - Skil 3550 Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

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• Use clamps or other practical way to secure and
support the workpiece to a stable platform. 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.
• Do not force tool. Use the correct tool for your
application. 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.
• Do not use tool if switch does not turn it "oN" or
"off". Any tool that cannot be controlled with the switch
is dangerous.
• Disconnect the plug from the power source before
making any adjustments or changing accessories.
Such preventive safety measures reduce the risk of
starting the tool accidentally.
• Keep cutting tools sharp and clean. 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.
• inspect guards before using a tool. Keep guards in
place. check moving parts for binding or any other
condition that may affect the normal operation or
safety features of the tool. if damaged, have tool
serviced before using the tool. Many accidents are
caused by poorly maintained tools.
• Do not alter or misuse tool. Any alteration or
modification is a misuse and may result in serious
personal injury.
• The use of any other accessories not specified in this
manual may create a hazard. Accessories that may be
suitable for one type of tool, may become hazardous
when used on an inappropriate tool.
• Tool service must be performed only by qualified
repair personnel. Service or maintenance performed by
unqualified personnel may result in misplacing internal
wires and components which could cause serious
hazard.
• when servicing a tool, use only identical replacement
parts. follow instructions in the maintenance section
of this manual. Use of unauthorized parts or failure to
follow Maintenance Instructions may create a hazard.
"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
Service
"SaVe TheSe iNSTRUcTioNS"
Safety
Safety Rules for
• To reduce the risk of electrocution, keep all
connections dry and off the ground. Do not touch
plug with wet hands.
• To reduce the risk of electric shock, plug tile saw into
Ground fault circuit interrupter (Gfci) protected
outlet only. if a Gfci protected outlet is not available,
use a portable receptacle with built-in Gfci
protection.
• always disconnect the power cord from the power
source before making any adjustments, servicing,
cleaning, changing blade, or attaching any
accessories. You may unintentionally start the saw,
leading to serious personal injury.
• Be certain the tile saw is mounted or placed on a
level, firm work surface before using. A level and firm
work surface reduces the risk of the tile saw becoming
unstable.
• 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.
• Use tool only with smooth edge tile blades free of
openings and grooves.
• 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.
• Replace damaged tile blades before operating.
• 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.
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Tile Saws