Makita DHS782 Instruction Manual page 4

Cordless circular saw safety warnings
Cutting procedures
DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting area
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and the blade. Keep your second hand on auxil-
iary handle, or motor housing. If both hands are
2. Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The
workpiece.
3. Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of
the workpiece. Less than a full tooth of the blade
teeth should be visible below the workpiece.
Never hold the workpiece in your hands or
4.
across your leg while cutting. Secure the
workpiece to a stable platform. It is important to
sure, blade binding, or loss of control.
5. Hold the power tool by insulated gripping
surfaces, when performing an operation where
the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring.
Contact with a "live" wire will also make exposed
metal parts of the power tool "live" and could give
the operator an electric shock.
When ripping, always use a rip fence or
6.
straight edge guide.
of cut and reduces the chance of blade binding.
Always use blades with correct size and shape
7.
(diamond versus round) of arbour holes.
Blades that do not match the mounting hardware
control.
8. Never use damaged or incorrect blade wash-
ers or bolt. The blade washers and bolt were
Kickback causes and related warnings
— kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched,
uncontrolled saw to lift up and out of the workpiece
toward the operator;
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closing down, the blade stalls and the motor reaction
— if the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the
cut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade can dig
into the top surface of the wood causing the blade
operator.
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect
operating procedures or conditions and can be avoided
1.
and position your arms to resist kickback forces.
Position your body to either side of the blade, but
not in line with the blade. Kickback could cause the
When blade is binding, or when interrupting a
2.
cut for any reason, release the trigger and hold
the saw motionless in the material until the
blade comes to a complete stop. Never attempt
to remove the saw from the work or pull the saw
backward while the blade is in motion or kick-
back may occur. Investigate and take corrective
actions to eliminate the cause of blade binding.
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3. When restarting a saw in the workpiece, centre the saw
blade in the kerf so that the saw teeth are not engaged
into the material.
kickback from the workpiece as the saw is restarted.
Support large panels to minimise the risk of
4.
blade pinching and kickback. Large panels tend
to sag under their own weight. Supports must be
placed under the panel on both sides, near the line
of cut and near the edge of the panel.
5. Do not use dull or damaged blades. Unsharpened
excessive friction, blade binding and kickback.
6. Blade depth and bevel adjusting locking levers
must be tight and secure before making the
cut.
cause binding and kickback.
7. Use extra caution when sawing into existing
walls or other blind areas. The protruding blade
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