Additional Safety Instructions For Mitre Saws - Black & Decker BES700 Original Instructions Manual

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keep your hand at least 100 mm from either side of the

saw blade. Do not use this saw to cut pieces that are

too small to be securely clamped or held by hand. If

your hand is placed too close to the saw blade, there is an

increased risk of injury from blade contact.

The workpiece must be stationary and clamped or

held against both the fence and the table. Do not feed

the workpiece into the blade or cut "freehand" in any

way. Unrestrained or moving workpieces could be thrown

at high speeds, causing injury.

Push the saw through the workpiece. Do not pull the

saw through the workpiece. To make a cut, raise the

saw head and pull it out over the workpiece without

cutting, start the motor, press the saw head down and

push the saw through the workpiece.

Cutting on the pull stroke is likely to cause the saw blade

to climb on top of the workpiece and violently throw the

blade assembly towards the operator.

Never cross your hand over the intended line of

cutting either in front or behind the saw blade.

Supporting the workpiece "cross-handed," i.e. holding the

workpiece to the right of the saw blade with your left hand

or vice versa, is very dangerous.

Do not reach behind the fence with either hand closer

than 100 mm from either side of the saw blade, to

remove wood scraps, or for any other reason while

the blade is spinning. The proximity of the spinning saw

blade to your hand may not be obvious and you may be

seriously injured.

Inspect your workpiece before cutting. If the

workpiece is bowed or warped, clamp it with the

outside bowed face toward the fence. Always make

certain that there is no gap between the workpiece,

fence and table along the line of the cut. Bent or

warped workpieces can twist or shift and may cause

binding on the spinning saw blade while cutting. There

should be no nails or foreign objects in the workpiece.

Do not use the saw until the table is clear of all tools,

wood scraps, etc., except for the workpiece. Small debris

or loose pieces of wood or other objects that contact the

revolving blade can be thrown with high speed.

Cut only one workpiece at a time. Stacked multiple

workpieces cannot be adequately clamped or braced and

may bind on the blade or shift during cutting.

Ensure the mitre saw is mounted or placed on a level,

firm work surface before use. A level and firm work surface

reduces the risk of the mitre saw becoming unstable.

Plan your work. Every time you change the bevel or

mitre angle setting, make sure the adjustable fence is

set correctly to support the workpiece and will not

interfere with the blade or the guarding system.

Without turning the tool "ON" and with no workpiece on the

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table, move the saw blade through a complete simulated

cut to assure there will be no interference or danger of

cutting the fence.

Provide adequate support such as table extensions,

saw horses, etc. for a workpiece that is wider or

longer than the table top. Workpieces longer or wider

than the mitre saw table can tip if not securely supported.

If the cut-off piece or workpiece tips, it can lift the lower

guard or be thrown by the spinning blade.

Do not use another person as a substitute for a table

extension or as additional support. Unstable support

for the workpiece can cause the blade to bind or the

workpiece to shift during the cutting operation, pulling you

and the helper into the spinning blade.

The cut-off piece must not be jammed or pressed by

any means against the spinning saw blade.

If confined, i.e. using length stops, the cut-off piece could

get wedged against the blade and thrown violently.

Always use a clamp or a fixture designed to properly

support round material such as rods or tubing. Rods

have a tendency to roll while being cut, causing the blade

to "bite" and pull the work with your hand into the blade.

Let the blade reach full speed before contacting the

workpiece. This will reduce the risk of the workpiece

being thrown.

If the workpiece or blade becomes jammed, turn the

mitre saw off. Wait for all moving parts to stop and

disconnect the plug from the power source and/

or remove the battery pack. Then work to free the

jammed material. Continued sawing with a jammed

workpiece could cause loss of control or damage to the

mitre saw.

After finishing the cut, release the switch, hold the

saw head down and wait for the blade to stop before

removing the cut-off piece. Reaching with your hand

near the coasting blade is dangerous.