Festool TSC 55 REB Original Operating Manual page 18

TSC 55 REB
GB
– Protect the battery pack from excessive heat > 50 °C or constant heat sources such
as sunlight or naked flames!
– Never use water to extinguish burning li-ion battery packs! Use sand or a fire blan-
ket.
– Protect the machine from moisture.
– Protect the cable from heat, oil and sharp edges.
– Check the plug and the cable regularly and should either become damaged, in order
to avoid a hazard, have them replaced by an authorised after-sales service work-
shop.
– Avoid blockages in the protective cover (e.g. plastic) as otherwise the safety function
may be compromised.
– Harmful/poisonous dust may arise when working (e.g. paint products containing
lead and some types of wood). Contact with or inhalation of this dust may pose a
risk for the operating personnel or persons in the vicinity. Observe the safety regu-
lations applicable in your country.
Wear a P2 respiratory mask to protect your health.
– Festool electric power tools must only be installed on work tables provided by
Festool for this purpose. If the tool is installed in another, or self-made, work table,
it can become unstable and result in serious accidents.
– Only for AS/NZS: The tool shall always be supplied via residual current device with
a rated residual current of 30 mA or less.
2.3 Safety instructions for specific circular
saws
Cutting procedures
a. DANGER! Keep hands away from cutting
area and the blade. Keep your second hand on
auxiliary handle, or motor housing.
hands are holding the saw, they cannot be cut by
the blade.
b. Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The
guard cannot protect you from the blade below
the workpiece.
c. 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.
d. Never hold piece being cut in your hands or
across your leg. Secure the workpiece to a sta-
ble platform. It is important to support the work
properly to minimize body exposure, blade bind-
ing, or loss of control.
e. Hold the power tool by insulated gripping sur-
faces only, when performing an operation
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where the cutting tool may contact hidden wir-
ing. Contact with a "live" wire will also make ex-
posed metal parts of the power tool "live" and
could give the operator an electric shock.
f. When ripping, always use a rip fence or straight
edge guide. This improves the accuracy of cut
If both
and reduces the chance of blade binding.
g. Always use blades with correct size and shape
(diamond versus round) of arbour holes. Blades
that do not match the mounting hardware of the
saw will run eccentrically, causing loss of control.
h. Never use damaged or incorrect blade washers
or bolt. The blade washers and bolt were spe-
cially designed for your saw, for optimum perfor-
mance and safety of operation.
changing tools.
i.Wear suitable protective equip-
ment such as ear protection,
safety goggles, a dust mask for
work which generates dust, and
protective gloves when working
with raw materials and when