Symbols On The Machine; Safety Devices; Special Product Features - Metabo UK 333 Original Operation Instructions

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3.3

Symbols on the machine

Danger! 
Disregard of the following
warnings may lead to
serious personal injury or
material damage.

Read instructions. 

Do not reach into the
revolving saw blade.

Wear safety goggles.

Wear hearing protection. 

Do not operate machine in
damp or wet environment. 
When operated as cir-
cular saw the saw
blade is arrested in
the table's centre, for
adjustments it is
arrested in the forward
position.
When operated as
crosscut saw the work
piece is clamped to
the table and the saw
blade pulled forward. 
Speed settings for dif-
ferent materials (see
chapter "Operating
elements/Speed set-
ting control").


Information on the nameplate:
16
17
18
19
20 21 22
(16) Manufacturer
(17) Serial number
18
(18) Machine designation
(19) Motor specifications (see also
"Technical specifications")
(20) Year of make
(21) CE-mark – This machine con-
forms to the EC directives as per
Declaration of Conformity
(22) Waste disposal symbol – the
machine can be disposed of
through the manufacturer
(23) Dimensions of permissible saw
blades
3.4

Safety devices

Blade guard
The blade guard (24) protects against
accidental contact with the saw blade
and from chips flying about.
Always have the blade guard installed
during operation.
26
Riving knife
The riving knife (25) prevents the work
piece from being caught by the rising
teeth of the saw blade and being thrown
back against the operator.
Always have the riving knife installed
during operation.
Contact protection
The following components protect
against accidental contact with the saw
blade:
 Table insert extrusion (26),
 Chipcase cover plate (27),
 Contact guard (28).
These components must always be
installed while the saw is operated.
23
Push stick
The push stick (29) serves as an exten-
sion of the hand and protects against
accidental contact with the saw blade.
Use push stick if distance rip fence –
saw blade is 120 mm.
24
Guide the push stick at an angle of 20
... 30 against the saw table's surface.
When the push stick is not used, it can
25
be hung to the holder provided at the
base's side.
Replace push stick if damaged.
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27
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4. Special Product Features

 Radial pull action for precision cuts.
 Precision adjustable bevel tilt from 
–1.5 to 46.5.
 Continuously adjustable depth of cut
0 – 70 mm.
 All operating elements are located
at the machine's front.
 Electronic speed control:
 motor soft start;
 low mains supply load;
 constant saw blade speed, irre-
spective of load, provides for con-
sistent cut quality;
 speed adjustable from 2500 to
4500 rpm.
 An electronic motor protection by
overcurrent detection shuts the
motor off when it is locked (e.g. by a
blocked saw blade).
 An undervoltage relay prevents the
machine from starting up when
power is restored after a power fail-
ure.