Specific Safety - Makita 5007F Instruction Manual

SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES
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DO NOT
let comfort or familiarity with product (gained from repeated use) replace strict
adherence
to
circular saw safety rules. If you use this tool unsafely or incorrectly, you can
suffer serious personal injury.
1.
DANGER! Keep hands away from cutting
area and blade. Keep your second hand on
auxiliary handle, or motorhousing.
If
both hands are holding the saw, they cannot be
cut by the blade.
Keep your body positioned to either side of
the saw blade, but not
in
line with the saw
blade. KICKBACK could cause the saw to jump
backwards. (See "Causes and Operator Prevention
Do not reach underneath the work.
The
guard
can
not protect you from
he
blade below the
work Don't attempt to remve cut material when
blade is mving.
CAUTION:
Blades coast after hrm off. Wait until blade stops
before grasping cut material.
2. Check lower guard for proper closing before
each use. Do not operate saw if lower guard
does not move
freely
and close instantly.
Never clamp or tie the lower guard into the
open position.
If saw is accidentally dropped, lower guard may
be bent. Raise the lower guard with the Retacting
handle (lever) and make sure it moves freely and
does not touch the blade or any other part in all
angles and depths of cut To
check lower guard,
open lower guard by hand, then release and
watch guard closure. Also check to see that
retracting handle (lever) does not touch tool how-
ing. Leaving blade exposed i s VERY DANGER-
OUS and can lead to serious personal injury.
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3.
Check the operation and condition of the
lower guard spring. If the guard and the spring
are not operating properly, they must be ser-
viced before use.
Lower guard may operate sluggishly due to dam-
aged parts, gummy deposik, or a buildup of
debris.
4. Lower guard should be retracted manually
only
for special cuts such as "Pocket Cuts"
and "Compound Cuts." Raise lower guard by
Retracting Handle (lever). As soon as blade
enters the material, lower guard must be
released.
For all other sawing, the lower guard should oper-
ate automatically.
5.
Always observe that the lower guard is cov-
ering the blade before placing saw down on
bench or floor.
A n unprotected, coasting blade will cause the saw
to walk backwards, cutting whatever is in its path.
Be
aware of the time it takes for the blade to stop
after switch i s released.
6.
NEVER
hold piece being cut in your hands
or across your leg.
It is important to support the work properly to min-
imize body exposure, blade binding, or loss of
control.
7.
Hold
tool by
insulated gripping surfaces
when performing an operation where !he cut-
ting tool may contact hidden wiring or it.s own
cord.
Contact with a "live" wire will also make exposed
metal parts of he tool "live" and shock the opera-
tor.
8. When ripping always use a rip fence or
straight edge guide.
This improves the accuracy of cut and reduces
the chance for blade binding.
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