Personal Safety; Tool Use And Care; Service; Hole Cutter Safety Warnings - RIDGID HC-450 Manual

HC-450/HC-300 Hole Cutting Tools

Personal Safety

• Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use
common sense when operating a power tool.
Do not use a tool while you are tired or under
the influence of drugs, alcohol or medication. A
moment of inattention while operating power tools
may result in serious personal injury.
• Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or
jewelry. Contain long hair. Keep your hair, cloth-
ing and gloves away from moving parts. Loose
clothes, jewelry or long hair can be caught in mov-
ing parts.
• Avoid accidental starting. Be sure switch is OFF
before plugging in. Carrying power tools with your
finger on the switch or plugging in power tools that
have the switch ON invites accidents.
• Remove adjusting keys or wrenches before turn-
ing the tool ON. A wrench or a key left attached to
a rotat ing part of the power tool may result in per-
sonal injury.
• Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and bal-
ance at all times. Proper footing and balance en-
ables better control of the tool in unexpected situ-
ations.
• Use safety equipment. Always wear eye protec-
tion. Safety equipment such as dust mask, non-skid
safety shoes, hard hat, or hearing protection used
for appropriate conditions will reduce personal inju-
ries.

Tool Use and Care

• Use clamps or other practical way to secure and
support the workpiece to a stable platform. Hold-
ing the work by hand or against your body is unsta-
ble and may lead to loss of control.
• Do not force the tool. Use the correct tool for your
application. The correct tool will do the job better
and safer at the rate for which it was designed.
• Do not use the power tool if the switch does not
turn it ON and OFF. Any tool that cannot be con-
trolled with the switch is dangerous and must be
repaired.
• Disconnect the plug from the power source be-
fore making any adjustments, changing accesso-
ries, or storing power tools. Such preventive safety
measures reduce the risk of starting the power tool
accidentally.
• Store idle tools out of the reach of children and
other untrained persons. Tools are dangerous in
the hands of untrained users.
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• Maintain tools with care. Keep cutting tools sharp
and clean. Properly maintained tools with sharp cut-
ting edges are less likely to bind and are easier to con-
trol.
• Check for misalignment or binding of moving
parts, breakage of parts and any other condition
that may affect the tool's operation. If damaged,
have the tool serviced before using. Many acci-
dents are caused by poorly maintained tools.
• Use only accessories that are recommended by
the manufacturer for your model. Accessories
that may be suitable for one tool, may become haz-
ardous when used on another tool.

Service

• Tool service must be performed only by quali-
fied repair personnel. Service or maintenance per-
formed by unqualified personnel could result in a
risk of injury.
• When servicing a tool, use only identical replace-
ment parts. Follow instructions in the Mainte-
nance section of this manual. Use of unauthorized
parts or failure to follow Maintenance Instructions
may create a risk of electrical shock or injury.

Hole Cutter Safety Warnings

WARNING
This section contains important safety information
that is specific to this tool.
Read these precautions carefully before using this
Hole Cutting Tool to reduce the risk of electrical
shock or other serious personal injury.
SAVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!
Keep this manual with the machine for use by the opera-
tor.
• Always wear appropriate eye protection. Cutting
tools can break or shatter. Cutting produces chips
that can be thrown or fall into eyes.
• Do not wear gloves or loose clothing when op-
erating machine. Keep Sleeves and jackets but-
toned. Do not reach across machine. Clothing can
be caught by the machine resulting in entangle-
ment.
• Keep fingers and hands away from rotating
chuck and saw. This reduces the risk of entangle-
ment and cutting injuries.
• Properly secure the Hole Cutting Tool to the pipe.
Improperly secured Hole Cutting Tools can fall and
cause striking and crushing injuries.