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Use of dust collection can reduce dust-related
hazards.
h. Do not let familiarity gained from frequent
use of tools allow you to become complacent
and ignore tool safety principles. A careless
action can cause severe injury within a fraction
of a second.
4 POWER TOOL USE AND CARE
a. Do not force the power tool. Use the correct
power tool for your application. The correct
power tool will do the job better and safer at
the rate for which it was designed.
b. Do not use the power tool if the switch does not
turn it on and off. Any power tool that cannot
be controlled with the switch is dangerous and
must be repaired.
c. Disconnect the plug from the power source
and/or remove the battery pack, if detachable,
from the power tool before making any adjust-
ments, changing accessories, or storing power
tools. Such preventive safety measures reduce
the risk of starting the power tool accidentally.
d. Store idle power tools out of the reach of chil-
dren and do not allow persons unfamiliar with
the power tool or these instructions to operate
the power tool. Power tools are dangerous in
the hands of untrained users.
e. Maintain power tools and accessories. Check
for misalignment or binding of moving parts,
breakage of parts and any other condition
that may affect the power tool's operation. If
damaged, have the power tool repaired be-
fore use. Many accidents are caused by poorly
maintained power tools.
f. Keep cutting tools sharp and clean. Properly
maintained cutting tools with sharp cutting
edges are less likely to bind and are easier to
control.
g. Use the power tool, accessories and tool bits
etc. in accordance with these instructions, tak-
ing into account the working conditions and the
work to be performed. Use of the power tool for
operations different from those intended could
result in a hazardous situation.
h. Keep handles and grasping surfaces dry, clean
and free from oil and grease. Slippery handles
and grasping surfaces do not allow for safe
handling and control of the tool in unexpected
situations.
5 SERVICE
a. Have your power tool serviced by a qualified
repair person using only identical replacement
parts. This will ensure that the safety of the
power tool is maintained.
b. Only use original Festool parts for repair and
maintenance. The use of incompatible accesso-
ries or spare parts can result in electric shocks
or other injuries.
4.2
Safety instructions for table saws
Guarding related warnings
a. Keep guards in place. Guards must be in
working order and be properly mounted. A
guard that is loose, damaged, or is not func-
tioning correctly must be repaired or replaced.
b. Always use saw blade guard and riving knife
for every through–cutting operation. For
through-cutting operations where the saw
blade cuts completely through the thickness
of the workpiece, the guard and other safety
devices help reduce the risk of injury.
c. Immediately reattach the guarding system af-
ter completing an operation (such as rabbet-
ing, dadoing or resawing cuts) which requires
removal of the guard and/or riving knife. The
guard, riving knife, and anti-kickback device
help to reduce the risk of injury.
d. Make sure the saw blade is not contacting the
guard, riving knife or the workpiece before
the switch is turned on. Inadvertent contact
of these items with the saw blade could cause
a hazardous condition.
e. Adjust the riving knife as described in this
instruction manual. Incorrect spacing, po-
sitioning and alignment can make the riving
knife ineffective in reducing the likelihood of
kickback.
f. For the riving knife to work, it must be en-
gaged in the workpiece. The riving knife is
ineffective when cutting workpieces that are
too short to be engaged with the riving knife.
Under these conditions a kickback cannot be
prevented by the riving knife.
g. Use the appropriate saw blade for the riving
knife. For the riving knife to function properly,
the saw blade diameter must match the ap-
propriate riving knife and the body of the saw
blade must be thinner than the thickness of
the riving knife and the cutting width of the
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