Special Safety Instructions - Scheppach multi cut 5 Original Instructions Manual

6. Special safety instructions

Never reach into the sawing area or into the area
surrounding the saw blade.
Always hold the handle or motor casing with your
other hand. If you use both hands to hold the saw
it will reduce the risk of injury.
Ensure that you hold the saw tightly at all times so
that you do not lose control of it.
Never stand in line with the saw blade. Always
stand to the right or left of the saw blade. Any
recoil may result in the saw jumping backwards.
Never reach below the workpiece. The safety
hood over the saw blade does not offer any
protection from the saw blade underneath the
workpiece.
Never remove sawn pieces whilst the saw blade is
still turning.
Before using the saw ensure that the pivot safety
hood is in good working order. The pivot safety
hood must move freely and must close immedia-
tely. The pivot safety hood must never be locked
in its open position.
If you have dropped the saw by accident, check
the pivot safety hood for signs of damage and
ensure that it is in good working order. To check
this, open the pivot safety hood with the handle
and ensure that the safety hood moves freely
and that it does not touch the saw blade or other
parts at any cutting angle or cutting depth.
Check the condition and function of the return
spring on the pivot safety hood at regular inter-
vals. The saw must not be used if the spring and
the safety hood are not in good working order.
These components must be repaired before the
saw may be used again.
Resin deposits or dirt accumulations can cause
the pivot safety hood to move more slowly. In this
case, disconnect the machine from the mains sup-
ply, remove the saw blade and clean the safety
hood and the hood area.
The pivot safety hood may only be opened manu-
ally for special cuts, such as submersed or shifting
cuts.
In this case open the pivot safety hood using the
appropriate handle. The pivot safety hood must
be released again as soon as the saw blade has
engaged in the material.
The use of the automatic pivot safety hood func-
tion must be used for all other cuts.
After you release the ON/OFF switch it will take a
little time before the saw blade reaches a stand-
still.
Before you put down the saw ensure that the
pivot safety hood is completely closed and that
the saw blade has reached a standstill. An unguar-
ded, freely turning saw blade may cause the saw
to catapult out of control.
Never hold the workpiece you wish to saw in your
hand or place it on your leg. Always place workpi-
eces in a vice or clamp.
Always hold the machine using the insulated
handles provided whilst it is in use. This will pre-
vent the risk of a fatal electric shock if the saw
blades come into contact with live cables.
Never use normal carbide metal blades. Twin saw
blades have a different shape. Normal saw blades
will not fit the fastening device on the saw and
may result in serious injuries.
Never use damaged or non-fitting washers or
bolts to fit the saw blade.
Washers, bolts and flanges have been specially
designed for this saw to ensure perfect operating
safety and performance.
Never carry the saw in your hands whilst it is run-
ning. If it comes into contact with your clothing
there is a possibility that the pivot safety hood
will open. Contact with the rotating saw blade
can cause extremely serious injuries.
Depending on how and for what purpose the
saw is used, the service life of the ON/OFF switch
may be shorter than that of the saw itself. If the
switch breaks whilst eh saw is switched off, you
may find that it is no longer possible to switch the
saw on again. If the switch breaks whilst the saw
is in use, you may find that it is no longer possible
to switch the saw off again. In both cases pull
the mains plug out of the socket without delay.
The saw must not be used again until it has been
repaired by an expert.
Always use a riving knife for sawing large panels.
Remember at all times that it is possible for the
saw to recoil. If the saw jams and is catapulted
back at the user, this is known as a recoil.
Immediately release the switch if the saw jams or
the saw blade becomes tuck. Do not use force to
remove the saw from the material. Never pull the
saw out of the material whilst the saw blade is still
moving.
Do not use bent or torn saw blades.
Do not solder or weld saw blade cracks or weld
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