DeWalt DC300K Instruction Manual page 5

b) Use power tools only with specifi cally designated battery
packs. Use of any other battery packs may create a risk of
injury and fi re.
c) When battery pack is not in use, keep it away from other
metal objects, like paper clips, coins, keys, nails, screws,
or other small metal objects, that can make a connection
from one terminal to another. Shorting the battery terminals
together may cause burns or a fi re.
d) Under abusive conditions, liquid may be ejected from
the battery; avoid contact. If contact accidentally occurs,
fl ush with water. If liquid contacts eyes, additionally seek
medical help. Liquid ejected from the battery may cause
irritation or burns.
6) SERVICE
a) Have your power tool serviced by a qualifi ed repair
person using only identical replacement parts. This will
ensure that the safety of the power tool is maintained.
Safety Instructions for All Saws
CUTTING PROCEDURE
a) DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting area and the
blade. Keep your second hand on auxiliary handle or motor
housing. If both hands are holding the saw, they cannot be cut by
the blade.
b) Do not reach underneath the work. The guard cannot protect
you from the blade below the work.
c) Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the workpiece.
Less than a full tooth of the blade teeth should be visible below the
workpiece.
d) Never hold piece being cut in your hands or across your
leg. Secure the workpiece to a stable platform. It is important
to support the work properly to minimize body exposure, blade
binding, or loss of control.
e) Hold the power tool by insulated gripping surfaces only,
when performing an operation where the cutting tool may
contact hidden wiring. Contact with a "live" wire will also make
exposed metal parts of the power tool "live" and could give the
operator an electric shock.
f) When ripping always use a rip fence or straight edge guide.
This improves the accuracy of cut and reduces the chance for
blade binding.
g) Always use blades with correct size and shape (diamond
vs. round) arbor holes. Blades that do not match the mounting
hardware of the saw will run eccentrically, causing loss of control.
h) Never use damaged or incorrect blade washers or bolts. The
blade washers and bolt were specially designed for your saw, for
optimum performance and safety of operation.
KICKBACK CAUSES AND RELATED WARNINGS
- Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound or misaligned
saw blade, causing an uncontrolled saw to lift up and out of the
workpiece toward the operator.
- When the blade is pinched or bound tightly by the kerf closing
down, the blade stalls and the motor reaction drives the unit
rapidly back toward the operator.
- If the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the cut, the teeth
at the back edge of the blade can dig into the top surface of the
wood causing the blade to climb out of the kerf and jump back
toward operator.
Kickback is the result of tool misuse and/or incorrect operating
procedures or conditions and can be avoided by taking proper
precautions as given below:
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