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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1) Make sure you have read and fully understood the general
instructions and safety precautions that are printed in the
preceding pages of this manual.
2) Before connecting the machine to the supply; check the tool
for obvious signs of damage, paying particular attention to the
plug and the power cable. Rectify or have rectified any damage
you discover. Check that the blade you are using is the correct
one for the job in hand. Change the blade if necessary. Check
the blade is not damaged; is clean, sharp, tracks properly and is
correctly tensioned.
3) Set the upper blade guide to approximately 12mm (1/2")
above the height of the work piece.
4) Check especially on site, that there are no foreign objects e.g.
old nails, screws, small stones etc embedded in the material you
are about to cut.
5) Check that all accessories, tools etc., that have been used
to set the machine up, are removed and set carefully aside or
stowed away correctly.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD
CHILDREN BE ALLOWED IN THE WORK AREA
AND KEEP TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT OUT OF
REACH OF YOUNG CHILDREN!
CONNECT A DUST EXTRACTION
MACHINE TO THE SAW.
Note: For the AW1950B we recommend a vacuum style
extractor, such as the AC50E, code 105251.
6) Ensure the machine is switched off. Plug the power cable
into a correctly rated switched socket outlet. If extension leads
are being used, check these for damage, do not use if damaged;
if you are working outside, check that any extension cables in
use are rated for outside work. Switch on. Allow the saw to run
up to speed.
7) Make sure that the material you are about to cut is within the
machine is capacity, and the cut you are about to make is within
the blades' capabilities, e.g. do not try to cut a 1" radius curve
using a 5/8" blade.
8) Make sure the blade is not in contact with the material when
you start the saw. Start the cutting operation. Do not try to
cut too quickly; the correct cutting speed, if one could be so
precise, would never see the blade pushed back against the
thrust bearing, the saw would cut and clear the saw line at the
rate the work piece was fed into it. If you notice that you require
more and more pressure to effect the cut, and the blade is in
continual contact with the thrust bearing, the chances are the
blade is becoming blunt. Check and change if necessary.
Do not let go of the work piece, if you have to change your grip,
make sure one hand is holding the material at all times.
9) If you are cutting long pieces of material think about sawing
cutouts (i.e. a saw cut from the edge of the material to the saw
line) along the saw line so that you can discard the off cuts as
you progress down the saw line.
10) Observe the old woodworkers' adage of never allowing your
hand/fingers within one handbreadth of the blade.
11) If you have to cut very small pieces of material, arrange
or manufacture some form of 'shoe' to carry the timber. If the
USE THE SUPPLIED PUSH STICK
WHEN CUTTING SMALL PIECES.
work piece is exceptionally small, find something to use as a
sacrificial carrier and mount the work piece on it with double
sided tape, or similar.
12) Remember to check the blade tension after a new blade
has been 'working' for 30-60 mins. The blade will 'stretch' slightly
when new.
13) Do not release the tension on the saw blade when work is
complete. The blades and the main saw frame do not respond
kindly to constant changes in stress and tension. Only release
the tension to change the blade or if the blade is to be removed
because the machine is to be 'mothballed' for a lengthy time
period. The blade in tension over a long period of non-use will
cause the tyres to develop 'flat' spot.
WARNING! IF THE SAW JAMS!
SWITCH OFF IMMEDIATELY.
14) Open the saw cut, either by pulling apart or driving a wedge
in close to the back of the blade. Try to wriggle the blade free of
the saw. If this is not possible; check that the saw is free in the
cut, start the saw, allow it to run up to speed and 'cut out' as
quickly as possible. The removal of the 'off cut' may well prevent
the saw jamming again if you resume the original cut).
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