Festool CSC SYS 50 EBI Original Instructions Manual page 27

Always use saw blade guard and riving
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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.
– Immediately reattach the guarding system
after completing an operation (such as
rabbeting, dadoing or resawing cuts)
which requires removal of the guard and
riving knife . The guard and riving knife
help to reduce the risk of injury.
Make sure the saw blade is not contacting
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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.
– 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.
For the riving knife and anti-kickback de­
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vice to work, they must be engaged in the
workpiece. The riving knife and anti-kick­
back device are ineffective when cutting
workpieces that are too short to be engag­
ed with the riving knife and anti-kickback
device. Under these conditions a kickback
cannot be prevented by the riving knife and
anti-kickback device.
– Use the appropriate saw blade for the riv­
ing knife. For the riving knife to function
properly, the saw blade diameter must
match the appropriate 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 saw blade must be wid­
er than the thickness of the riving knife.
2) Cutting procedures warnings
– DANGER: Never place your fingers or
hands in the vicinity or in line with the saw
blade. A moment of inattention or a slip
could direct your hand towards the saw
blade and result in serious personal injury.
– Feed the workpiece into the saw blade on­
ly against the direction of rotation. Feed­
ing the workpiece in the same direction
that the saw blade is rotating above the ta­
ble may result in the workpiece, and your
hand, being pulled into the saw blade.
Never use the mitre gauge to feed the
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workpiece when ripping and do not use
the rip fence as a length stop when cross
cutting with the mitre gauge. Guiding the
workpiece with the rip fence and the mitre
gauge at the same time increases the like­
lihood of saw blade binding and kickback.
When ripping, always apply the workpiece
–
feeding force between the fence and the
saw blade. Use a push stick when the dis­
tance between the fence and the saw
blade is less than 150 mm, and use a push
block when this distance is less than 50
mm. "Work helping" devices will keep your
hand at a safe distance from the saw blade.
Use only the push stick provided by the
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manufacturer or constructed in accord­
ance with the instructions. This push stick
provides sufficient distance of the hand
from the saw blade.
Never use a damaged or cut push stick. A
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damaged push stick may break causing
your hand to slip into the saw blade.
Do not perform any operation "freehand".
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Always use either the rip fence or the mi­
tre gauge to position and guide the work­
piece. "Freehand" means using your hands
to support or guide the workpiece, in lieu of
a rip fence or mitre gauge. Freehand saw­
ing leads to misalignment, binding and
kickback.
Never reach around or over a rotating saw
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blade. Reaching for a workpiece may lead
to accidental contact with the moving saw
blade.
Provide auxiliary workpiece support to the
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rear and/or sides of the saw table for long
and/or wide workpieces to keep them lev­
el. A long and/or wide workpiece has a ten­
dency to pivot on the table's edge, causing
loss of control, saw blade binding and kick­
back.
Feed workpiece at an even pace. Do not
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bend or twist the workpiece. If jamming
occurs, turn the tool off immediately, dis­
connect the battery pack then clear the
jam. Jamming the saw blade by the work­
piece can cause kickback or stall the mo­
tor.
Do not remove pieces of cut-off material
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while the saw is running. The material may
become trapped between the fence or in­
side the saw blade guard and the saw blade
pulling your fingers into the saw blade.
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