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Hold the saw with both hands; keep a firm grip with
thumbs and fingers encircling the handles. The right
hand should be on the rear handle and the left hand
on the front handle. All operators, weather right or left
handed shall use this grip. Never operate a power
cutter holding it with only one hand.
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Stand parallel to the cutting blade. Avoid standing
straight behind. In the event of a kickback the saw will
move in the plane of the cutting blade.
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Maintain a safe distance from the cutting blade when
the engine is running.
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Never leave the machine unsupervised with the motor
running.
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Never move the machine when the cutting equipment
is rotating.
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Never use the kickback zone of the blade for cutting.
See instructions under the heading "Kickback".
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Keep a good balance and a firm foothold.
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Never cut above shoulder height.
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Never cut from a ladder. Use a platform or scaffold if
the cut is above shoulder height. Do not overreach
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Stand at a comfortable distance from the work piece.
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Check that the blade is not in contact with anything
when the machine is started
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Apply the cutting blade gently with high rotating speed
(full throttle) Maintain full speed until cutting is
complete.
OPERATING
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Let the machine work without forcing or pressing the
blade.
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Cut in the same direction when cutting into an existing
cut. Make certain that the cut is wide enough and that
the blades are not angled in the cut. This can cause
kickback.
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Always cut from top to bottom (A). Remove the cutter
and use a crowbar to remove the material that
remains between the cut (B).
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Follow the same saw cut, but further in the work piece
(C), and repeat the work with the crowbar.
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Repeat this working method until the required cutting
depth is achieved (D, E).
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