Safety Rules For Circular Saws; Kickback Causes And Related Warnings - Bosch GKT18V-20GCL Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

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charge the battery pack or tool outside the
temperature range specified in the
instructions. Charging improperly or at
temperatures outside the specified range may
damage the battery and increase the risk of
fire.
6. Service
a. Have your power tool serviced by a qualified
repair
replacement parts. This will ensure that the
safety of the power tool is maintained.
b. Never service damaged battery packs.
Service of battery packs should only be
performed by the manufacturer or authorized
service providers.
a.
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 workpiece. The
guard cannot protect you from the blade
below the workpiece.
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 the workpiece in your hands or
across your leg while cutting. Secure the
workpiece to a stable platform.
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, 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 of
blade binding.
g. Always use blades with correct size and
shape (diamond versus round) of arbor
holes. Blades that do not match the mounting
hardware of the saw will run off-center,
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General Power Tool Safety Warnings
person using only

Safety Rules for Circular Saws

Keep hands away from
cutting area and the blade.
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identical
causing loss of control.
h. Never use damaged or incorrect blade
washers or bolt. The blade washers and bolt
were specially designed for your saw, for
optimum performance and safety of
operation.
i. Inspect the condition and quality of the
wood and remove all nails from lumber
before cutting. Wet lumber, green lumber or
pressure treated lumber require special
attention during cutting operation to prevent
kickback.
j. Hold the saw firmly to prevent loss of
control. Figures in this manual illustrate
It is typical hand support of the saw.
k. Depending upon use, the switch may not last
the life of the saw. If the switch should fail
in the "OFF" position, the saw may not start.
If it should fail while the saw is running, the
saw may not shut off. If either occurs,
remove the battery pack from the saw
immediately and do not use until repaired.
l. This circular saw should not be mounted to a
table and converted to a table saw. Circular
saws are not designed or intended to be used
as table saws.
Kickback causes and related
warnings
Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched,
jammed or misaligned saw blade, causing an
uncontrolled saw to lift up and out of the
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