Additional Safety Rules - Flex FX7141A Operator's Manual

Always use a clamp or a fixture designed
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to properly support round material such as
rods or tubing. Rods have a tendency to roll
while being cut, causing the blade to "bite"
and pull the work with your hand into the
blade.
Let the blade reach full speed before
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contacting the workpiece. This will reduce
the risk of the workpiece being thrown.
If the workpiece or blade becomes
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jammed, turn the miter saw off. Wait for all
moving parts to stop and disconnect the
plug from the power source and/or remove
the battery pack. Then work to free the
jammed material. Continued sawing with
a jammed workpiece could cause loss of
control or damage to the miter saw.
After finishing the cut, release the switch,
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hold the saw head down and wait for the
blade to stop before removing the
Develop a periodic maintenance schedule
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for your tool. When cleaning a tool be
careful not to disassemble any portion
of the tool since internal wires may be
misplaced or pinched or safety guard
return springs may be improperly mounted.
Certain cleaning agents such as gasoline,
carbon tetrachloride, ammonia, etc. may
damage plastic parts.
Do not use the miter saw to cut fiber
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cement board. Cutting materials containing
crystalline silica may create exposures to
respirable silica dust.
Before each use, review all warnings
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located on the miter saw.
Use this miter saw only as intended.
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Unintended use may result in personal injury
and property damage.
Risk of electric shock. Do not use in the rain.
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To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not
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put the miter saw in water or other liquid. Do
not place or store the miter saw where it can
fall or be pulled into a tub or sink.
Avoid overheating the blade tips and avoid
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melting plastic materials during cutting.

ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES

cut-off piece. Reaching with your hand near
the coasting blade is dangerous.
Hold the handle firmly when making an
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incomplete cut or when releasing the switch
before the saw head is completely in the
down position. The braking action of the saw
may cause the saw head to be suddenly pulled
downward, causing a risk of injury.
Wear eye protection!
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Keep hands and body out of the path of the
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saw blade. Contact with blade will result in
serious injury.
Check guarding system to make sure it is
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functioning correctly.
Never reach around saw blade.
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Turn off the saw and wait for saw blade to
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stop before moving workpiece or changing
settings.
DANGER
should consult their physician(s) before using
this product. Operation of electrical equipment
in close proximity to a heart pacemaker could
cause interference or failure of the pacemaker.
WARNING
Drilling, sawing, sanding or machining wood
products can expose you to wood dust, a
substance known to the State of California to
cause cancer. Avoid inhaling wood dust or use
a dust mask or other safeguards for personal
protection. For more information go to
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/wood.
Some dust created by power sanding, sawing,
grinding, drilling and other construction
activities contains chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer, birth
defects or other reproductive harm. Some
examples of these chemicals are:
Lead from lead-based paints.
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Crystalline silica from bricks, cement, and
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other masonry products.
Arsenic and chromium from chemically-
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treated lumber.
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People with electronic de-
vices, such as pacemakers,