Safety Symbols For Your Tool; Service Safety; Safety Rules For Sabre Saws - Craftsman 320.17234 Operator's Manual

SAFETY S YMBOLS FOR YOUR T OOL
The
label on your tool may include the following symbols.
V....................................................................................................... Volts
A ................................................................................................... Amps
Hz ....................................................................................................... Hertz
W .................................................................................................. Watts
rain ............................................................................................. Minutes
........................................................................................................... Alternating current
............................................................................................. Direct current
no .................................................................................. No-load speed
[_ .................................................................................................... Class II construction, Double Insulated
,,oJmtn.......................................................................................... Revolutions or Strokes per minute
Z_, ............................................................................. Indicates danger, warning or caution.
It means attention! Your safety is involved.
SERVICE SAFETY
1o If any part of this saw is missing or should break, bend, or fail in any way;
or should any electrical component fail to perform properly: SHUT OFF the power
switch and remove the saw plug from the power source and have the missing,
damaged or failed paris replaced BEFORE resuming operation°
2o Tool service must be performed only at a Sears Parts and Repair Center_ Service
or maintenance performed by unqualified personnel could result in a risk of injury.
3, When servicing a tool, use only identical replacement parts, Follow instructions
In the maintenance section of this manual. Use of unauthorized parts or failure to
follow maintenance instructions may create a risk of electric shock or injury.
SAFETY RULES FOR SABRE SAWS
_Keep hands away from cutting area and blade, Keep one
hand on the handleltrigger switch and your other and on the front, top of the
saw's handle/motor housing. If both hands are holding the saw, the
blade cannot cut them,
I Z_ CAUTION:
Blades coast after saw is switched off.
I, KEEP your body positioned to either side of the saw blade and not in direct line
with the saw blade.
2. DO NOT reach under the workplece. The blade extends under the workpiece when
saw is cutting_
3. DO NOT touch the blade or the workpiece immediately after operation; they may
be extremely hot and could burn your skin.
4,, DO NOT cut an oversized workplece.
5. CHECK for the proper clearance under the workplece before cutting so that the
blade will not strike the workbench or material under the workpieee.
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