Safety Rules For Miter Saws - Bosch CM12 Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

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"READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS" — Failure to follow the SAFETY RULES identified by
WARNING
BULLET (•) symbol listed BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious
personal injury.
Tool Use and Care
• Use clamps or other practical way to secure
and support the workpiece to a stable
platform. Holding the work by hand or against
your body is unstable. It allows for work to shift,
causes binding of the tool and loss of control.
• Do not force tool. Use the correct tool for your
application. The correct tool will do the job better
and safer at the rate for which it is designed. Do
not use the tool for purpose not intended - for
example; do not use the miter saw for slicing meats.
• Do not use tool if switch does not turn it "ON"
or "Off". Any tool that cannot be controlled with
the switch is dangerous.
• Disconnect the plug from the power source
before making any adjustments or changing
accessories. Such preventive safety measures
reduce the risk of starting the tool accidentally.
• Keep cutting tools sharp and clean. Properly
maintained tools, with sharp cutting edges, are
less likely to bind and easier to control. When
mounting saw blades be certain that the arrow on
the blade matches the direction of the arrow
marked on the tool and that the teeth are also
pointing in the same direction.
• Inspect guards before using a tool. Keep
guards in place.
binding or any other condition that may affect
the normal operation or safety features of the
tool. If damaged, have tool serviced before
using the tool. Many accidents are caused by
poorly maintained tools.
• Do not alter or misuse tool. Any alteration or
modification is a misuse and may result in serious
personal injury.
• The use of any other accessories not speci-
fied in this manual may create a hazard.
Accessories that may be suitable for one type of
tool, may become hazardous when used on an
inappropriate tool.
Service
• Tool service must be performed only by qual-
ified repair personnel. Service or maintenance
performed by unqualified personnel may result in
misplacing internal wires and components which
could cause serious hazard.
Check moving parts for
"SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS"
Safety
• 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 hazard.

Safety Rules for Miter Saws

• To reduce risk of injury, use saw blade rated
4300/min (RpM) or greater.
• Use clamps to support workpiece whenever
possible. If supporting the workpiece by hand,
you must always keep hand outside of "No
Hand" area as marked with a symbol on the
base. Do not use this saw to cut pieces that
are too small to be securely clamped. Your
hand if placed
region can easily slip or be pulled into the blade.
• Do not reach in back of the saw blade behind
the fence with either hand to hold
down or support the workpiece, remove wood
scraps, or for any other reason. The proximity
of the spinning saw blade to your hand may not
be obvious and you may be seriously injured.
• Never cross your hand over intended line of
cutting. Supporting the workpiece "cross handed"
i.e. holding the left side of the workpiece with your
right hand is very dangerous.
• Always disconnect the power cord from the
power source before making any adjustments
or attaching any accessories.
unintentionally start the saw, leading to serious
personal injury.
• Miter saws are intended to cut wood or wood-
like products, they cannot be used with
abrasive cutoff wheels for cutting ferrous
material such as bars, rods, studs, etc. How-
ever, if cutting materials like aluminum or
other non-ferrous metals, use only saw blades
specifically recommended for non ferrous
metal cutting. Cutting ferrous materials causes
excessive sparking and will damage the lower
guard and will overload the motor.
• Inspect your workpiece before cutting.
workpiece is bowed or warped, clamp it with
the outside bowed face toward the fence.
Always make certain that there is no gap
be-tween the workpiece, fence and table along
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inside the "No Hands"
You may
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