Makita 4131 Mode D'emploi page 6

ENGLISH
(Original instructions)
1 Lever
2 Depth guide
3 Cutting line
4 Switch trigger
5 Lock-off button
6 Dust cover
7 Knob
8 Hex wrench
SPECIFICATIONS
Model
Blade diameter
Max. cutting capacity
No load speed (min
Overall length
Net weight
Safety class
• Due to our continuing program of research and devel-
opment, the specifications herein are subject to change
without notice.
• Specifications may differ from country to country.
• Weight according to EPTA-Procedure 01/2003
Intended use
The tool is intended for cutting in mild steel.
Power supply
The tool should be connected only to a power supply of
the same voltage as indicated on the nameplate, and can
only be operated on single-phase AC supply. They are
double-insulated and can, therefore, also be used from
sockets without earth wire.
General Power Tool Safety Warnings
WARNING Read all safety warnings and all
instructions. Failure to follow the warnings and
instructions may result in electric shock, fire and/or
serious injury.
Save all warnings and instructions for future refer-
ence.
METAL CUTTER SAFETY WARNINGS
Cutting procedures
1. DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting
area and the blade. Keep your second hand on
auxiliary handle, or motor housing. If both hands
are holding the saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.
2. Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The
guard cannot protect you from the blade below the
workpiece.
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Explanation of general view
9 Shaft lock
10 Hex socket head bolt
11 Outer flange
12 Carbide-tipped saw blade
13 Inner flange
14 Slot
15 Rib
16 Rip fence (Guide rule)
4131
185 mm
63 mm
–1
) 3,500
358 mm
5.1 kg
/II
3. 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.
4. Never hold piece being cut in your hands or
across your leg. Secure the workpiece to a sta-
ble platform. It is important to support the work
properly to minimize body exposure, blade binding,
or loss of control.
5. Hold the power tool by insulated gripping sur-
faces only, when performing an operation where
the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring or its
own cord. Contact with a "live" wire will also make
exposed metal parts of the power tool "live" and
could give the operator an electric shock.
6. When ripping, always use a rip fence or straight
edge guide. This improves the accuracy of cut and
reduces the chance for blade binding.
7. Always use blades with correct size and shape
(diamond versus round) of arbour holes. Blades
that do not match the mounting hardware of the saw
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will run eccentrically, causing loss of control.
8. Never use damaged or incorrect blade washers
or bolt. The blade washers and bolt were specially
designed for your saw, for optimum performance and
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safety of operation.
Kickback causes and related warnings
– kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound
or misaligned saw blade, causing an uncontrolled
saw to lift up and out of the workpiece toward the
operator;
– when the blade is pinched or bound tightly by the
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kerf closing down, the blade stalls and the motor
reaction drives the unit rapidly back toward the
operator;
– if the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the
cut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade can dig
into the top surface of the workpiece causing the
blade to climb out of the kerf and jump back toward
the operator.
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect
operating procedures or conditions and can be avoided
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by taking proper precautions as given below.
9. Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the saw
and position your arms to resist kickback forces.
Position your body to either side of the blade,
but not in line with the blade. Kickback could
cause the saw to jump backwards, but kickback
forces can be controlled by the operator, if proper
precautions are taken.
17 Screw
18 Workpiece
19 Sight window
20 Retracting lever
21 Limit mark
22 Screwdriver
23 Brush holder cap