Skil 3601 Consignes D'utilisation/De Sécurité page 4

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W RNING
• if the workpiece or blade becomes jammed or
bogged down, turn flooring saw "off". Wait for all
moving parts to stop and unplug the flooring saw,
then work to free the jammed material. Continued
sawing with jammed workpiece could cause loss of
control or damage to flooring saw.
• After finishing the cut, turn flooring saw "off" and
wait for blade to stop before removing work or cutoff
piece. if blade does not stop within ten (10) seconds,
unplug the saw and follow the instructions in the
Troubleshooting section. REACHING WITH YOUR
HAND UNDER A COASTING BLADE IS DANGEROUS!
cRoSScUT opeRATioN
• Use clamps to support workpiece whenever possible.
if supporting the workpiece by hand, you must
always keep hand outside of the intended line of
cutting. Do not use this saw to cut pieces that are too
small to be securely clamped.
• Do not feed workpiece into the blade or cut
"freehand" in any way. Workpiece must be stationary
and clamped or braced by your hand. Saw must be
fed through the workpiece smoothly and at a rate which
will not overload the saw's motor.
• 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.
• inspect your workpiece before cutting. if workpiece is
bowed or warped, clamp it with the outside bowed
face toward the fence. Always make certain that there
is no gap between the workpiece, fence and table
along the line of the cut. Bent or warped workpieces
can twist or rock and may cause binding on the spinning
saw blade while cutting. Also, make sure there are no
nails or foreign objects in the workpiece.
• Always use a clamp or a fixture designed to properly
support round material such as dowel 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.
• When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces, plan
your work so it will not slip and pinch the blade and
be torn from your hand. A piece of molding, for
example, must lie flat or be held by a fixture or jig that will
not let it twist, rock or slip while being cut.
"READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS" — Failure to follow the SAFETY RULES identified by BULLET (•) symbol listed
BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious personal injury.
"SAVe TheSe iNSTRUcTioNS"
Safety
locATioN
Use the flooring saw in a well lit area and on a level surface,
clean and smooth enough to reduce the risk of trips and falls.
Use it where neither the operator nor the casual observer is
forced to stand in line with the blade.
KicKBAcK
Kickbacks can cause serious injury: A "KICKBACK" occurs
when a part of the workpiece binds between the sawblade and
the rip fence or other fixed object. Workpiece binding the
blade due to misalignment, can also cause kickback. During
kickback, workpiece rises from table and is thrown toward the
operator. Keep your face and body to one side of the
sawblade, out of line with a possible "KICKBACK".
KicKBAcKS AND poSSiBle iNJURY
cAN USUAllY Be AVoiDeD BY:
a. Maintaining the rip fence parallel to the sawblade.
b. Keeping the sawblade sharp. Replacing or sharpening anti-
kickback pawls when points become dull.
c. Keeping sawblade guard, spreader and anti-kickback pawls
in place and operating properly. The spreader must
be in alignment with the sawblade and the pawls must stop
a kickback once it has started. Check their action before
ripping.
d. NOT ripping workpiece that is twisted or warped or does not
have a straight edge to guide along the rip fence.
e. NOT releasing work until you have pushed it all the way
past the sawblade.
f. Using a Push Stick for ripping widths of 1-3/4" to 6" and
using a piece of scrap wood to push the workpiece to
complete the ripping operations when ripping width is too
narrow (less than 1-3/4") to allow the use of a push stick.
g. NOT confining the cut-off piece when ripping or cross-
cutting.
h. When ripping, apply the feed force to the section of the
workpiece between the sawblade and the rip fence. Use Push
Stick or scrap wood when appropriate (See item f. above).
pRoTecTioN: Eyes, hands, face, ears and body.
To AVoiD BeiNG pUlleD iNTo The SpiNNiNG Tool:
Do NoT WeAR: loose fitting Gloves
loose clothing
Necktie, Jewelry
Do: Tie BAcK loNG hAiR
Roll loNG SleeVeS ABoVe elBoWS
a. If any part of your saw is missing, malfunctioning, has been
damaged or broken ... such as the motor switch, or other
operating control, a safety device or the power cord ... cease
operating immediately until the particular part is properly
repaired or replaced.
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