Skil 3601 Consignes D'utilisation/De Sécurité page 5

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b. Wear safety goggles and a face shield if operation is dusty.
Wear ear plugs or muffs during extended periods of operation.
Small loose pieces of wood or other objects that contact the
rear of the revolving blade can be thrown back
at the operator at excessive speed. This can usually be
avoided by keeping the guard and spreader in place for all
"THRU-SAWING" operations (sawing entirely thru the work)
AND by removing all loose pieces from the table with a long
stick of wood IMMEDIATELY after they are cut off.
c. NEVER turn the saw "ON" before clearing the table of all
tools, wood scraps, etc., except the workpiece and related
feed or support devices for the operation planned.
d. NEVER place your face or body in line with the cutting tool.
• NEVER place your fingers and hands in the path of the
sawblade or other cutting tool.
• NEVER reach in back of the cutting tool with either hand to
hold down or support the workpiece, remove wood scraps, or
for any other reason. Avoid awkward operations and hand
positions where sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to
move into a sawblade or other cutting tool.
• DO NOT perform any operation "FREEHAND" — always use
the fence to position and guide the work for both rip cuts and
crosscuts.
• NEVER hold onto or touch the "free end" of the workpiece or
a "free piece" that is cut off, while power is "ON" and/or the
sawblade is rotating.
• Shut "OFF" the saw and disconnect the power cord when
removing the table insert, changing the cutting tool, or making
adjustments.
• Provide adequate support to the rear and sides of the saw
table for wider or long workpieces.
• Plastic and composition (like hardboard) materials may be
cut on your saw. However, since these are usually quite hard
and slippery, the anti-kickback pawls may not stop a kickback.
Therefore, be especially attentive to following proper set-up
and cutting procedures for ripping. Do not stand, or permit
anyone else to stand, in line with a potential kickback.
f. If you stall or jam the sawblade in the workpiece, turn saw
"OFF", remove the workpiece from the sawblade, and check
to see if the sawblade is parallel to the table slots or grooves
and if the spreader is in proper alignment with the sawblade. If
ripping at the time, check to see if rip fence is parallel with the
sawblade. Readjust as indicated.
g. NEVER gang crosscut — lining up more than one work-
piece in front of the blade (stacked vertically, or horizontally
outward on the table) and then pushing thru sawblade. The
blade could pick up one or more pieces and cause a binding
or loss of control and possible injury.
h. DO NOT remove small pieces of cut-off material that may
become trapped inside the blade guard while the saw is
running. This could endanger your hands or cause a kickback.
"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
Turn saw "OFF" and wait until blade stops.
KNoW YoUR cUTTiNG ToolS
Dull, gummy or improperly sharpened or set cutting tools can
cause material to stick, jam, stall the saw, or kickback at the
operator. Minimize potential injury by proper cutting tool and
machine maintenance. NEVER ATTEMPT TO FREE A
STALLED SAWBLADE WITHOUT FIRST TURNING THE
SAW OFF.
a. NEVER use grinding wheels, abrasive cut-off wheels, fric-
tion wheels (metal slitting blades) wire wheels or buffing
wheels.
b. USE ONLY RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES.
d. Make sure the cutting tool rotates in the same direction as
the rotation arrow on the upper guard. Also make sure the
cutting tool, arbor collars and arbor nut are installed properly.
Keep the cutting tool as low as possible for the operation
being performed. Keep all guards in place whenever possible.
• Do not use any blade or other cutting tool marked for an
operating speed less than 11,000 R.P.M. Never use a cutting
tool larger in diameter than the diameter for which the saw
was designed. For greatest safety and efficiency when ripping,
use the maximum diameter blade for which the saw is
designed, since under these conditions the spreader is near-
est the blade.
e. Make sure the table insert is flush or slightly below the table
surface on all sides except for rear side. NEVER operate the
saw unless the proper insert is installed.
Some dust created by power sanding,
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sawing, grinding, drilling, and other
construction activities contains chemicals known to
cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints,
• Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other
masonry products, and
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically treated
lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how
often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to
these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work
with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks
that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
• There are additional safety instructions for particular
operations of the saw in the operating section. Read
the rest of the manual for safe operation.
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