1347-001
20V MAX 7-1/4” SLIDING COMPOUND MITRE SAW
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SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES
WARNING: Know your mitre saw. Do not use the mitre saw until you have
read and understand this Instruction Manual. Learn the tool’s applications and
limitations, as well as the specific potential hazards related to this tool. Following
this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious injury.
Always wear eye protection. Any power tool can throw foreign objects
into your eyes and cause permanent eye damage. ALWAYS wear
safety goggles (not glasses) that comply with ANSI safety standard
Z87.1. Everyday glasses have only impact resistant lenses.
They ARE NOT safety glasses.
WARNING: Glasses or goggles not in compliance with ANSI Z87.1
could cause serious injury when they break.
Miter saws are intended to cut wood or wood-like products, they cannot be used
etc. Abrasive dust causes moving parts such as the lower guard to jam. Sparks from
• Use clamps to support the workpiece whenever possible. If supporting the
workpiece by hand, you must always keep your hand at least 100 mm from
either side of the saw blade. Do not use this saw to cut pieces that are too small
to be securely clamped or held by hand. If your hand is placed too close to the
• The workpiece must be stationary and clamped or held against both the fence
and the table. Do not feed the workpiece into the blade or cut “freehand” in
any way. Unrestrained or moving workpieces could be thrown at high speeds,
• Push the saw through the workpiece. Do not pull the saw through the workpiece.
To make a cut, raise the saw head and pull it out over the workpiece without
cutting, start the motor, press the saw head down and push the saw through
the workpiece. Cutting on the pull stroke is likely to cause the saw blade to
climb on top of the workpiece and violently throw the blade assembly towards
• Never cross your hand over the intended line of cutting either in front or
behind the saw blade. Supporting the workpiece “cross handed” i.e., holding
the workpiece to the right of the saw blade with your left hand or vice versa is
• Do not reach behind the fence with either hand closer than 100 mm from either
side of the saw blade, to remove wood scraps, or for any other reason while the
blade is spinning. The proximity of the spinning saw blade to your hand may not
• Inspect your workpiece before cutting. If the 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 shift and may cause binding on
the spinning saw blade while cutting. There should be no nails or foreign objects
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