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workbyhandoragainstthebodyleavesit
unstableandmayleadtolossofcontrol.
8.3Routerbitsandotheraccessoriesmust
fitexactlyinthecolletofthepowertool.
Routerbitsthatdonotfitcorrectlyinthe
toolrotateirregularly,vibrateheavilyand
canshootout,
leadingtopossiblelossoflife.
8.4Makesurethecuttingtoolisrotating
beforeitisappliedtotheworkpiece.
Otherwisethereisadangerofkickback
whenthecuttingtooljamsintheworkpiece.
8.5Keephandsawayfromtheroutingarea
andtherouterbit
whilstthemachineisin
operation.Whenbothhandsareholdingthe
machineneithercanbeinjured.
8.6NevercutoverMetalobject,nailsor
screws.Therouterbitcanbecomedamaged
andleadtoincreasedvibrationsand
kickback.
8.7Usesuitabledetectorstodetermineif
anyutilitylinesarehidden
intheworkarea.
Contactwithelectriclinescanleadtofire
andelectricshock.Damagingagaslinecan
leadtoexplosions.Penetratingawaterline
causespropertydamageandmaycause
electricshock.
8.8Donotusebluntordamagedrouterbits.
Bluntordamagedrouterbitscause
increased
friction,canbecomejammedandleadto
imbalance.
8.9Alwayswaituntilthemachinehascome
toacompletestopbyitselfbeforeplacingit
down.Thetoolinsertcanjamandleadto
lossofcontroloverthepowertool .If
anythingisusedtostopthecuttingtool
from
rotatingthiscansnagandresultinpersonal
injuryfortheoperator.