Table of Contents
1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.1 Legal Notice ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
1.2 Illustrations ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
2 Symbols .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 General Symbols ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Symbols in Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................................ 9
3 General ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Intended Use ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Target Group and Previous Experience ................................................................................................................. 10
3.3 Requirements for the Operators ........................................................................................................................... 10
3.4 Accident Prevention .............................................................................................................................................. 11
3.5 General Safety Regulations ................................................................................................................................... 11
3.6 Structure and Function ......................................................................................................................................... 12
3.7 Standard Equipment ............................................................................................................................................. 12
3.8 Special Equipment ................................................................................................................................................ 13
3.9 Expandability ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
4 Safety ............................................................................................................................................................ 14
4.1 Basic Safety Instructions ....................................................................................................................................... 14
4.1.1 Application Area and Intended Use ................................................................................................................................. 14
4.1.2 Modifications and Conversions to the Machine .............................................................................................................. 14
4.1.3 Residual Risks .................................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.1.4 Observe the Environmental Protection Regulations........................................................................................................ 16
4.1.5 Organisational Measures ................................................................................................................................................. 17
4.1.6 Personnel Selection and Qualification - Basic Duties ....................................................................................................... 17
4.2 Safety Instructions for Specific Phases of Operation ............................................................................................ 17
4.2.1 Normal Operation ........................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.2.2 Special work within the Scope of Maintenance Work as well as Troubleshooting in the Workflow .............................. 18
4.3 Safe Working Practices ......................................................................................................................................... 18
4.4 Hazardous Areas on the Sliding Table Saw ........................................................................................................... 20
4.4.1 Danger Zone Saw Blade ................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.4.2 Danger Zones around the Machine ................................................................................................................................. 20
4.5 Avoidance of Kickback Hazards ............................................................................................................................. 21
4.5.1 Use fence and saw blade guard ....................................................................................................................................... 21
4.5.2 Never work without the riving knife ................................................................................................................................ 21
4.5.3 Rip fence when cutting short workpieces to width ......................................................................................................... 21
4.5.4 Parallelism of the rip fence .............................................................................................................................................. 22
4.5.5 Cutting off small pieces on the rip fence ......................................................................................................................... 22
4.6 Special Characteristics of Guards Made of Polycarbonate (Plexiglas) .................................................................. 23
4.6.1 Effect of cooling lubricants on polycarbonate ................................................................................................................. 23
5 Machine Data ............................................................................................................................................... 23
5.1 Technical Specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 23