saw blade. Hold the auxiliary handle
or the motor housing with your free
hand. If you have both hands on the saw
they cannot be injured by the saw blade.
b) Do not grip the underside of the
workpiece. The blade guard cannot protect
you from the saw blade under the workpiece.
c) Set the cutting depth to match the
thickness of the workpiece. Less than a
full tooth height should be visible below the
workpiece.
d) Never hold the workpiece in your
hand or steady it with your leg
whilst sawing. Keep the workpiece
steady on a stable supporting sur-
face. It is important to see that the workpiece
is firmly held in place to minimise any danger
of it making contact with your body, jamming of
the saw blade or loss of control.
e) Hold the device by the insulated han-
dle surfaces when you are undertak-
ing work where there is the danger
of the cutting tool striking hidden
electricity cables or the device‘s
mains lead. Contact with a live wire means
that the metal parts of the device may also be-
come live and this can result in an electric shock.
f) When cutting longitudinally always
use a guide fence or a straight edge
guide. This will improve the accuracy of your
cut and reduce the risk of the blade jamming.
g) Always use a saw blade of the correct
size and with the appropriate central
fixing hole bore. Saw blades that do not
correspond with the attachment components
on the saw will not run true and could lead to
loss of control.
h) Never use a damaged or incorrect
saw blade washer or screw. The saw
blade washer and screw have been specially
designed to give your saw optimum performance
and safety in use.
To avoid the device kicking back:
Kickback occurs as a result of incorrect use or mis-
use of the saw. It can be prevented by taking the
appropriate precautions as described below.
a) Hold the saw with both hands and
bring your arms into a position in
which you will be able to withstand
any kickback forces. Always stand to
the side of the saw blade and never
bring your body in line with the saw
blade. When kickback occurs, the circular
saw may jump backwards but the operator
can control the kickback forces by adopting
suitable precautions.
b) If the saw blade jams or sawing
stops for another reason, release the
ON / OFF switch and hold the saw in
the workpiece without moving it un-
til the saw blade comes to a complete
standstill. Never try to remove the
saw from the workpiece or move it
backwards until the saw blade has
stopped moving or cannot cause a
kickback. Find the reason for the saw blade
jamming and take the appropriate action to
rectify it.
c) If you wish to restart a saw that has
been inserted into the workpiece,
centre the saw blade in the saw gap
and check that the saw teeth do not
catch on the workpiece. If the saw blade
jams, it may move itself out of the workpiece or
cause a kickback when the saw is restarted.
d) Support boards whilst cutting to re-
duce the risk of kickback caused by
a jammed saw blade. Large boards may
bend under their own weight. Boards must be
supported on both sides as well as near the
saw gap and at the edges.
e) Do not use blunt or damaged saw
blades. Saw blades with blunt or misaligned
teeth are in effect too wide for the designed saw
gap and this gives rise to increased friction,
jamming and kickback.
f) Make sure that the cutting depth and
angle setting fastenings are tightened
before sawing starts. If these settings
move during sawing, this can lead to the saw
blade jamming and kickback.
g) Be particularly careful when carrying
out a plunge cut in an obscured area,
General safety advice
