Batavia BT-CS009 Operating Instructions Manual - page 27

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5.  Service 

a.  Please use a qualified expert who uses 

original replacement parts to repair 

your power tool.

This will ensure proper functioning of the 

power tool.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL SAWS

Sawing

a. 

DANGER: Do not put your 

hands in the sawing area or on 

the saw blade. Use your second 

hand to hold onto the auxiliary 

handle or the motor housing. If 

both hands are being used to hold the 

circular saw, then they cannot be injured 

by the saw blade.

b.  Do not grip underneath the workpiece. 

The safety guard cannot protect you 

against the saw blade under the 

workpiece.

c.  Adjust the cutting depth to the thick-

ness of the workpieces. The saw should 

protrude by no more than the height of 

one tooth under the workpiece.

d.  Never hold the workpiece to be sawn in 

your hand or over your leg. Secure the 

workpiece in a stable holder. It is 

important to fasten the workpiece firmly 

in order to minimise the danger of con-

tact with the body, jamming of the saw 

blade or loss of control.

e.  Grip the electric power tool by the insu-

lated handling surfaces only when you 

are carrying out work in situations 

where the tool insert may make contact 

with hidden power lines or its own 

power cable. Contact with a live wire 

places a voltage on the metal parts of 

the electric power tool and will lead to an 

electric shock.

f.  Always use a stop or a straight edge 

guide when making longitudinal cuts. 

These improve the accuracy of the cut 

and reduce the possibility of the saw 

blade jamming.

g.  Always use saw blades of the right size 

and with matching locating holes (e.g. 

star-shaped or round). Saw blades 

which are not matched to the mounting 

pieces of the saw will run eccentrically 

and lead to loss of control.

h.  Never attach the saw blade using dam-

aged or incorrect washers or screws. 

The saw blade washers and screws are 

specially constructed for your saw, to 

give optimal performance and operating 

safety.

ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 

FOR ALL SAWS

The causes of kickback and how to 

avoid them:

•  A kickback is a sudden reaction due to 

snagging, jamming or misalignment of the 

saw blade, which results in the uncon-

trolled saw jumping out of the workpiece 

and moving towards the operator.

•  If the saw blade having snagged or 

jammed in a self-closing saw cut, is locked 

and the motors power jolts the device 

back towards the operator.

•  If the saw blade is rotated or misaligned in 

the saw cut, the teeth on the rear edge of 

the blade can become hooked in the 

surface of the workpiece, whereby the 

saw blade jumps out of the cut and the 

saw springs back in the direction of the 

operator.

A kickback is the result of improper or incor-

rect use of the saw. It can be avoided by taking 

suitable precautions, as described below.

a.  Hold the saw firmly with both hands 

and place your arms in such a position 

that you can absorb the force of a kick-

back. Always keep yourself to one side 

of the saw blade and never bring the 

blade in line with your body. In the event 

of a kickback, the circular saw may 

spring backwards; however, the operator 

can control the kickback force if suitable 

measures have been taken.

b.  If the saw blade becomes jammed or if 

you interrupt the work, switch the saw 

off and keep it held gently in the mate-

rial until the saw blade has come to 

rest. Never attempt to extract the saw 

from the workpiece or to pull it back-

wards while the saw blade is moving; 

otherwise a kickback may occur. Find 

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