Makita DHS680 Instruction Manual - General Power Tool Safety

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Be sure to identify safety measures to protect the 

operator that are based on an estimation of 

exposure in the actual conditions of use (taking 

account of all parts of the operating cycle such as 

the times when the tool is switched off and when it 

is running idle in addition to the trigger time). 

ENH101-18 

For European countries only 

EC Declaration of Conformity 

Makita declares that the following Machine(s): 

Designation of Machine:   

Cordless Circular Saw 

Model No./ Type: DHS680 

Conforms to the following European Directives: 

2006/42/EC 

They are manufactured in accordance with the following 

standard or standardized documents: 

EN60745 

The technical file in accordance with 2006/42/EC is 

available from: 

Makita, Jan-Baptist Vinkstraat 2, 3070, Belgium 

18.3.2014 

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Yasushi Fukaya 

Director 

Makita, Jan-Baptist Vinkstraat 2, 3070, Belgium 

GEA010-1 

General Power Tool Safety 

Warnings 

  WARNING Read all safety warnings and all 

instructions. Failure to follow the warnings and 

instructions may result in electric shock, fire and/or 

serious injury. 

Save all warnings and instructions for 

future reference. 

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CORDLESS CIRCULAR SAW 

SAFETY WARNINGS 

Cutting procedures 

1. 

  DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting 

area and the blade. Keep your second hand 

on auxiliary handle, or motor housing. If both 

hands are holding the saw, they cannot be cut by 

the blade. 

2. 

Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The 

guard cannot protect you from the blade below 

the workpiece. 

3. 

Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of 

the workpiece. Less than a full tooth of the blade 

teeth should be visible below the workpiece. 

4. 

Never hold piece being cut in your hands or 

across your leg. Secure the workpiece to a 

stable platform. It is important to support the 

work properly to minimize body exposure, blade 

binding, or loss of control. 

A typical illustration of proper hand support 

and workpiece support.

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5. 

Hold the power tool by insulated gripping 

surfaces only, when performing an operation 

where the cutting tool may contact hidden 

wiring. Contact with a "live" wire will also make 

exposed metal parts of the power tool "live" and 

could give the operator an electric shock. 

6. 

When ripping, always use a rip fence or 

straight edge guide. This improves the accuracy 

of cut and reduces the chance of blade binding. 

7. 

Always use blades with correct size and 

shape (diamond versus round) of arbour 

holes. Blades that do not match the mounting 

hardware of the saw will run eccentrically, 

causing loss of control. 

8. 

Never use damaged or incorrect blade 

washers or bolt. The blade washers and bolt 

were specially designed for your saw, for 

optimum performance and safety of operation. 

Kickback causes and related warnings 

−  kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound 

or misaligned saw blade, causing an uncontrolled 

saw to lift up and out of the workpiece toward the 

operator; 

−  when the blade is pinched or bound tightly by the 

kerf closing down, the blade stalls and the motor 

reaction drives the unit rapidly back toward the 

operator; 

−  if the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the 

cut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade can dig 

into the top surface of the wood causing the blade 

to climb out of the kerf and jump back toward the 

operator. 

Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect 

operating procedures or conditions and can be avoided 

by taking proper precautions as given below.