User manual SKIL 3540

[. . . ] ) symbol listed BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious personal injury. cluttered benches and dark areas invite accidents. Do not operate power tools in explosive atmospheres, such as in the presence of flammable liquids, gases or dust. Power tools create sparks which may ignite the dust or fumes. [. . . ] Wait for all moving parts to stop and unplug the tile saw, then work to free the jammed material. Continued sawing with jammed workpiece could cause loss of control or damage to tile saw. Some dust created by power sanding, Construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are: · lead from lead-based paints , · Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and · arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber. Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles. There are additional safety instructions for particular operations of the saw in the operating section. Read the rest of the manual for safe operation. LocaTioN Use the tile saw in a well lit area and on a level surface, clean and smooth enough to reduce the risk of trips and falls. Use it where neither the operator nor the casual observer is forced to stand in line with the blade. To avoid the possibility of the appliance plug or receptacle getting wet, position tile saw to one side of a wall mounted receptacle to prevent water from dripping onto the receptacle or plug. The user should arrange a "drip loop" in the cord connecting the saw to a receptacle. The "drip loop" is that part of the cord below the level of the receptacle, or the connector if an extension cord is used, to prevent water traveling along the cord and coming in contact with the receptacle. To reduce the risk of electrocution, DoN'T unplug the cord if the plug or receptacle gets wet. ) symbol listed BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious personal injury. KNow YoUR cUTTiNG ToolS Dull, gummy or improperly sharpened or set cutting tools can cause material to stick, jam, stall the saw, or kickback at the operator. Also make sure the cutting tool, arbor collars and arbor nut are installed properly. Keep the cutting tool as low as possible for the operation being performed. Keep all guards in place whenever possible. Do not use any blade or other cutting tool marked for an operating speed less than 3600 R. Never use a cutting tool larger in diameter than the diameter for which the saw was designed. If any part of your saw is missing, malfunctioning, has been damaged or broken . [. . . ] Adjust the parallel rip fence to the desired distance from the tile blade, using the scale rules on the table surface for reference. Tighten the fence-locking knobs on each side to firmly lock the parallel rip fence on the table. Use the angle guide supplied in conjunction with the parallel rip fence. Hold the tile firmly against the angle guide and feed it slowly toward the rotating tile blade. [. . . ]