Panasonic EY3551 - Manual (Page 13)

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WARNING
To prevent the risk of serious personal injury:
• When making an incomplete cut or cutting is interrupted, or blade is binding or saw is stalling;
release the power switch immediately and hold the saw motionless in the material until the blade
comes to a complete stop.
• To avoid kickback, never attempt to remove the saw from the work or pull the saw backward while the
blade is in motion. Make sure the blade has come to a complete stop, then remove saw from cut.
• To resume cutting, start wood saw, allow the blade to reach full speed, reenter the cut slowly and
resume cutting.
1.Place the wider part of the shoe on the part of the work piece which is solidly supported, (See Fig. 12)
never on the section that will fall off when the cut is made. (See Fig.13)
Hold the saw firmly to prevent loss of control. Working carelessly can cause severe personal injury.
Fig. 12 Fig. 13
2.Make sure the blade stops.
Even though your wood saw has an automatic brake, before setting the wood saw down, make sure the
blade has come to a complete stop and the lower guard has closed.
3.Do not use if anything seems unusual. Remove battery pack immediately.
If the wood saw body becomes very hot, or does not work properly, remove the battery pack and do not
use. Have it checked by an authorized service center.
WARNING
To prevent the risk of serious personal injury or fire, do not try to repair the wood saw by yourself.
Never disassemble or modify the wood saw body. There are no user-repairable parts inside.
4.NEVER ALLOW THE SAW TO COME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR BODY.
After completing a cut, do not allow the saw to brush against your leg or side.
Since the lower guard is retractable, it could catch on your clothing and expose the blade. Keep cloth-
ing away from wood saw. Be aware of the exposed blade sections that exist in both the upper and lower
guard areas.
WARNING
• Always use safety goggles.
• Do not use wood saw near any flammable substance or in an area where flammable substances are
used. Fire and burn injury could result.
5.Never engage the spindle lock while blade is running, or engage in an effort to stop the tool. Never turn
the switch on when the spindle lock is engaged. Serious damage to your wood saw will result.