Makita MT560 - Manual (Page 5)

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easily jump backwards over your hand,
possibly causing severe injury.
11. Lower guard should be retracted manu-
ally only for special cuts such as “Com-
pound Cuts”. Raise lower guard by
Retracting Lever. As soon as blade enters
the material, lower guard must be
released. For all other sawing, the lower
guard should operate automatically.
12. Adjustments.
Before cutting be sure depth and bevel
adjustments are tight.
13. Use Only Correct Blades In Mounting.
Don’t use blades with incorrect size holes.
Never use defective or incorrect blade
washers or bolts.
14. Avoid Cutting Nails.
Inspect for and remove all nails from lum-
ber before cutting.
15. When operating the saw, keep the cord
away from the cutting area and position it
so that it will not be caught on the work-
piece during the cutting operation. Oper-
ate with proper hand support, proper
workpiece support, and supply cord rout-
ing away from the work area.
WARNING:
It is important to support the workpiece
properly and to hold the saw firmly to pre-
vent loss of control which could cause
personal injury. Fig. 4 illustrates typical
hand support of the saw.
16. Place the wider portion of the saw base on
that part of the workpiece which is solidly
supported, not on the section that will fall
off when the cut is made.
As example, Fig. 5 illustrates the RIGHT
way to cut off the end of a board, and Fig.
6 the WRONG way. If the workpiece is
short or small, clamp it down. DON’T TRY
TO HOLD SHORT PIECES BY HAND! (Fig.
6)
Fig. 3 Fig. 4
A typical illustration of proper hand support,
workpiece support, and supply cord routing.
Fig. 5
Fig. 6