Sears 315.10924 - Manual (Page 7)

OPERATION
BLADE GUARD SYSTEM
The lower blade guard attached to your circular saw
is there for your protection and safety. It should
never be altered for any reason. If it becomes damag­
ed, do not operate your saw until the damage has
been repaired or replaced. Always leave guard In
operating position when using your saw.
B222H3ÏB When sawing through work, iower
blade guard does not cover blade on underside of
work. See Figure 4.
Since blade is exposed on underside of work, keep
hands and fingers away from cutting area. Any part
of your body coming in contact with moving blade
will result in serious injury. Never use saw when
guard is not operating correctiy. Guard should be
checked for correct operation before each use.
NOTE; The guard is operating correctly when It
moves freely and readily returns to the down posi­
tion. If you drop your saw, check the lower blade
guard for damage to all depth settings before reuse.
KiCKBACK
THE BEST GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK IS TO
AVOID DANGEROUS PRACTICES.
Kickback occurs when the blade stalls rapidly and
the saw is driven back towards you.
RELEASE SWITCH IMMEDIATELY IF BLADE BINDS
OR SAW STALLS. See Figure 5. Kickback could
cause you to lose control of your saw. Loss of con­
trol can lead to serious injury.
KICKBACK IS CAUSED BY:
1. Incorrect blade depth setting. See Figure 5.
2. Sawing into knots or nails in work.
3. Twisting blade while making a cut.
4. Making a cut with a dull, gummed up, or improper­
ly set blade.
5. Incorrectly supporting work. See Figure 6.
6 . Forcing a cut.
7. Cutting warped or wet lumber.
8 . Tool misuse or incorrect operating procedures.
TO LESSEN THE CHANCE OF KICKBACK:
1 . Always keep the correct blade depth setting —
the correct blade depth setting for all cuts has one
whole tooth projected below the material to be
cut. (For carbide-tipped blades, only one-half of a
tooth). See Figure 4.
2. Inspect the work for knots or nails before begin­
ning a cut. Never saw into a knot or nail.
LOWER BLADE GUARD
IS IN UP POSITION WHEN
MAKING CUT
BLADE EXPOSED ONE WHOLE Fig. 4
TOOTH ON UNDERSIDE OF WORK
BLADE SET_ ^
TOO DEEP
RIGHT
WRONG
Fig. 6
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