Precautions Of Kickback; Switch Assembly - Hitachi C 10RJ Safety Instructions And Instruction Manual

• Failing to use the anti-kickback pawls.
• Cutting with a dull, gummed-up, or improperly set blade.

PRECAUTIONS OF KICKBACK

NOTE: Kickback can be avoided by taking following proper precautions:
• Never stand directly in line with the saw blade. Always position your body on the same side of the saw
blade as the fence. Kickback may propel the workpiece at high velocity towards anyone standing in front
and in line with the saw blade.
• Never reach over or in back of the saw blade to pull or to support the workpiece. Accidental contact with
the saw blade may occur or kickback may drag your fingers into the saw blade.
• Never hold and press the workpiece that is being cut off against the rotating saw blade. Pressing the
workpiece being cut off against the saw blade will create a binding condition and kickback.
• Align the fence to be parallel with the saw blade. A misaligned fence will pinch the workpiece against
the saw blade and create kickback.
• Use a featherboard to guide the workpiece against the table and fence when making non-through cuts
such as rabbets, dado cuts. A featherboard helps to control the workpiece in the event of a kickback.
• Use extra caution when making a cut into blind areas of assembled workpieces. The protruding saw blade
may cut objects that can cause kickback.
• Support large panels to minimise the risk of saw blade pinching and kickback. Large panels tend to sag
under their own weight. Support(s) must be placed under all portions of the panel overhanging the table
top.
• Use extra caution when cutting a workpiece that is twisted, knotted, warped or does not have a straight
edge to guide it with a miter gauge or along the fence. A warped, knotted, or twisted workpiece is unstable
and causes misalignment of the kerf with the saw blade, binding and kickback.
• Never cut more than one workpiece, stacked vertically or horizontally. The saw blade could pick up one
or more pieces and cause kickback.
• When restarting the saw with the saw blade in the workpiece, center the saw blade in the kerf so that
the saw teeth are not engaged in the material. If the saw blade binds, it may lift up the workpiece and
cause kickback when the saw is restarted.
• Keep saw blades clean, sharp, and with sufficient set. Never use warped saw blades or saw blades with
cracked or broken teeth. Sharp and properly set saw blades minimise binding, stalling and kickback.
SWITCH ASSEMBLY (FIG. 16)
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury, be sure switch is in the OFF position before plugging machine
in.
A
D
1
C
Fig. 16
B
To turn saw on and off:
• Flip the switch cover (A) upward.
• Press the switch I (B) to turn on the saw.
• Press the switch paddle (C) to turn off the saw.
B
To lock saw:
• Flip the switch cover (A) downward.
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• The holes (D) is provided in the switch for insertion of a padlock
D
with a removable shank to lock the saw off.
NOTE:
A conventional padlock will not fit.
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