Specifications; General Power Tool Safety Warnings; Save All Warnings And Instructions For Future Reference - Makita DCS550 Instruction Manual

ENGLISH (Original instructions)
1. Red indicator
2. Button
3. Battery cartridge
4. Star marking
5. Lever
6. A position
7. Cutting line
8. Base
9. Switch trigger

SPECIFICATIONS

Blade diameter
Max. Cutting depth
No load speed (min
Overall length
Rated voltage
• Due to our continuing program of research and development, the specifications herein are subject to change without
notice.
• Specifications and battery cartridge may differ from country to country.
• Weight, with battery cartridge, according to EPTA-Procedure 01/2003
Intended use
The tool is intended for cutting in mild steel and aluminum
only with appropriate saw blades.
General Power Tool Safety
Warnings
WARNING Read all safety warnings and all
instructions. Failure to follow the warnings and
instructions may result in electric shock, fire and/or
serious injury.
Save all warnings and
instructions for future reference.
CORDLESS METAL CUTTER
SAFETY WARNINGS
Cutting procedures
1. DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting area
and the blade. Keep your second hand on
auxiliary handle, or motor housing. If both hands
are holding the tool, they cannot be cut by blade.
2. Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The guard
cannot protect you from the blade below the
workpiece.
3. Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the
workpiece. Less than a full tooth of the blade teeth
should be visible below the workpiece.
4. Never hold piece being cut in your hands or
across your leg. Secure the workpiece to a stable
platform. It is important to support the work properly
to minimize body exposure, blade binding, or loss of
control.
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Explanation of general view
10. Lock-off lever
11. Lamp
12. Shaft lock
13. Hex wrench
14. Hex bolt
15. Outer flange
16. Saw blade
17. Inner flange
18. Cup washer
Model
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Net weight
5. Hold power tool by insulated gripping surfaces
ENE066-1
only, when performing an operation where the
cutting tool may contact hidden wiring. Contact
with a "live" wire will also make exposed metal parts of
the power tool "live" and could give the operator an
electric shock.
GEA010-1
6. When ripping, always use a rip fence or straight
edge guide. This improves the accuracy of cut and
reduces the chance of blade binding.
7. Always use blades with correct size and shape
(diamond versus round) of arbour holes. Blades
that do not match the mounting hardware of the tool
will run eccentrically, causing loss of control.
8. Never use damaged or incorrect blade washers or
bolt. The blade washers and bolt were specially
designed for your tool, for optimum performance and
safety of operation.
GEB058-3
Kickback causes and related warnings
- kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound or
misaligned blade, causing an uncontrolled tool to lift up
and out of the workpiece toward the operator.
- when the blade is pinched or bound tightly by the kerf
closing down, the blade stalls and the motor reaction
drives the unit rapidly back toward the operator.
- if the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the cut,
the teeth at the back edge of the blade can dig into the
top surface of the workpiece causing the blade to climb
out of the kerf and jump back toward the operator.
Kickback is the result of tool misuse and/or incorrect
operating procedures or conditions and can be avoided by
taking proper precautions as given below.
9. Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the tool
and position your arms to resist kickback forces.
Position your body to either side of the blade, but
19. Front grip
20. Rear handle
21. Sight grooves
22. Clamping screw
23. Rip fence (Guide rule)
24. Limit mark
25. Brush holder cap
26. Screwdriver
DCS550
136 mm
51 mm
3,600
348 mm
2.6 kg
D.C. 18 V