Makita BSS500 Instruction Manual page 5

exposure in the actual conditions of use (taking
account of all parts of the operating cycle such as
the times when the tool is switched off and when it
is running idle in addition to the trigger time).
For European countries only
EC Declaration of Conformity
We Makita Corporation
manufacturer declare that the following Makita
machine(s):
Designation of Machine:
Cordless Circular Saw
Model No./ Type: BSS500, BSS501
are of series production and
Conforms to the following European Directives:
98/37/EC until 28th December 2009 and then with
2006/42/EC from 29th December 2009
And are manufactured in accordance with the following
standards or standardised documents:
EN60745
The technical documentation is kept by our authorised
representative in Europe who is:
Makita International Europe Ltd,
Michigan, Drive, Tongwell,
Milton Keynes, MK15 8JD, England
30th January 2009
000230
Tomoyasu Kato
Makita Corporation
3-11-8, Sumiyoshi-cho,
Anjo, Aichi, JAPAN
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 CIRCULAR SAW
SAFETY WARNINGS
Danger:
1. 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 saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.
as the responsible
Director
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
ENH101-13
teeth should be visible below the workpiece.
4. Never hold piece being cut in your hands or
across your leg. Secure the workpiece to
stable platform. It is important to support the
work properly to minimize body exposure, blade
binding, or loss of control.
A typical illustration of proper hand support
and workpiece support.
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5. Hold
surfaces 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 shock the
operator.
6. When ripping always use a rip fence or
straight edge guide. This improves the accuracy
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
GEA010-1
of the saw will run eccentrically, causing loss of
control.
8. Never
washers or bolt. The blade washers and bolt
were specially designed for your saw, for optimum
performance and safety of operation.
9. Causes and Operator Prevention of Kickback:
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GEB061-1
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power tool by
use damaged
kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched,
bound or misaligned saw blade, causing an
uncontrolled saw 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 wood
causing the blade to climb out of the kerf and
jump back toward the operator.
insulated gripping
or incorrect blade