Specifications - Makita BSS500 Instruction Manual

ENGLISH
1. Red part
2. Button
3. Battery cartridge
4. Lever
5. Base
6. Cutting line
7. Lock-off lever
8. Switch trigger

SPECIFICATIONS

Model
Blade diameter
Max. Cutting depth
No load speed (min
Overall length
Net weight
Rated voltage
• Due to our continuing programme 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 performing lengthways and
crossways straight cuts and mitre cuts with angles in
wood while in firm contact with the workpiece.
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.
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 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. (Fig. 1)
5. Hold power tool by insulated gripping 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.
Explanation of general view
9. Shaft lock
10. Hex wrench
11. Hex bolt
12. Outer flange
13. Saw blade
14. Inner flange
15. Dust nozzle
16. Screw
at 90°
at 45°
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GEB061-1
17. Hose
18. Vacuum cleaner
19. Adjusting screw for 90°
20. Triangular rule
21. Limit mark
22. Brush holder cap
23. Screwdriver
BSS500
136 mm
51 mm
35 mm
3,600
359 mm
2.6 kg
D.C. 14.4V
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 saw
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 saw, for optimum performance and
safety of operation.
9. Causes and Operator Prevention of Kickback:
- 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.
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect
operating procedures or conditions and can be
avoided by taking proper precautions as given below.
• Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the saw
and position your arms to resist kickback
forces. Position your body to either side of the
blade, but not in line with the blade. Kickback
could cause the saw to jump backwards, but
kickback forces can be controlled by the operator, if
proper precautions are taken.
• When blade is binding, or when interrupting a
cut for any reason, release the trigger and hold
BSS501
364 mm
2.7 kg
D.C. 18V
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