642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 2 GENERAL SAFETY RULES outside, use an outdoor extension WARNING: Read and understand all cord marked “W-A” or “W.” These instructions. Failure to follow all cords are rated for outdoor use and instructions listed below, may result in reduce the risk of electric shock.
642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 3 to a stable platform. Holding the work second hand on auxiliary handle, or motor housing. If both hands are by hand or against your body is unstable and may lead to loss of holding the saw, they cannot be cut by control.
642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 4 complete stop. Never attempt to contact hidden wiring or its own remove the saw from the work or cord. Contact with a “live” wire will also pull the saw backward while the make exposed metal parts of the tool blade is in motion or KICKBACK “live”...
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642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 5 of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
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642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 6 • STAY ALERT AND EXERCISE one tooth of the blade projects below the workpiece as shown in (figure 8). CONTROL. Keep body positioned to one • Do not back up a rotating blade in the side of blade.
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642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 7 Lower voltage will cause loss of power procedures other than those specified in and can result in over-heating. All Black this manual may result in hazardous & Decker tools are factory-tested; if this laser radiation exposure.
642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 8 ATTACHING AND REMOVING THE • Tighten the lever to lock the saw shoe in place. BLADE • Set depth adjustment of saw such that one tooth of the blade projects below REMOVING THE BLADE (CS1040L) the workpiece as shown in figure 8.
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642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 9 REMOVING THE BLADE (CS1030L) GENERAL CUTS (IMPORTANT: READ (FIG. 12 & 13) SAFETY WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS. ) • Prevent spindle rotation by engaging the teeth of the saw blade into a piece...
642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 10 LASER LINE OPERATION SWITCH WARNING: LASER RADIATION. • To operate the tool, depress the trigger Never aim the beam at a workpiece switch (1). The tool will continue to run with a reflective surface. Bright shiny as long as the trigger is depressed.
642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 11 • Let the blade run freely for a few seconds before starting the cut. • Apply only a gentle pressure to the tool while performing the cut. • Work with the shoe pressed against the workpiece.
642743-00 CS1030 CS1040L 4/13/06 10:06 AM Page 12 (provided that the store is a participating Center. This product is not intended for retailer). Returns should be made within commercial use. the time period of the retailer’s policy for Free Warning Label Replacement: If exchanges (usually 30 to 90 days after your warning labels become illegible or the sale).