Panasonic EY3551GQW - Manual (Page 13)

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WARNING
• To prevent dangerous kickback, keep the
shoe of the wood saw flat on the surface of
the material being cut.
• Never force the saw. Use light and continuous
pressure.
5.If the motor starts to feel too warm, stop cutting.
Let the wood saw cool down before continuing
work.
6.It is always a safe practice to remove the battery
pack after use and before storing the wood saw.
Cutting depth adjustment
•Remove battery pack.
•Loosen the depth adjustment lever by pushing it
and adjust the cutting depth.(See Fig.5)
Tighten the depth adjustment lever securely by
lifting it up towards the motor housing at the
desired cutting depth.
When material is 10mm (3/8") or less thick, adjust
the cutting depth so that the blade protrudes
approx. 5mm (3/16") from the bottom of material
Bevel cutting adjustment
•Remove battery pack.
•To adjust the bevel of cut setting, loose the bevel
adjusting knob. Turn the bevel adjusting knob
counterclockwise.(See Fig.7) Adjust the bevel of cut.
To set the bevel of cut at 90 degree, use a trian-
gle. To have fine bevel adjustment, use the bevel
adjustment screw on the base. (See Fig.8)
•Tighten the bevel adjusting knob securely.
Dust collection duct
•Remove battery pack.
•Hold the dust collection duct and connect the
attachment sold on the market. And connect
hose of cleaner to attachment.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to disconnect the hose during
operation.
Be careful not your feet get caught by hose.
When using Wood Saw without attachment and
hose, be careful the dust coming out from duct.
Rip fence (EY3500B7727)
(Available as an optional accessory, not included)
Rip fence is convenient for rip cuts and repeated
cuts of same width.
•Remove battery pack.
•Insert rip fence and adjust cutting width. (See
Fig.6)
•Fasten screw securely to fix rip fence.
For Proper Use (Further Detail)
WARNING
To prevent the risk of serious personal injury:
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It is important to use an appropriate device
to hold the material being cut properly, and
to hold the saw firmly with both hands to
prevent loss of control which could cause
personal injury.
• Figure 9 shows proper cutting position.
• Note that hands are kept away from cutting area.
• Make sure bystanders are away from work
area and from underneath of workpiece.
• When cutting, do not try to hold the material
with your hand.
Cutting large sheets;
Support large sheets. Be sure to set the depth
of the cut so that you only cut through the work-
piece, not through the supports (See Fig.10).
Large sheets sag or bend if they are not
correctly supported. If you attempt to cut
without leveling and properly supporting the
workpiece, the blade will tend to bind, causing
kickback(See Fig.11).
• Don’t support the material away from the
cut.
Cutting thin material;
Avoid injury or damage caused by cut thin
strips material.
•Use sharp blades only. Clean and sharp
blades minimize stalling and kickback.
WARNING
To prevent the risk of serious personal injury:
• When making an incomplete cut or cutting
is interrupted, or blade is binding or saw is
stalling; release the power switch immediately
and hold the saw motionless in the material
until the blade comes to a complete stop.
• To avoid kickback, never attempt to remove
the saw from the work or pull the saw back-
ward while the blade is in motion. Make sure
the blade has come to a complete stop, then
remove saw from cut.
• To resume cutting, start wood saw, allow
the blade to reach full speed, reenter the cut
slowly and resume cutting.
1.Place the wider part of the shoe on the part of
the work piece which is solidly supported (See
Fig. 9), never on the section that will fall off
when the cut is made (See Fig.12).