WORX Tools WU433 - Manual (Page 7)

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Do not cut material containing asbestos.
Do not use metal or stone saw blades. Only use wood saw blades.
Do not use circular saw to cut tree limbs or logs.
Do not use any abrasive wheels.
Warning
Keep hands away form cutting area and the blade. Keep your
second hand on auxiliary handle, or motor housing. If both
hands are holding the saw, they can not be cut by the blade.
Do not reach underneath the work-piece. The guard cannot
protect you from the blade below the work-piece.
Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the work-piece.
Less than a full tooth of the blade teeth should be visible below the
work-piece.
Never hold piece being cut in your hands or across your leg.
Secure the work-piece to a stable platform. It is important
to support the work properly to minimize body exposure, blade
binding, or loss of control.
Hold power tool by insulated gripping surfaces when
performing an operation where the cutting tool may contact
hidden wiring or its own cord. Contact with a “live” wire will also
make exposed metal parts of the power tool “live” and shock the
operator.
When ripping always use a rip fence or straight edge guide.
This improves the accuracy of cut and reduces the chance of blade
binding.
Always use blades with correct size and shape (diamond
versus round) of arbor holes. Blades that do not match the
mounting hardware of the saw will run eccentrically, causing loss
of control.
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.
Further safety instructions for all saws.
Causes and operator prevention of kickback:
- kickback is a sudden reaction to pinched, bound or misalign saw
blade, causing an uncontrolled saw to lift up and out of the work-
piece 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 misalign 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 the saw motionless in
the material until the blade comes to a complete stop. Never
attempt to remove the saw from the work or pull the saw
backward while the blade is in motion or kickback may occur.
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