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General safety
Please read all safety instructions and directions. Failure to comply with the safety instructions and
directions can cause electric shock, fire and/or serious injuries. Please retain all safety instructions and
directions for future reference.
3.1 Intended use
The hand-held circular saw is only suitable for ripping and cross cutting of solid wood.
Panel material such as chip board, core board and medium density fiber board can also be processed.
Processing wood fiber insulation materials is also possible.
Use only saw blades that are approved by the manufacturer.
3.2 Foreseeable misuse
The machine is not intended for any other use than the intended use listed above.
The manufacturer is not liable for any damage resulting from such other use.
To use the machine as intended, comply with the operating, maintenance and repair conditions specified by
MAFELL.
Foreseeable misuse also includes:
- Tampering with, removing and/or bypassing safety devices of any kind.
- Operating the machine without safety devices.
- Non-observance of safety and warning instructions in the operating instructions.
- Removing the safety and warning labels from the machine.
- Operating the machine by unauthorized persons.
- Failure to follow prescribed maintenance and care instructions.
- Using the machine without a horizontally supported base plate.
- Using the machine for plunge cuts.
Never use:
- Cracked and/or deformed saw blades.
- Saw blades made of high speed steel (HSS saw blades).
- Blunt saw blades as they impose an excessive load on the motor.
- Saw blades with a base body thicker than or a cutting width smaller than the riving knife.
- Saw blades that are not suitable for the no load speed of the saw blade.
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