General Safety Rules - Festool AXT 50 LA Manual De Instrucciones

Building materials saw
Technical data
Power
Speed (no load)
Inclination
Cutting depth at 0°
Cutting depth at 45°
Saw blade dimensions
Weight (excluding cable)
Degree of protection
The specifi ed illustrations can be found at the
beginning of the operating instructions.
Symbols
Warning of general danger
Manual, read the instructions.
Wear ear protection!
Wear dust mask!
1 Intended use
The AXT 50 LA building materials saw is a slow-
running circular saw.
The AXT 50 LA was specifically designed for
sawing cement-bonded chipboard, fi bre cement
panels and fi breboard containing minerals.
Festool electric power tools should only be in-
stalled in work benches specially designed by Fes-
tool. The electric power tool may become unsafe
and cause serious accident if installed in benches
from other manufacturers or self-manufactured
work benches.
The user is liable for damage and injury
resulting from incorrect usage!
2 Safety instructions
2.1

General safety rules

WARNING! Read all safety warnings and
all instructions. Failure to follow the warnings
and instructions may result in electric shock, fi re
and/or serious injury.
Save all warnings and instructions for future
reference.
The term „power tool" in the warnings refers
to your mains-operated (corded) power tool or
battery-operated (cordless) power tool.
2.2
AXT 50 LA 1)
a)
750 W
210 rpm
0° - 45°
0 – 47 mm
0 – 30 mm
b) Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The
170x2.0x30 mm
6.4 kg
/ II
c) Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the
d) Never hold piece being cut in your hands or
e) Hold power tool by insulated gripping sur-
f) When ripping always use a rip fence or straight
g) Always use blades with correct size and shape
h) Never use damaged or incorrect blade wash-
i) Wear suitable protection such as
2)
- kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched,
bound or misaligned saw blade, causing an un-
controlled 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
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Tool-specifi c safety rules
Cutting procedures
DANGER: 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.
guard cannot protect you from the blade below
the workpiece.
workpiece. Less than a full tooth of the blade
teeth should be visible below the workpiece.
across your leg. Secure the workpiece to a
stable platform. It is important to support
the work properly to minimize body exposure,
blade binding, or loss of control.
faces 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.
edge guide. This improves the accuracy of cut
and reduces the chance of blade binding.
(diamond versus round) of arbour holes.
Blades that do not match the mounting hard-
ware of the saw will run eccentrically, causing
loss of control.
ers or bolt. The blade washers and bolt where
specially designed for your saw, for optimum
performance and safety of operation.
ear protection, safety goggles, a
dust mask for work which gener-
ates dust, and protective gloves
when working with raw materials
and when changing tools.
Kickback causes and relates warnings