Mafell ERIKA 60 E Manual De Instrucciones página 23

Do not use:
- Cracked and misshapen 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 basic body with a thickness
greater than, or a cutting width (setting) less than,
the thickness of the riving knife / splitter.
- Saw blades which are not suitable for the saw
blade's idling speed.
Instructions on the use of personal protective
equipment:
- Always wear closely fitting work clothes and take
off rings, wristbands, and watches.
- The noise pressure level at the ear generally
exceeds 85 dB(A). Operators should therefore
wear ear protectors.
- In order to prevent eye injuries always wear an eye
protection (safety goggles) or face protection when
working with the machine.
Instructions on operation:
- Provide for a unobstructed and slip-proof location
with sufficient lighting.
- Install the machine on a solid floor in such a way
that the table surface is horizontal and the machine
cannot tilt.
- Install and lead the electrical connection cable
away from the machine in such a way that there is
no danger of stumbling at the operating location.
- Make sure that no other persons, in particular
children, are present in the work area.
- The power plug must be pulled before replacing
tools or repairing malfunctions (this also comprises
removing jammed splinters).
- Do not work on workpieces, which are too small or
too large for the capability of the machine.
- The riving knife/splitter must always be used
except for plunge cuts. It must be adjusted in such
a way that its distance to the tooth rim of the saw
blade is 5 mm (3/16 in.) at the most (see Fig. 7
page 4).
- Do not use a circular saw blade of which the body
thickness is bigger, or the teeth setting is smaller
than the thickness of the riving knife/splitter.
- The upper saw guard must always be used except
for concealed or plunge cuts. It must be adjusted in
such a way that the tooth rim is covered except for
the part required for workpiece processing.
- Assume a work position in which you are always
standing to the side of the saw blade outside of the
cutting plane.
- The provided pushing rod or a pushing stick must
be used when slitting narrow workpieces (distance
between saw blade and parallel stop smaller than
120 mm (4 3/4 in).
- Ensure that small cut off parts are not seized by
the ascending tooth rim and hurled away, e.g. by
use of a deflection wedge fastened to the rear
table end with a screw clamp.
- Lateral and mitre cuts may be only be carried out
when using the machine as push-pull saw or with a
moving carrier plate.
- Cutting of round timber is not permitted with the
standard stops and feed aids.
- Slitting with the groove ending in the workpiece is
not permissible.
- A backlash safeguard must be used for plunge
cuts, e.g. a multi-function stop attached to the
machine table transverse to the cutting direction.
- When using a feed device, the riving knife/splitter
must be used at least as backlash safeguard.
- Examine the workpiece for foreign objects.
- Do not saw into metal parts, e.g. nails, since the
sensitive hard metal blade could be damaged
thereby.
- Only begin cutting the workpiece when the saw
blade has achieved its full speed.
- Match the feed speed during sawing to the
material thickness. Feeding too fast results in an
overload of the motor, rough saw cuts and faster
blunting of the saw blade.
- Do not work with blunt saw blades, since these do
not only increase the backlash danger, but also
strain the motor unnecessarily.
- Never brake the saw blade by lateral force.
- The wood dust arising during cutting impairs the
necessary view and is partly injurious to health.
The machine therefore must be connected to a
sawdust extractor, e.g. a portable small extractor, if
the work is not carried out outdoors or in a
sufficiently ventilated room. At the same time, the
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