Makita CA5000 Instruction Manual

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7 ENGLISHEC Declaration of ConformityFor European countries onlyMakita declares that the following Machine(s):Designation of Machine: Aluminum Groove CutterModel No./ Type: CA5000Conforms to the following European Directives:2006/42/ECThey are manufactured in accordance with the followingstandard or standardized documents: EN60745The technical file in accordance with 2006/42/EC isavailable from:Makita, Jan-Baptist Vinkstraat 2, 3070, Belgium22.1.2015Yasushi FukayaDirectorMakita, Jan-Baptist Vinkstraat 2, 3070, BelgiumGeneral power tool safety warningsWARNING: Read all safety warnings andall instructions. Failure to follow the warnings andinstructions may result in electric shock, fire and/orserious injury.Save all warnings and instruc-tions for future reference.The term "power tool" in the warnings refers to yourmains-operated (corded) power tool or battery-operated(cordless) power tool.Circular saw safety warningsCutting procedures1. DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting areaand the blade. Keep your second hand on auxil-iary handle, or motor housing. If both hands areholding the saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.2. Do not reach underneath the workpiece. Theguard cannot protect you from the blade below theworkpiece.3. Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness ofthe workpiece. Less than a full tooth of the bladeteeth should be visible below the workpiece.4. Never hold piece being cut in your hands oracross your leg. Secure the workpiece to astable platform. It is important to support thework properly to minimize body exposure, bladebinding, or loss of control.► Fig.15. Hold the power tool by insulated grippingsurfaces only, when performing an operationwhere the cutting tool may contact hiddenwiring or its own cord. Contact with a "live" wirewill also make exposed metal parts of the powertool "live" and could give the operator an electricshock.6. When ripping, always use a rip fence orstraight edge guide. This improves the accuracyof cut and reduces the chance of blade binding.7. Always use blades with correct size and shape(diamond versus round) of arbour holes.Blades that do not match the mounting hardwareof the saw will run eccentrically, causing loss ofcontrol.8. Never use damaged or incorrect blade wash-ers or bolt. The blade washers and bolt werespecially designed for your saw, for optimumperformance and safety of operation.Kickback causes and related warnings— kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, boundor misaligned saw blade, causing an uncontrolledsaw to lift up and out of the workpiece toward theoperator;— when the blade is pinched or bound tightly by thekerf closing down, the blade stalls and the motorreaction drives the unit rapidly back toward theoperator;— if the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in thecut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade can diginto the top surface of the wood causing the bladeto climb out of the kerf and jump back toward theoperator.Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrectoperating procedures or conditions and can be avoidedby taking proper precautions as given below.1. Maintain a firm grip with both hands on thesaw and position your arms to resist kickbackforces. Position your body to either side of theblade, but not in line with the blade. Kickbackcould cause the saw to jump backwards, butkickback forces can be controlled by the operator,if proper precautions are taken.2. When blade is binding, or when interrupting acut for any reason, release the trigger and holdthe saw motionless in the material until theblade comes to a complete stop. Never attemptto remove the saw from the work or pull the sawbackward while the blade is in motion or kick-back may occur. Investigate and take correctiveactions to eliminate the cause of blade binding.3. When restarting a saw in the workpiece, centrethe saw blade in the kerf and check that sawteeth are not engaged into the material. If sawblade is binding, it may walk up or kickback fromthe workpiece as the saw is restarted.4. Support large panels to minimise the risk ofblade pinching and kickback. Large panels tendto sag under their own weight. Supports must beplaced under the panel on both sides, near the lineof cut and near the edge of the panel.► Fig.2► Fig.35. Do not use dull or damaged blades.Unsharpened or improperly set blades producenarrow kerf causing excessive friction, bladebinding and kickback.6. Blade depth and bevel adjusting locking leversmust be tight and secure before making cut. Ifblade adjustment shifts while cutting, it may causebinding and kickback.7. Use extra caution when sawing into existingwalls or other blind areas. The protruding blademay cut objects that can cause kickback.