Makita DCS553 Instruction Manual

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11 ENGLISHOPERATIONCAUTION: Always wear eye protection orgoggle before operation.CAUTION: Be sure to move the tool forwardin a straight line gently. Forcing or twisting the toolwill result in overheating the motor and dangerouskickback, possibly causing severe injury.CAUTION: Never twist or force the tool inthe cut. This may cause motor overload and/or adangerous kickback, resulting in serious injury to theoperator.CAUTION: Always use the circular saw bladesappropriate for your job. The use of inappropriatecircular saw blades may cause a poor cutting perfor -mance and/or present a risk of personal injury.CAUTION: Do not use a deformed or crackedcircular saw blade. Replace it with a new one.► Fig.17Hold the tool firmly. The tool is provided with both a frontgrip and rear handle. Use both to best grasp the tool. Ifboth hands are holding the tool, they cannot be cut bythe circular saw blade. Set the base on the workpieceto be cut without the circular saw blade making anycontact. Then turn the tool on and wait until the circularsaw blade attains full speed. Now simply move the toolforward over the workpiece surface, keeping it flat andadvancing smoothly until the cutting is completed.To get clean cuts, keep your cutting line straight andyour speed of advance uniform. If the cut fails toproperly follow your intended cut line, do not attemptto turn or force the tool back to the cut line. Doing somay bind the circular saw blade and lead to dangerouskickback and possible serious injury. Release switch,wait for the circular saw blade to stop and then withdrawtool. Realign tool on new cut line, and start cut again.Attempt to avoid positioning which exposes operator tochips and particles being ejected from the tool. Use eyeprotection to help avoid injury.The sight grooves in the base makes it easy to checkthe distance between the front edge of the circular sawblade and the workpiece whenever the circular sawblade is set to the maximum depth of cut.► Fig.18: 1. Cutting line 2. Base 3. Sight groovesCAUTION: Do not stack materials when cut-ting them.CAUTION: Do not cut hardened steel, wood,plastics, concrete, tile, etc. Cut only mild steel,aluminum and stainless steel with a suitablecircular saw blade.CAUTION: Do not touch the circular sawblade, workpiece or cutting chips with bare handsimmediately after cutting. They may be extremelyhot and could burn your skin.CAUTION: If the tool is operated continuouslyuntil the battery cartridge has discharged, allowthe tool to rest for 15 minutes before proceedingwith a fresh battery.Rip fence (Guide rule)Optional accessoryCAUTION: Make sure that the rip fence issecurely installed in the correct position before use.Improper attachment may cause dangerous kickback.► Fig.19: 1. Rip fence (Guide rule) 2. Clamping screwThe handy rip fence allows you to do extra-accuratestraight cuts. Simply slide the rip fence up snuglyagainst the side of the workpiece and secure it in posi-tion with the clamping screw on the front of the base. Italso makes repeated cuts of uniform width possible.Lanyard (tether strap) connectionSafety warnings specific for use at heightRead all safety warnings and instructions. Failureto follow the warnings and instructions may result inserious injury.1. Always keep the tool tethered when working "atheight". Maximum lanyard length is 2 m (6.5 ft).2. Use only with lanyards appropriate for this tooltype and rated for at least 4.0 kg (8.8 lbs).3. Do not anchor the tool lanyard to anything onyour body or on movable components. Anchorthe tool lanyard to a rigid structure that canwithstand the forces of a dropped tool.4. Make sure the lanyard is properly secured ateach end prior to use.5. Inspect the tool and lanyard before each usefor damage and proper function (includingfabric and stitching). Do not use if damaged ornot functioning properly.6. Do not wrap lanyards around or allow them tocome in contact with sharp or rough edges.7. Fasten the other end of the lanyard outsidethe working area so that a falling tool is heldsecurely.8. Attach the lanyard so that the tool will moveaway from the operator if it falls. Dropped toolswill swing on the lanyard, which could cause injuryor loss of balance.9. Do not use near moving parts or runningmachinery. Failure to do so may result in a crushor entanglement hazard.10. Do not carry the tool by the attachment deviceor the lanyard.11. Only transfer the tool between your handswhile you are properly balanced.12. Do not attach lanyards to the tool in a way thatkeeps guards, switches or lock-offs from oper-ating properly.13. Avoid getting tangled in the lanyard.14. Keep lanyard away from the cutting area of the tool.15. Use multi-action and screw gate type cara-bineers. Do not use single action spring clipcarabineers.16. In the event the tool is dropped, it must betagged and removed from service, and shouldbe inspected by a Makita Factory or AuthorizedService Center.► Fig.20: 1. Hole for lanyard (tether strap)