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For your safety.

Read all safety warnings and all
instructions.

Failure to follow the

warnings and instructions may result in electric shock,
fire and/or serious injury.

Save all warnings and instructions for future reference.

Do not use this power tool before you have
thoroughly read and completely understood this
Instruction Manual and the enclosed “General

Safety Instructions” (document number
3 41 30 465 06 0). The documents mentioned should
be kept for later use and enclosed with the power tool,
should it be passed on or sold.
Please also observe the relevant national industrial
safety regulations.

Intended use of the power tool:

Transportable metal chopsaw for use with the applica-
tion tools and accessories recommended by FEIN in
weather-protected environments for lengthways and
crossways cuts in metal materials:

–

with straight cutting sequence and

–

mitre angles to 45° and

–

without the use of water.

In environments subject to interference, a reduction of
the operating quality is possible; this can include tem-
porary failure, temporary reduction of the function or
the intended operating behaviour, for the correction of
which intervention by the operator is required.
This power tool is also suitable for use with AC gener-
ators with sufficient power output that correspond to
the Standard ISO 8528, design type G2. This Standard
is particularly not complied with when the so-called dis-
tortion factor exceeds 10 %. When in doubt, please
refer to the generator instruction/specification guide.
Observe the operating instructions and the national
regulations for the installation and operation of the AC
generator.

Special safety instructions.

The transportable metal chopsaw is intended for cut-
ting metal materials such as rods, bars, screws, etc., it
may not be used for sawing wood.

Sawing wood is not

permitted.

Use clamps to support the workpiece whenever possi-
ble. If supporting the workpiece by hand, you must
always keep your hand at least 100 mm from either
side of the saw blade. Do not use this saw to cut pieces
that are too small to be securely clamped or held by
hand.

If your hand is placed too close to the saw blade,

there is an increased risk of injury from blade contact.

The workpiece must be stationary and clamped or held
against both the fence and the table. Do not feed the
workpiece into the blade or cut “freehand” in any way.

Unrestrained or moving workpieces could be thrown
at high speeds, causing injury.

Never cross your hand over the intended line of cutting
either in front or behind the saw blade.

Supporting the

workpiece “cross handed” i.e. holding the workpiece
to the right of the saw blade with your left hand or vice
versa is very dangerous.

Do not reach behind the fence with either hand closer
than 100 mm from either side of the saw blade, to
remove wood scraps, or for any other reason while the
blade is spinning.

The proximity of the spinning saw

blade to your hand may not be obvious and you may be
seriously injured.

Inspect your workpiece before cutting. If the workpiece
is bowed or warped, clamp it with the outside bowed
face toward the fence. Always make certain that there
is no gap between the workpiece, fence and table along
the line of the cut.

Bent or warped workpieces can twist

or shift and may cause binding on the spinning saw
blade while cutting. There should be no nails or foreign
objects in the workpiece.

Do not use the saw until the table is clear of all tools,
metal waste or cut-offs, etc., except for the workpiece.

Small debris or loose pieces of metal or other objects
that contact the revolving blade can be thrown with
high speed.

Cut only one workpiece at a time.

Stacked multiple

workpieces cannot be adequately clamped or braced
and may bind on the blade or shift during cutting.

Ensure the metal chopsaw is mounted or placed on a
level, firm work surface before use.

A level and firm

work surface reduces the risk of the metal chopsaw
becoming unstable.

Plan your work. Every time you change the mitre angle
setting, make sure the adjustable fence is set correctly
to support the workpiece and will not interfere with the
blade or the guarding system.

Without turning the tool

“ON” and with no workpiece on the table, move the
saw blade through a complete simulated cut to assure
there will be no interference or danger of cutting the
fence.

Provide adequate support such as table extensions,
saw horses, etc. for a workpiece that is wider or longer
than the table top.

Workpieces longer or wider than

the metal chopsaw table can tip if not securely sup-
ported. If the cut-off piece or workpiece tips, it can lift
the lower guard or be thrown by the spinning blade.

Do not use another person as a substitute for a table
extension or as additional support.

Unstable support

for the workpiece can cause the blade to bind or the
workpiece to shift during the cutting operation pulling
you and the helper into the spinning blade.

The cut-off piece must not be jammed or pressed by any
means against the spinning saw blade.

If confined, i.e.

using length stops, the cut-off piece could get wedged
against the blade and thrown violently.

Always use a clamp or a fixture designed to properly
support round material such as rods or tubing.

Rods

have a tendency to roll while being cut, causing the
blade to “bite” and pull the work with your hand into
the blade.

Let the blade reach full speed before contacting the
workpiece.

This will reduce the risk of the workpiece

being thrown.

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