Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery – Safety – Part 3-9: Particular requirements for transportable mitre saws

This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:

Addition:

This part of IEC 62841 applies to transportable mitre saws intended to be used with a toothed saw blade for cutting wood and analogous materials, plastics and nonferrous metals except magnesium with a saw blade diameter not exceeding 360 mm, which hereinafter might simply be referred to as saw or tool.

This standard does not apply to mitre saws intended to cut other metals, such as magnesium, steel and iron. This standard does not apply to mitre saws with an automatic feeding device.

NOTE 101 Transportable saws intended to cut ferrous metals will be covered by a future part of IEC 62841-3.

This standard does not apply to saws designed for use with abrasive wheels.

NOTE 102 Transportable tools designed for use with abrasive wheels are covered by IEC 62841-3-10.

This standard does not apply to tools combining the function of a mitre saw with the function of a table saw.

NOTE 103 Transportable tools combining the function of a mitre saw with the function of a table saw are covered by IEC 62841-3-11