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

1 Scope

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