Whenever Saw Is Running; Before Leaving The Saw; Glossary Of Terms For Woodworking - RIDGID MS1050 Owner's Manual

Safety Instructions for Miter Saw (continued)

Whenever Saw Is Running

WARNING: Don't allow familiarity (gained from fre-
quent use of your miter saw) to cause a careless
mistake. A careless fraction of a second is enough
to cause a severe injury.
• Before starting your cut, watch the miter saw while it
runs. If it makes an unfamiliar noise or vibrates a lot,
stop immediately. Turn the saw off. Unplug the saw. Do
not restart until finding and correcting the problem.
Keep Children Away.
• Keep all visitors a safe distance from the miter saw.
• Make sure bystanders are clear of the miter saw and
workpiece.
• Never confine the piece being cut off. Never hold it,
clamp it, touch it, or use length stops against it while
the blade is spinning. It must be free to move sideways
on its own. If confined, it could get wedged against the
blade and thrown violently.

Before Leaving The Saw

• Never Leave Tool Running Unattended.
• Turn switch off.
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.

Glossary of Terms for Woodworking

Arbor
The shaft on which a cutting tool is mounted.
Bevel Cut
An angle cutting operation made through the face of the
workpiece.
Carbide Tipped Blade
A blade that has a small piece of carbide brazed to the tip
of each tooth. This type of blade requires extra care in
handling and use. See "Using Carbide Tipped Blades"
section.
Compound Cut
A simultaneous bevel and miter cutting operations.
Crosscut
A cutting operation made across the width of the workpiece.
Freehand
Performing a cut without using the fence, hold down or
other proper device to prevent the workpiece from twist-
ing during the cutting operation. Twisting of the workpiece
can cause it to be thrown.
Gum
A sticky, sap based residue from wood products.
Heel
Misalignment of the blade.
Kerf
The amount of material removed by the blade in a
through cut or the slot produced by the blade in a non-
through or partial cut.
Let the blade reach full speed before cutting.
Don't Force Tool.
• It will do the job better and safer at its designed rate.
Feed the saw into the workpiece only fast enough to let
the blade cut without bogging down or binding.
Before freeing jammed material:
• Turn switch "OFF".
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
• Unplug the miter saw.
After finishing a cut:
• Keep holding the power head down.
• Release the switch, and wait for all moving parts to
stop before moving your hands.
• If blade doesn't stop within 6 seconds, unplug the saw
and follow the instructions in the "Troubleshooting"
section for fixing the blade brake before using the saw
again.
• Unplug the miter saw.
• Make workshop child-proof. Lock the shop. Disconnect
master switches. Store tool away from children and
others not qualified to use the tool.
Miter Cut
An angle cutting operation made across the width of the
workpiece.
Resin
A sticky, sap based substance that has hardened.
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)
The number of turns completed by a spinning object in
one minute.
Sawblade Path
The area of the workpiece or table top directly in line with
either the travel of the blade or the part of the workpiece
which will be, or has been, cut by the blade.
Set
The distance that the tip of the sawblade tooth is bent (or
set) outward from the face of the blade.
Workpiece
The item on which the cutting operation is being per-
formed. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly
referred to as faces, ends, and edges.
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Face
End
Edge