Maintain Your Tool; Inspect Your Workpiece; Plan Your Work - Craftsman 113.23615 Owner's Manual

Maintain Tools with Care, Keep the saw clean
for best and safest performance. Follow instruc-
ns for lubricating.
move adjusting keys and wrenches from tool before
turning it on.
To avoid injury from jams, slips or thrown pieces:
• Choose the right size and style blade for the material
and the type of cutting you plan to do.
• Use Only Recommended Accessories.
(See page 21). Consult this owners manual for recom-
mended accessories. Follow the instructions that come
with the accessories. The use of improper accesso-
ries may cause risk of injury to person.
• Make sure the blade teeth point downward, toward
the table.
• Make sure the blade tension is properly adjusted.
, Make sure the bevel lock knob is tight and no parts
have excessive play.
• To avoid accidental blade contact, minimize blade
breakage and provide maximum blade support, always
adjust the work and blade guard to just clear the work-
piece.
• Keep Work Area Clean. Cluttered areas and benches
invite accidents. Floor must not be slippery.
To avoid burns or other fire damage, never use the saw
._nearflammable liquids, vapors or gases.
!tan Ahead to Protect Your Eyes, Hands,
Face and Ears
, Know Your Saw. Read and understand the owners
manual and labels affixed to the tool. Learn it's appli-
cation and limitations as well as the specific potential
hazards peculiar to this tool.
° To avoid injury from accidental contact with moving
parts, don't do layout, assembly, or setup work on the
saw whi;_e any parts are moving.
• Avoid Accidental Starting. Make sure switch is
"OFF" before plugging saw into a power outlet.
Plan Your Work.
• Use The Right Tool. Don't force tool or attachment to
do a job it was not designed to do.
• Use this scroll saw to cut only wood, wood-like prod-
ucts, plastics and non-ferrous metals.
CAUTION: This saw is NOT designed for cutting fer-
rous metals like iron or steel. When cutting non-fer-
rous metals (brass, copper and aluminum, etc.),
metal shavings can react with wood dust and start a
fire. To avoid this:
°Remove all traces of wood dust from on and
round the saw.
Remove all metal shavings from on or around the
I saw before sawing woo d again,
Dress for safety. WEAR YOUR
Any power saw can throw foreign objects into the eyes.
This can cause permanent eye damage. Wear salety
goggles (not glasses) that comply with ANS! Z87.1
(shown on package). Everyday eyeglasses have only
impact resistant lenses. They are not safety glasses.
Safety goggles are available at Sears Retail Stores.
Glasses or goggles not in compliance with ANSI
Z87.1 could seriously hurt you when they break.
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or jewelry
(rings, wristwatches). They can get caught and draw
you into moving parts.
° Wear nonslip footwear.
• Tie back long hair.
• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.
° Noise levels vary widely. To avoid possible hearing
damage, wear ear plugs or muffs when using saw for
hours at a time.
° For dusty operations, wear a dust mask along with the
safety goggles.
Inspect Your Workpieceo
Make sure there are no nails or foreign objects in the part
of the workpiece to be cut.
Use Extra Caution with Large, Very Small or Awkward
Workpieces:
• Never use this too! to finish pieces too small to hold by
hand.
° Use extra supports (tables, saw horses, blocks, etc.)
for any workpieces large enough to tip when not held
down to the table top.
° Never use another person as a substitute for a table
extension, or as additional support for a workpiece or
to help feed, support or pull the workpiece.
• When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces, plan your
work so it will not pinch the blade. A piece of molding,
for example, must lay flat or be held by a fixture or jig
that will not let it twist, rock or slip while being cu_.
° Properly support round material such as dowel rods or
tubingJhey have a tendency to roll during a cut, caus-
ing the blade to "bite". To avoid this, always use "V"
block.
• Cut on!y one workpiece at a time.
• Clear everything except the workpiece and related
support devices of_ the table before turning the saw on.