Sears Craftsman 113.248211 Owner's Manual page 30

Avoidawkward operations and hand positions where
a sudden slipcould cause fingers or handto move into
the blade or sanding surface.
DONq" OVERREACH. Keep good tooting and bal-
ance.
WHENEVER SAW IS RUNNING.
WARNING: Don't let familiarity (gained from fre-
quent use of your band saw) cause a careless
mistake. A careless fraction of a second isenough
to cause a severe Injury.
Before starting your cut, watch the saw while it runs. It
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
distancefrom the saw. Make sure bystanders are clear
of the saw and workpiece.
DON'T FORCE TOOL It will do the job betler and safer
at its designed rate. Feed the workpiece into the saw
blade only fast enough to let it cut without bogging down
or binding.
Before freeing any jammed material:
• Turn switch "OFF".
• Remove switch key.
• Unplug the saw.
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
When backing up theworkpiece, the blade may bind
In the kerr (cut). This Is usually caused by sawdust
clogging up the ke rf or because the blade comes out
of the guides. If this happens:
• Turn switch "OFF".
• Remove switch key.
• Unplug saw.
• Wait for all moving parts to siop.
• Remove band saw cover.
• Stick flat blade screwdriver or wedge into the kerf.
• "rum the upper wheel by hand while backing up the
workpiece.
Before removing loose pieces from the table, turn saw
off and wait for all moving parts to stop.
BEFORE LEAVING THE SAW:
Wait for all moving parts to stop.
Makeworkshopchild-proof. Lockthe shop. Disconnecl
master switches. Remove the yellow switch key. Store
it away from children and others not qualified to use the
tool.
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