Additional Safety Instructions For Table Saws - Craftsman 113.241680 Owner's Manual

AE)DJTIONAL SAFETY aNSTRUCTiONS FOR TABLE SAWS
WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, DO NOT
OPERATE YOUR SAW UNTIL iT iS COMPLETELY
ASSEMBLED AND iNSTALLED ACCORDING TO
THE iNSTRUCTiONS ... AND UNTIL YOU HAVE
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING.
1. GENERAL SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS FOR
POWER TOOLS ... SEE PAGE 2
2. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SAW... SEE PAGE
27.
3. BASIC SAW OPERATION ... SEE PAGE 30.
4. MAINTENANCE... SEE PAGE 38.
5. STABlUTY OF SAW
If there is any tendency for the saw to tip over or
move during certain cutting operations such as
cutting extremely large heavy panels or long
heavy boards, the saw should be bolted down.
if you attach any kind of table extensions over
24" wide to either end of the saw. make sure you
either bolt the saw to the bench or floor as
appropriate, or support the outer end of the
extension from the bench or floor, as
appropriate.
6. LOCATION
The saw should be positioned so neither the
operator nor a causal observer is forced to stand
in line with the saw blade.
7. KICKBACKS
A "KICKBACK" occurs during a rip-type
operation when a part or all of the workpiece is
thrown back violently toward the operator.
Keep your face and body to one side of the
sawblade, out of line with a possible "Kickback."
Kickbacks -- and possible injury from them --
can usually be avoided by:
A. Maintaining the rip fence parallel to the
sawblade.
B. Keeping the sawblade sharp. Replace or
sharpen antikickback pawls when points
become dull.
C. Keeping sawblade guard, spreader, and
antikickback pawls in place and operating
properly. The spreader must be in alignment
with the sawblade and the pawls must stop a
kickback once it has started.
Check their action before ripping.
D. NOT ripping work that is twisted or warped
or does not have a straight edge to guide
along the rip fence.
E. NOT releasing work until you have pushed it
all the way past the sawblade.
F. Using a push stick for ripping widths of 2 to 6
in., and an auxiliary fence and push block for
ripping widths narrower than 2 in. (See
"Basic Saw Operation Using The Rip Fence"
section.)
G. NOT confining the cut-off piece when
ripping or cross-cutting.
H. When ripping apply the feed force to the
section of the vvorkpiece between the saw
blade and the rip fence.
8. PROTECTION: EYES, HANDS, FACE, EARS,
BODY
A. If any part of your saw is malfunctioning, has
been damaged or broken . • • such as the
motor switch, or other operating control, a
safety device or the power cord.., cease
operating immediately until the particular
part is properly repaired or replaced.
B. Small loose pieces of wood or other objects
that contact the rear of the revolving blade
can be thrown back at the operator at
excessive speed. This can usually be avoided
by keeping the guard and spreader in place
for all thru-sawing operations (sawing
entirely thru the work) AND by removing all
loose pieces from the table with a long stick
of wood IMMEDIATELYafter they are cut off.
O. Use extra caution when the guard assembly
is removed for resawing, dadoing, rabbeting,
or molding -- replace the guard as soon as
that operation is completed.
g. For rip or rip-type cuts, the following end of a
workpiece to which a push stick or push
board is applied must be square
{perpendicular to the fence) in order that
feed pressure applied to the workpiece by
the push stick or block does not cause the
workpiece to come away from the fence, and
possibly cause a kickback.
E. During rip and rip type cuts, the workpiece
must be held down on the table and against
the fence with a push stick, push block, or
featherboards. A featherboard is made of
solid tumber per sketch.
l= 24" ,_
KERFS ABOUT J_
5/16" APART
F. NEVER turn the saw "ON" before clearing
the table of all tools, wood scraps, etc.,
except the workpiece and related feed or
support devices for the operation planned.
G. NEVER place your face or body in line with
the cutting tool.
H. NEVER place your fingers or hands in the
path of the sawblade or other cutting tool.
i. NEVER reach in back of the cutting tool with
either hand to hold down or support the
workpiece, remove wood scraps, or for any
other reason. Avoid awkward operations and
hand positions where a sudden slip could
cause fingers or hand to move into a
sawblade or other cutting tool.
J. DO NOT perform layout, assembly, or setup
work on the table while the cutting tool is
rotating.
K. DO NOT perform any operation
"FREEHAND" -- always use either the rip
fence or the miter gauge to position and
guide the work.
L. NEVER use the rip fence when crosscutting
or the miter gauge when ripping. DO NOT
use the rip fence as a length stop.
Never hold onto or touch the "free end" of the
workpiece or a "free piece" that is cut off,
while power is "ON" and/or the sawblade is
rotating.
M. Shut "OFF" the saw and disconnect the
power cord when removing the table insert,
changing ......... toot, removing or
replacing the blade guard, or making
adjustments.