Hazards Associated With Clear Position Of Guard - Craftsman 113.196120 Owner's Manual

Safety
the pawls/riving knife knob. When lowered
for crosscutting, it acts as a barrier to the
leading edge of the blade.
6. Set of pawls to be lowered to the work-
piece surface for ripping. They allow the
workpiece to pass freely from infeed to out-
feed side, but help stop the kickback motion
from outfeed to infeed side by grabbing into
the workpiece surface. Pawls must be re-set
each time a different thickness workpiece is
cut.
7. A guard tab to manually raise the plastic
guard at the start of ripping unusual work-
pieces whose size/shape do not cause the
guard to raise automatically.
Guard Tab
Hazards Associated with Clear
Portion of Guard
The following safety information applies to
all blades and accessories.
,_ WARNING
Clear plastic portion of guard will
not provide any protection during
crosscutting if blade is pulled over
your hand, or your hand enters
blade path from front or rear of
blade. Fingers or hand can be cut or
cut off.
_CAUTION
Clear plastic portion of guard can
get caught or jam in fence or table
kerfs. Read and follow the warning
on the guard:
,_WARNING:
TO AVOID INJURY
SHUT OFF POWER
BEFORE CLEARING A
JAMMED LOWER GUARD
WARNING
Clear plastic guard will increase risk of certain hazards:
• During rip and bevel cuts, narrow
cut-off pieces can be pinched
between guard and blade. Cut-off
pieces can kickback.
• In bevel position blade teeth are
fully exposed. Fingers or hand can
be cut off.
• Cut off pieces can jam between
guard and blade. Turn saw off and
wait for blade to stop before freeing
jammed guard or blade.
• Workpiece or cut-off pieces can
be violently thrown by blade. Wear
safety goggles. Stand out of work-
piece path.