Safety Information For Crosscutting - Craftsman 113.198411 Operator's Manual

Safety Information for
Crosscutting
Read and follow the safety information below
before making any type of crosscut.
4_, WARNING
1. Set guard and anti-kickback pawls to
proper height to serve as a partial barrier.
2. The saw blade can throw the
workpiece over the fence if the blade is
pushed backwards into workpiece.You
or others can be hit and injured by the
thrown workpiece. Start a crosscut with
the blade in its rearmost position.
3. If the blade is pulled through the
workpiece beyond the middle of the
blade, it can:
= pick up and throw the cut-off sec-
tion of the workpiece which could
hit and injure you or others in the
area, or;
• lift or move the held-down section
of the workpiece and pull your
hand into the blade as the blade
is returned. Pull the saw blade
through the workpiece to the dis-
tance shown below.
Fig. 141 Blade DNtance to Complete Crosscut
59
4. Fingers or hand can slip into the saw
blade as you make a crosscut. Fingers,
hand or arm can be cut off. Keep the
hand holding the workpiece at least 8 in-
ches to the side of the workpiece, out of
the path of the saw blade. Keep hand
holding the workpiece in view at all
times.
5. The blade can come completely off
table edge beyond the 30 ° left miter
position. Fingers, hands, arms or legs
can be cut off. Use the right miter posi-
tion whenever possible to make miter
crosscuts.
6. The blade continues to turn for about
12 seconds after the saw is turned
off. Wait for the blade to stop before
reaching for the workpiece.
7. If length stops are used on the cut-off
end of workpiece, the cut-off end can
be thrown by the blade. The workpiece
could hit and injure you or others in the
area. Do not use a length stop on the
cut-off end of the workpiece. Use a
length stop only on the end of the
workpiece which is held down.
8. Holding on to or touching the cut off
end of the workpiece while the saw
blade is still turning can cause the
workpiece to pinch the blade. The
workpiece can be thrown and hit and in-
jure you or others in the area. Do not
touch, hold on to, push, or grab the cut-
off piece of the workpiece while the
power is on or the saw blade is turning.
9. The saw can throw the workpiece,
workpiece chips or pieces of the blade
violently. You can be blinded. Wear
safety goggles.