Craftsman 113.23611t Owner's Manual page 4

Properly s upport r ound material
such as dowel rods,
or tubing: Ttley have a tendency to roll during a cut,
causingthe blade to "bite". To avoid this, always use
a "V" block or clamp the work to the miter gauge.
Cut only one workpiece at a time.
Clear everything except the workpiece and related
support devices off the table before turning the saw
on,
Plan the way you will hold the workplece from start
to finish.
Do not hand hold pieces so small that your fingers willgo
under the blade guard. Use jigs or fixtures to hotd the
work and keep your hands away from the blade.
SECURE WORK. Use clamps to hold work when
practical. It's often safer than usingyour hand, and frees
both hands to operate the tool,
Avoid awkward operations and hand positions where a
sudden slipcould cause fingers or hand to move into the
blade.
DON'TOVERREACH, Keep good footing and balance.
Keep your face and body to one side of the blade, out of
line with a possible thrown piece if the blade should
break.
Before starting your cut, watch the saw while it runs. !t
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
distance from the saw, Make sure bystanders are clear
of the saw and workpiece.
DON'T FORCE TOOL. tt will do the job better 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 the workplece, the blade may bind
in the keH (cut). This is usually caused by sawdust
clogging up the kerf. if this happens:
, Turn switch "OFF"
• Remove switch key,
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Unplug the saw,
Wait for all moving parts to stop.
With a flat blade screwdriver, turn the motor by hand
while backing up the workpiece.
Before removing loose pieces from the table, turn
saw off and wal_ for al! moving parts to stop.
WHENEVER SAW IS RUNNING
WARNING: Don't let familiarity (gained from fre-
quent use of your scroll saw) cause a careless
mistake. Acareless fraction of a second Is enough
to cause a severe Injury.
BEFORE LEAVING THE SAW:
Walt for all moving parts to stop.
MAKE WORKSHOP CHILD-PROOF. Unplug the saw.
Lock the shop or on/off knob. Store the key away from
children and others not qualified to use the tool.