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10. The workpiece
cannot
be controlled
or held stable enough
to do free hand
cutting. The workpiece
can be thrown
or
slip and pull fingers
and hand into the
saw blade. Fingers
or hand can be cut
off.
Set the radial arm to the desired
cutting angle.
Keep workpiece
flat on
table and solidly against the fence.
Blade Guard,
Anti-Kickback
Pawls and Spreader
The blade guard, anti-kickback
pawls and
spreader
are designed
to reduce
or eliminate
the risk of injury from contact
with the upper
half of the blade and the leading
edge of the
blade when:
11. Saw parts loosen
and wear with
use. You or others can be injured.
Keep
all parts tight and in working
order.
• the guard is in the horizontal
position
and;
12. The fence
must be of at least equal
height to the workpiece
or else the
workpiece
can be lifted or thrown and hit
and injure you or others in the area. See
Cutting Accessories
section for instruc-
tions to make a fence.
13. The blade
will try to pull itself
through
the workpiece.
Be prepared
to
hold the saw handle
back to keep the
saw blade from
coming
toward you.
14. Lock rip lock after every crosscut, or
else the blade will suddenly come
toward you when you lower it to make a
crosscut.
15. Whenever
the blade
is turning,
keep
one hand on the saw handle to keep the
saw blade from coming
toward
you.
16. Cutting
more than one workpiece
at
a time can cause
you to lose control
of
the workpieces,
which can be thrown
and hit and injure you or others in the
area. Cut only one workpiece
at a time.
Do not stack or lay workpieces
edge to
edge.
• the pawls and spreader
are set to
clear the top of the fence and
workpiece
by about
1/8 inch.
The Blade
Guard:
• provides protection
from contact with
the upper half of the blade;
• helps keep the workpiece from jam-
ming in the guard and;
• helps catch or deflect
workpiece
chips
or pieces
of the blade.
The Anti-kickback
Bar, Pawls
and
Spreader:
• serve as a partial
barrier
to provide
protection
from contact
with the lead-
ing edge of the blade.
A
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of
contact
with the upper half of the blade
and keep the workpiece
from jamming
in the guard, set the blade guard in the
horizontal
position.
Fig. 145.
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