Additional Safety For Shapers - Shop fox W1807 Owner's Manual

Model W1807 7 ⁄ HP Heavy-Duty Industrial Tilting Spindle Shaper
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Additional Safety for Shapers

READ and understand this
entire instruction manual
before using this machine.
Serious personal injury
may occur if safety and
operational information is
not understood and fol-
lowed. DO NOT risk your
safety by not reading!
1. KEEPING HANDS SAFE: Never pass your hands near or directly over or in front of the cutter.
As one hand approaches the 6-inch radius point, move it in an arc away from the cutter to the
outfeed side and reposition that hand more than 6 inches beyond the cutter.
2. SMALL WORKPIECES: DO NOT shape small workpieces without special fixtures or jigs. Where prac-
tical, shape longer stock and cut to size.
3. CUTTER POSITIONING: Keep the cutters on the underside of the workpiece whenever possible to
reduce operator exposure to the moving cutter.
4. TESTING FOR CLEARANCE: Disconnect the shaper from power, and always rotate the spindle by
hand to test any new setup for proper cutter clearance before starting the shaper.
5. SAFELY STARTING AND FEEDING WORKPIECE: When shaping contoured workpieces and using a
rub collar, NEVER start shaping at a corner. See the rub collar and irregular shaping sections in this
manual. The danger of kickback is increased when the stock has knots, holes, or foreign objects in
it.
6. PREPARING A WORKPIECE: Always "square up" a workpiece before you run it through the shaper. A
warped workpiece is difficult to process and increases the risk of an accident.
7. GUARDING FROM CUTTER EXPOSURE: When setting up cuts, take every step practical to reduce
operator exposure to the cutter. These steps include but are not limited to: Keeping the unused
portion of the cutter below the table, using the smallest table insert allowed by the cutter,
adjusting fences as close as practical to the cutter on both sides, and securing the guard as close
to the workpiece as possible. Keep a guard or other protective device between your hands and the
cutter at all times!
8. AVOIDING AN OVERLOAD: Never attempt to remove too much material in one pass. Several light
passes are safer and give a cleaner finish.
9. SAFELY FEEDING A WORKPIECE: We recommend using some type of fixture, jig, or hold-down
device to safely support the workpiece when cutting. ALWAYS use a push stick when shaping small
or narrow workpieces. Use an outfeed support table if shaping long workpieces to make sure that
they remain supported during the entire cutting procedure.
10. AVOIDING WORKPIECE KICKBACK AND GRAB: Always make sure cutter is positioned in the correct
direction before starting shaper, and always feed against the rotation of the cutter.
USE this and other machinery with caution
and respect. Always consider safety first,
as it applies to your individual working
conditions. No list of safety guidelines can
be complete—every shop environment is
different. Failure to follow guidelines could
result in serious personal injury, damage
to equipment or poor work results.
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