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Additional Safety for Router Tables
Serious cuts, amputation, entanglement, or death can occur from contact with spinning bit.
Improperly secured bits or spindle parts/fasteners can fly off and strike nearby operators
or bystanders with great force. Flying dust or debris from cutting operation can cause eye
injuries or blindness. To minimize risk of getting hurt or killed, anyone operating router MUST
completely heed hazards and warnings below.
AVOIDING AMPUTATION. To avoid making con-
tact with spinning router bit, never place hands
directly over or in front of bit. As one hand
approaches bit, move it away and over to other
side. Always keep hands at least 6" away from
spinning bit.
SECURING LEVERS AND KNOBS. Never oper-
ate router table without first making sure all lock
levers and knobs are tight, and all fence hardware
and guide rails are secure. Otherwise, workpiece
can slip out of alignment while cutting and cause
injury from kickback.
DO NOT FORCE WORKPIECE. Never force
materials past router. Let router bit do the work.
Excessive force is likely to result in poor cutting
results and will cause kickback conditions that
could cause serious personal injury.
BLIND CUTTING. Keep router bit on underside
of workpiece when making blind cuts. This will
decrease risk of accidental contact with spinning
bit.
ROUTER BIT ROTATION. Always feed work-
piece against rotation direction of bit. Otherwise,
workpiece could be aggressively pulled from your
hands, drawing them into spinning bit.
ROUTER BIT HEIGHT. Keep any unused portion
of bit below the table surface to minimize risk of
your hand contacting spinning bit.
ROUTER BIT SPEED. Do not exceed recom-
mended speed of any router bit. Doing so can
cause bit to fracture or explode and cause injury.
Model T28780 T28781 (Mfd. Since 06/19)
CUTTING SUPPORT. NEVER cut workpiece
without using a fence, jig, or miter gauge as a
support guide. Otherwise, workpiece could be
aggressively pulled from your hands, drawing
them into spinning bit.
WORKPIECE SIZING. NEVER use workpiece
shorter than 6" without special fixtures or jigs.
Otherwise, workpiece can become trapped
between fence and router bit, which could draw
your hands into spinning bit.
USING SAFETY GUARDS. To prevent ampu-
tation or other injuries, always use a guard.
Fabricate additional guards or jigs for special
circumstances. Use an overhead guard if fence
is removed.
TRIPPING HAZARD. To prevent tripping over
power cord of router when not in use, always dis-
connect it and safely store it out of way.
APPROPRIATE WORKPIECES. Danger of kick-
back and injury is increased when workpiece
has knots, holes, or foreign objects in it. Warped
stock should be flattened with a jointer before you
shape it with router.
TESTING ROTATION. With router disconnected
from power, rotate router spindle to test any new
setup to ensure proper bit clearance before start-
ing router.
INSTALLING ROUTER BIT. Insert at least
bit shank into collet, and allow
between shank and bottom of collet to ensure bit
is securely installed.
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