Improper Fence Location And Workpiece Feed - Skil RAS900 Owner's Manual

Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction
activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects, or other
reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:
Lead from lead-based paints.
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Crystalline silica from bricks, cement, and other masonry products.
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Arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber.
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Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work.
To reduce your exposure to these chemicals, work in a well-ventilated area, and work with
approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out
microscopic particles.

IMPROPER FENCE LOCATION AND WORKPIECE FEED

WARNING
dangerous for two reasons:
The front of the bit is exposed during the
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cutting operation (Fig. A).
The bit can "Climb-cut," where the bit enters
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the workpiece in the same direction as the
feed direction. This is likely to cause the
workpiece to "climb" away from the tabletop
and may lead to loss of control during
operation (Fig. A).
WARNING
bit. Do not "back feed" the work into the bit.
The bit rotates counterclockwise as viewed
from the top of the table. "Back feeding" the
work is dangerous for two reasons:
It will cause climb-cutting where the
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workpiece can "climb" off the tabletop in
the direction of the bit rotation, pulling the
workpiece and possibly your hands into the
rotating bit (Fig. B).
It is difficult to keep the workpiece against
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the fence face as the bit rotation will push the
workpiece away from the fence.
Do not feed the workpiece where the majority of the workpiece is
between the fence and the bit. This creates a "fence trap" which is
Feed the workpiece only
against the rotation of the
Fig. A
Direction of
feed
Exposed bit
Fig. B
Correct
direction of
feed
Workpiece
Climb-cutting
Workpiece
Incorrect
direction
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