Additional Safety Instructions - Proxxon DSH/E Manual

IMPORTANT
Additional Safety Instructions For Scroll Saws
Your safety is very important! Please follow the warnings
below :
3. Additional Safety Instructions For Scroll Saws
Safety is a combination of common sense, staying alert and
knowing how your scroll saw works. Read this manual to
understand this saw and become familiar with its contents,
including all the safety warnings. Do not allow familiarity
(gained from frequent use of your Scroll Saw) to become
commonplace. Always remember that a careless fraction of a
second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.
Developing these habits in your shop and safety will become
second nature to you.
ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION
Projectiles thrown away from the machine could cause serious
permanent eye damage. Always wear safety goggles, not
glasses, complying with ANSI Z87.1 (or in Canada CSA Z94-3-
M88). Everyday eyeglasses have only impact resistant lenses.
They are not safety glasses! Safety goggles are available at
many local retail stores. Glasses or goggles not in compliance
with ANSI or CSA could seriously hurt you when they break.
DO NOT REMOVE JAMMED CUTOFF PIECES UNTIL
BLADE HAS STOPPED1
Before freeing any jammed material or loose pieces from the
saw table, turn the machine off, wait for all moving parts to
stop and unplug the saw!
MAINTAIN PROPER ADJUSTMENT OF BLADE TENSION
AND BLADE GUARDS
Quick Release Tension Lever should be in the correct position
before operating. Make sure the blade tension is properly
adjusted: For finely setting the correct saw blade tension you
can use the knob on the upper back part of the housing,
observe the instruction manual!
HOLD WORK PIECE FIRMLY AGAINST TABLE
Plan the way you will hold the work piece from start to finish;
and follow the instructions:
Reduce the Risk of awkward operations and hand positions
where a sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to move into
the blade. Keep your face and body to one side of the blade, out
of line with a possible thrown piece if the blade should break.
Always use extra caution with large, very small or awkward
work pieces! Do not use this Scroll Saw to finish pieces too
small to hold by hand, and, if necessary, use extra supports
(saw horses, V-blocks, tables, etc.) for any work pieces large
enough to tip when not held down to the table top.
• Support round material such as tubing or dowel rods. They
have a tendency to roll during a cut, causing the blade to
"bite". To avoid this, always use "V" blocks.
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• When cutting irregularly shaped work pieces, plan your work
so it will not pinch the blade. A piece of molding, for example,
must lay flat or be held by a fixture or jig that will not let it
twist, rock or slip while being cut.
• Cut only one work piece at a time.
• Clear everything except the work piece and related support
devices off the table before turning the saw on.
Never turn your Scroll Saw on before clearing the table of all
objects (tools, scraps of wood, etc.) except for the work piece
and related feed or support devices for the operation planned.
Do not use another person as a substitute for a table
extension, or as additional support for a work piece or to help
feed, support or pull the work piece.
INSTALL BLADE TEETH POINTING DOWN TOWARDS
TABLE
The Scroll Saw should cut on the down stroke. Always make
sure blade teeth are oriented downward toward table.
KEEP FINGERS IN A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE BLADE
Do not cut pieces so small that your fingers go under the
blade guard. Never reach in blade cutting path with your
hands or fingers.
Use jigs or fixtures to hold the work and keep your hands
away from the blade.
When making a very small cut out, always secure the work
piece to a scrap piece of plywood with double faced tape. This
way, the work is supported and your fingers are away from the
blade.
BLADE GUARD/HOLD DOWN MUST CONTACT
WORKPIECE
Never use your Scroll Saw with the blade guard removed,
damaged or mounted incorrect (see instruction manual). A
blade guard that is damaged should be properly replaced.
NEVER LEAVE SCROLL SAW WITH MOTOR OPERATING
Never leave the Scroll Saw running unattended. Turn the saw
OFF, make sure the saw has come to a complete stop, and
then remove plug from power supply before leaving the work
area.
ADJUST BLADE TENSIN BY HAND. NO TOOLS
For finely setting the correct saw blade tension you can use
the knob on the upper back part of the housing, observe the
instruction manual! Do not use any tools!
RAISE GUARD/HOLD DOWN WHEN TILTING TABLE
SECURE TOOL PROPERLY TO PREVENT UNEXPECTED
MOVEMENT
Bolt the saw on a firm level surface where there is plenty of
room for handling and properly supporting the work piece, like
a stable, level table, workbench or the floor. The saw may
move when cutting large work pieces if not secured (See also
"Setting up the saw" in the manual). Support large work pieces