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GENERAL POWER TOOL SAFETY WARNINGS
h. Keep handles and grasping surfaces dry, clean and free from oil and grease. Slippery handles and grasping
surfaces do not allow for safe handling and control of the tool in unexpected situations.
5.
Service
a. Have your power tool serviced by a qualified repair person using only identical replacement parts. This will
ensure that the safety of the power tool is maintained.
Dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities may contain chemicals
known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples are:
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Lead from lead-based paints
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Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products
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Asbestos dust
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Arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber
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 dust masks that are specifically designed to filter out
microscopic particles. Avoid prolonged contact with dust from power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities.
Wear protective clothing and wash exposed areas with soap and water.
Failure to follow these rules may result in serious personal injury.
SEE GENERAL POWER TOOL SAFETY SECTION OF THIS MANUAL. Read entire instruction manual before operating saw. Learning
the saw's proper applications, limitations, and specific potential hazards will greatly minimize the possibility of accidents and injury. Make
sure all users are familiar with its warnings and instructions before using saw.
SEE POWER CONNECTION SECTION OF THIS MANUAL for instructions and warnings regarding power cords and connections.
TERMINOLOGY
The following terms will be used throughout the manual and you should become familiar with them.
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Through-cut – Any cut that completely cuts through the
workpiece.
Non-through cut – Any cut that does not completely cut
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through the workpiece.
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Push stick – A wooden or plastic stick, usually homemade,
that is used to push a small workpiece through the saw and
keeps the operator's hands clear of the blade.
Kickback – Occurs when the saw blade binds in the cut or
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between the blade and the fence and thrusts the workpiece
back toward the operator or lowering the workpiece down to
the blade.
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Re-sawing – Flipping material to make a cut the saw is not
capable of making in one pass.
PROPOSITION 65 WARNING:
TABLE SAW SAFETY RULES
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Cove cutting – Also known as coving, cove cutting is an
operation where the work is fed at an angle across the
blade. NOTE: This can be a dangerous operation and is not
recommended.
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Freehand – Cutting without the use of a miter gauge or
rip fence or any other means of guiding or holding the
workpiece other than the operator's hand. NOTE: This can be
a dangerous operation and is not recommended.
Plunge cutting – Blind cuts in the workpiece made by either
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raising the blade through the workpiece. NOTE: This can be a
dangerous operation and is not recommended.
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Rabbet Cut – A cut on the end or face (edge) of a board -
the extruding piece is the tongue.
Kerf – A cut or incision made by a saw.
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