Delta 36-5100 T2 Instruction Manual page 8

TABLE SAW SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES
WARNING READ ALL SAFETY WARNINGS DESIGNATED BY THE
Failure to follow these rules may result in serious personal injury.
1.
GUARDING RELATED WARNINGS
a. Keep guards in place. Guards must be in working order and be properly mounted. A guard that is loose,
damaged, or is not functioning correctly must be repaired or replaced.
b. Always use saw blade guard, riving knife and anti-kickback device for every through-cutting operation. For
through-cutting operations where the saw blade cuts completely through the thickness of the workpiece, the guard and
other safety devices help reduce the risk of injury.
c. Immediately reattach the guarding system after completing an operation (such as rabbeting or resawing
cuts) which requires removal of the guard, riving knife and/or anti-kickback device. The guard, riving knife,
and anti-kickback device help to reduce the risk of injury.
d. Make sure the saw blade is not contacting the guard, riving knife or the workpiece before the switch is
turned on. Inadvertent contact of these items with the saw blade could cause a hazardous condition.
e. Adjust the riving knife as described in this instruction manual. Incorrect spacing, positioning and alignment can
make the riving knife ineffective in reducing the likelihood of kickback.
f. For the riving knife and anti-kickback device to work, they must be engaged in the workpiece. The riving
knife and anti-kickback device are ineffective when cutting workpieces that are too short to be engaged with the
riving knife and anti-kickback device. Under these conditions a kickback cannot be prevented by the riving knife and
antikickback device.
g. Use the appropriate saw blade for the riving knife. For the riving knife to function properly, the saw blade diameter
must match the appropriate riving knife and the body of the saw blade must be thinner than the thickness of the riving
knife and kerf of the saw blade must be wider than the thickness of the riving knife.
2.
CUTTING PROCEDURES WARNINGS
a. DANGER: Never place your fingers or hands in the vicinity or in line with the saw blade. A moment of
inattention or a slip could direct your hand towards the saw blade and result in serious personal injury.
b. Feed the workpiece into the saw blade or cutter only against the direction of rotation. Feeding the workpiece
in the same direction that the saw blade is rotating above the table may result in the workpiece, and your hand, being
pulled into the saw blade.
c. Never use the mitre gauge to feed the workpiece when ripping and do not use the rip fence as a length
stop when cross cutting with the miter gauge. Guiding the workpiece with the rip fence and the miter gauge at the
same time increases the likelihood of saw blade binding and kickback.
d. When ripping, always apply the workpiece feeding force between the fence and the saw blade. Use a push
stick when the distance between the fence and the saw blade is less than 50mm, and use a push block when this distance
is less than 150mm. "Work helping" devices will keep your hand at a safe distance from the saw blade.
e. Use only the push stick provided by the manufacturer or constructed in accordance with the instructions.
This push stick provides sufficient distance of the hand from the saw blade.
f. Never use a damaged or cut push stick. A damaged push stick may break causing your hand to slip into the saw
blade.
g. Do not perform any operation "freehand". Always use either the rip fence or the miter gauge to position and guide
the workpiece. "Freehand" means using your hands to support or guide the workpiece, in lieu of a rip fence or mitre
gauge. Freehand sawing leads to misalignment, binding and kickback.
h. Never reach around or over a rotating saw blade. Reaching for a workpiece may lead to accidental contact with the
moving saw blade.
i. Provide auxiliary workpiece support to the rear and/or sides of the saw table for long and/or wide
workpieces to keep them level. A long and/or wide workpiece has a tendency to pivot on the table's edge, causing
loss of control, saw blade binding and kickback.
j. Feed workpiece at an even pace. Do not bend or twist the workpiece. If jamming occurs, turn the tool off
immediately, unplug the tool then clear the jam. Jamming the saw blade by the workpiece can cause kickback or stall the
motor.
k. Do not remove pieces of cut-off material while the saw is running. The material may become trapped between
the fence or inside the saw blade guard and the saw blade pulling your fingers into the saw blade. Turn the saw off and
wait until the saw blade stops before removing material.
l. Use an auxiliary fence in contact with the table top when ripping workpieces less than 2mm thick. A thin
workpiece may wedge under the rip fence and create a kickback.
TABLE SAW SAFETY RULES
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