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ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR CIRCULAR SAWS
1.
WARNING: Do not operate your saw until it is com¬
pletely assembled and installed according to the instruc¬
tions.
2.
IF YOU ARE NOT thoroughly familiar with the opera¬
tion of circular saws, obtain advice from your supervisor,
instructor, or other qualified person.
3.
ALWAYS use guard, splitter and anti-kickback fingers
on ail "thru-sawing" operations. Thru-sawing operations
are those when the blade cuts completely through the
workpiece as in ripping or cross-cutting.
4.
ALWAYS hold the work firmly against the miter gage
or fence.
5.
NEVER use the fence as a cut-off gage when cross¬
cutting.
6.
MOVE the rip fence out of the way when cross¬
cutting.
7.
NEVER perform any operation "free-hand" which
means using your hands to support or guide the work-
piece. Always use either the fence or miter gage to posi¬
tion and guide the work.
8.
ALWAYS use a push stick for ripping narrow stock.
Refer to ripping applications in instruction manual where
the push stick is covered in detail.
9.
AVOID kickbacks (work thrown back toward you) by:
A. Keeping blade sharp.
B. Keeping rip fence parallel to the saw blade.
C. Keeping splitter and anti-kickback fingers and
guard in place and operating.
D. Not releasing the work before it is pushed all the
way past the saw blade.
E.
Not ripping work that is twisted or warped or does
not have a straight edge to guide along the fence.
10. AVOID awkward operations and hand positions where
a sudden slip could cause your hand to move into the
cutting tool.
11. ALWAYS keep hands and fingers away from the
blade.
12. NEVER stand or have any part of your body in line
with the path of the saw blade.
13. NEVER reach behind or over the cutting tool with
either hand for any reason.
14. DIRECTION OF FEED. Feed work into blade or cutter
against the direction or rotation of the blade or cutter
only.
15. DO NOT feed the material too fast while cutting.
Feed the material only fast enough so that the blade will
cut.
16. NEVER attempt to free a stalled saw blade without
first turning the saw "OFF."
17. NEVER start the saw with the workpiece pressed
against the blade.
18. NEVER turn the saw "ON" before clearing the table
of all objects (tools, scraps of wood, etc.).
19. ALWAYS STOP the saw before removing scrap
pieces from the table.
20. NEVER perform layout, assembly or set-up work on
the table while the saw is operating.
21. PROVIDE adequate support to the rear and sides of
the saw table for wide or long workpieces.
22. WHEN cutting mouldings, NEVER run the stock be¬
tween the fence and the moulding cutterhead.
23. NEVER use solvents to clean plastic parts. Solvents
could possibly dissolve or otherwise damage the material.
Only a soft damp cloth should be used to clean plastic
parts.
24. SHOULD any part of your circular saw be missing,
damaged, or fail in any way, or any electrical components
fail to perform properly, shut off switch and remove plug
from power supply outlet. Replace missing, damaged or
failed parts before resuming operation.
25. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION regarding the safe
and proper operation of this product is available from the
National Safety Council, 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca,
IL 60143-3201, in the Accident Prevention Manual for
Industrial Operations and also in the Safety Data Sheets
provided by the NSC. Please also refer to the American
National Standards Institute ANSI 01.1 Safety Require¬
ments for Woodworking Machinery and the U.S. Depart¬
ment of Labor OSHA 1910.213 Regulations.
26. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Refer to them often
and use them to instruct others.
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