Craftsman 21609 - 18 in. Scroll Saw Operator's Manual page 5

[] FIRMLY CLAMPORBOLT thetoolto a workbench or
tableatapproximately hipheight.
[] KEEPHANDS AWAY FROMCUTTING AREA.Donot
reach underneath w orkor in bladecuttingpathwith
yourhands andfingers foranyreason. A lways turnthe
power off.
[] ALWAYS USEA CLAMP to secure the workpiece
whenpossible.
[] ALWAYS SUPPORT L ONG WORKPIEDES whilecut-
tingto minimize riskof bladepinching andkickback.
Sawmayslip,walkor slidewhilecuttinglongor heavy
boards.
[] BESURE THEBLADECLEARS THEWORKPIECE.
Never s tartthesawwiththebladetouching the
workpiece. Allowmotorto comeuptofull speed
before starting cut.
[] DONOTFEED THEMATERIAL T OOQUICKLY. Do
notforcetheworkpiece against the blade.
[] NEVER reachbehind, u nder, o r withinthreeinches
of thebladeanditscuttingpathwithyourhands and
fingers foranyreason.
[] NEVER reach to pickupa workpiece, a pieceof scrap,
or anything elsethatis inor nearthe cuttingpathofthe
blade.
[] AVOID AWKWARD OPERATIONS ANDHAND
POSiTiONS w here a sudden slipcouldcauseyour
hand to moveintotheblade. A LWAYS makesureyou
havegoodbalance. NEVER operate the sawonthe
flooror in a crouched position.
[] IFANYPART OFTHISSAWIS MISSING or should
break, b end,or fai!inanyway,orshouldanyelectrical
component failto perform properly, shutoffthepower
switch,remove the plugfromthepowersource, a nd
have damaged, missing, o r failedpartsreplaced before
resuming o peration.
[] IFTHEPOWER SUPPLY CORDISDAMAGED, it
mustbereplaced onlybythemanufacturer or byan
authorized s ervice centerto avoidrisk.
[] ALWAYS STAY ALERT! D onotallowfamiliarity (gained
fromfrequent u seofthesaw)to causea careless mis-
take.ALWAYS REMEMBER t hata careless f ractionof
a second is sufficient t o inflictsevere injury.
[] MAKESURE THEWORK AREAHASAMPLE LIGHT-
INGto seetheworkandthatnoobstructions w illinter-
ferewithsafeoperation BEFORE performing a nywork
using thesaw.
[] ALWAYS TURNOFFTHESAWbefore disconnecting
itto avoidaccidental starting whenreconnecting t o
power supply. N EVER leave thesawunattended w hile
connected to a power source.
[] TURNOFFTOOL andwaitforsawbladeto cometo
a complete stopbefore moving workpiece or changing
settings.
[] SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Refer t o them
frequently a nduseto instruct o therusers. I f youloan
someone thistool,loanthemtheseinstructions a lso.
WARNING: S omedustcreated by power sanding, s awing, g rinding, d rilling, a ndotherconstruction a ctivities
contains chemicals k nown to causecancer, b irthdefects or otherreproductive harm.Someexamples o f these
chemicals a re:
leadfromlead-based p aints,
crystalline s ilicafrombricksandcement a ndothermasonry products, and
arsenic andchromium fromchemically-treated lumber.
Yourriskfromtheseexposures v aries, d epending onhowoftenyoudothistypeofwork.Toreduce yourexposure
to thesechemicals: workina wellventilated area, a ndworkwithapproved safetyequipment, suchasthosedust
masks thatarespecially designed t o filterout microscopic p articles.