Basic Saw Operations - Craftsman 113.236090 Owner's Manual

Safety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations (continued)
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes,
Hands, Face And Ears
Any power saw Can throw foreign objects
into the eyes. Ths can cause permanent
eye damage Wear safety goggles (not
glasseS) that camp y with ANS Z87 1
(shown on package). Everyday eye-
glasses have only impact resistant
lenses. They are not safety glasses.
Safety goggles are available at Sears
Retail Stores. Glasses or goggles net in
compliance with ANSI Z87.1 could seri-
ously hurt you when they break.
Dress for safety
• Do net wear loose clothing, gloves,
neckties or jewelry (rings, wrist-
watches). They can get caught and
draw you into moving parts.
• Wear non-slip footwear_
,Tie back long hair.
• Roll 10ng steeves above the elbow.
• Noise levels vary widely. To avoid pos-
sible hearing damage, wear ear plugs
or muffs when using saw for hours at a
time.
• For dusty operations, wear a dust mask
along with the safety goggles.
Inspect your werkpiece.
Make sure there are no nails or foreign
objects in the part of the workpiece to be
cut.
Use extra caution with large,
very small or awkward workpieces
• Never use this tool to finish pieces too
small to hold by hand.
• Use extra supports (tabies, saw horses,
blocks, etc.) for any workpiece large
Whenever Saw Is Running
I ARNING: Don't let familiarity
(gained from frequent use of your
saw) cause a careless mistake° A
careless fraction of a second is
enough to Cause a severe injury,
• Before starting your cut, watch the saw
enough to tip when not held down to
the table top.
• Never use another person as a substi-
tute for a table extension, or as addi-
tional support for a workpiece or to help
feed, support or pu[_the workpiece.
* When cutting irregular{y 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 wil! not let it twist, rock
or stlp while being cut.
, Properly support round material such
as dowel rods or tubing. They have a
tendency to roll during a cut, causing
the blade to "bite". To avoid this, always
use a "v'" block.
• Cut only one workpiece at a time.
• Clear everything except the workpiece
and related support devices off the
table before turning the saw on.
Plan the way you will hold the work-
piece from start to finish.
• Do not hand hold pieces so small that
your fingers will go under the blade
guard. Use jigs or fixtures to hold the
work and keep your hands away from
the blade.
• Avoid awkward operations and hand
positions where a sudden slip could
cause fingers or hand to move into the
blade.
• Don't Overreach. Keep good footing
and balance.
• Keep your face and body to one side of
blade, out of line with a possible thrown
piece if the blade should break.
• Keep Children Away. Keep atl visitors
a safe distance from the saw. Make
sure bystanders are clear of the saw
and workpiece.
• Don't Force Tool, It will do the job bet-
ter and safer at its designed rate. Feecl
: while ifc runs. f it makes an unfamiliar the workpiece into the saw blade only
fast enough to let It cut without bogging
: noise Or vibrates a lot, stop immedi- . . ' " "
a e down or binding
t y. Turn the saw off. Unplug the saw.
_! : Do not restart until finding and correct- "
i_i ing the problem.
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