To Reduct Risk Of Kickback; Wrong Way Feed - Craftsman 113.196421 Owner's Manual

Ripping
To reduce risk of kickback:
_/Set pawls and riving knife according
to
ripping set-up procedure. Correctly set
riving knife is more likely to prevent
workpiece from binding or pinching
blade; correctly set pawls are more
likely to grab into workpiece to stop or
slow kickback if one happens.
_/Check that riving knife is in line with
blade (see Alignment: Riving Knife to
Blade).
_/Cut only straight workpieces so surface
will lie flat on table and edge will stay
tight against fence. If you must cut an
irregular workpiece, attach a straight
edge (see Cutting Aides).
_/Push workpiece through from infeed to
ouffeed side until it is completely past
pawls.
",/Use featherboard (see Cutting Aides).
_/Keep hands away from outfeed side.
_/If blade jams, turn saw off, remove yel-
low key, then free blade.
When cutting composition materials, or
other materials with one smooth and
one rough side, put rough side up so
pawls will be more likely to grab.
Wrong Way Feed
Wrong way feed is ripping by feeding the
workpiece into the ouffeed side of the blade.
_kWARNING
Rotational force of blade will pull
workpiece through violently if work-
piece is fed in same direction as
blade rotates (wrong way feed).
Hands and fingers could be pulled
along with workpiece into spinning
blade before you can let go or pull
back. Fingers, hand or arm could be
cut off. Propelled workpiece could
hit bystander.
To eliminate risk of wrong way feed:
_/Feed workpiece against blade rotation.
_/Set pawls and riving knife; they act as
partial barrier to ouffeed side.
WARNING
Wrong Way Feed
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