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additional
safety
instructions
for radial
saws
Never
perform
any operation
"FREE
HAND".
This
heel
or by feeding
from
the wrong
direction
(see
term
means
feeding
the
sawblade
into
the
wor-kpiece
or
feeding
the
workpiece
into
the
sawblade
or other
cutting
without
using
the fence
or some
other
device
which
prevents
rotating
or
twisting
of the workpiece
during
the operation.
Never "RIP"
in the crosscut
position.
Never make a
miter
cut with the arm in the 90 ° crosscut
position.
Never
lower
a revolving
cutting
tool into
the table
or a workpiece
without
first
locking
the Carriage
Lock
Knob.
Release
the knob
only after
grasping
the Yoke
Handle.
Otherwise
the cutting
tool
may
grab
the table
or the workpiece
and be propelled
toward
you.
The sawblade,
dado,
or other
cutting
too! must be
removed
from
the
saw
arbor
before
using
the
accessory
shaft
(rear
end
of
the
saw
motor).
NEVER
operate
the
saw
with
cutting
tools
(including
sanding
accessories)
installed
on both
end of the saw arbor.
Do not use fences
made
of chipboard
-- use 3/4 in.
virgin
lumber
only,
extending
in one piece
from
end
to end
of the
saw
table.
The
fence
should
extend
above-the
table
surface
approx,
two-thirds
the thickness
of the workpiece
(for a 1-1/2"
thick
workpiece,
the fence
should
be 1 in. high),
but
never
less than
3/4 in. If a thin
facing
is added
to
the top of the table
(to preserve
the original
table),
fabricate
and
install
a new fence
complying
with
above
height
instructions.
(B) RIPPING
Ripping
is cutting
with the grain
or the long way of the
board
-- it is performed
by pushing
the workpiece
along
the
fence
and
thru
the
sawblade
(sawblade
parallel
to the fence).
1. Neyer
apply
the feed
force
to the section
of the
workpiece
that
will
become
the
cut-off
(free)
piece.
Feed
force
when
ripping
must
always
be
applied
between
the
saw
blade
and
the
fence
.. use
a
"PUSH
STICK"
or
"WORK
HELPERS"
(see pg. 26) for rip cuts
less than
6 in.
wide.
Do not rip anyworkpiece
that is shorter
than
12 in.
2. Whenever
possible,
use the in-rip
position
-- this
provides
minimum
obstruction
for
feeding
by
hand
or push
stick
as appropriate.
3. Do not release
the workpiece
before
operation
is
complete
-- push
the workpiece
all the way
past
the rear
(outfeed
or exit)
of the sawblade.
4. Make
sure
by trial
before
starting
the cut that the
antikickback
pawls
will stop
a kickback
once it has
started
Keep
points
of pawls
SHARP!
5. CAUTION:
Never
reposition
the
Guard
or
antikickback
with
power
"ON".
6. A
"KICKBACK"
occurs
during
a
rip-type
operation
when
a part
or all of the workpiece
is
thrown
back
violently
toward
the operator.
It can
occur
when
the workpiece
closes
in on the rear
(outfeed
side)
of the sawblade
(pinching),
binds
betweon
the fence
and the sawblade
(heel),
or is
grabbed
by the sawblade
teeth
(wrong-way
feed)
at
the
outfeed
side.
"PINCHING"
is generally
avoided
by utilization
of the spreader,
and a sharp
sawblade
of the
correct
type
for
the
workpiece
being
cut. "HEEL"
can be avoided
by maintaining
the
sawblade
exactly
parallel
to
the
fence.
Grabbing
by the sawblade
teeth
can be caused
by
"DANGER"
warning
on guard)
--it
can be avoided
by maintaining
parallelism
of sawblade
to fence,
feeding
into
the sawblade
from
the
nose
of the
guard
only,
by
positioning
the
spreader
and
antikickback
properly,
and keeping
the workpiece
down
on the table
and against
the fence.
7. Position
the
nose
of the guard
to just
clear
the
workpiece,
and
position/adjust
the antikickback
and spreader
devices
as instructed.
8. NEVER
cut
more
than
one piece
at any
time
by
stacking
workpieces
vertically.
9. NEVER
feed a workpiecethru
the saw with another
piece
(butting
second
piece
against
trailing
edge
of piece
being
cut),
even if of the same thickness.
Feed
each
workpiece
individually
thru
the
sawblade,
and completely
beyond
the sawblade,
before
ripping
the next
workpiece.
Use push stick
if the rip cut
is less than
6" wide.
10. NEVER
feed
a workpiece
thru
the
saw
with
another
piece
(butting
second
piece
against
trailing
edge
of piece
being
cut),
even
if of the
same
thickness.
Feed
each
workpiece
individually
thru
the
sawblade,
and
completely
beyond
the
sawblade,
before
ripping
the
next
workpiece.
Use push stick
if the rip cut is less than
6" wide.
11. NEVER
use another
person
as a substitute
for a
table
extension,
or as additional
support
for
a
workpiece
that
is longer
or wider
than
the basic
saw table,
or to assist
in feeding
or supporting
or
pulling
the workpiece.
12. Plastic
and
composition
(like
hardboard)
materials
may be cut
on our saw.
However,
since
these
are
usually
quite
hard
and
slippery,
the
antikickback
pawls
may not stop
a kickback.
Therefore,
rip with
the finished
side down
(next
to
the table)
and be especially
attentive
to following
proper
set-up
and
cutting
procedures.
Do
not
stand,
or permit
anyone
else to stand,
in line with a
potential
kickback.
13. When
sawing
1/4" or thinner
materials,
follow
all
normal
ripping
procedures
except
set
sawblade
into
table
top at least
1/8".
DO
NOT
let go of or
stop feeding
the workpiece
between
the blade and
fence
until you have pushed
it completely
past the
antikickback
pawls.
Otherwise
the
workpiece
could
get into
the back
of the sawblade
and be
thrown
violently
from
the
saw
in
the
direction
opposite
to the feed
direction.
This
is the same
action
that
would
occur
if the instructions
of the
DANGER
warning
on the guard
is aborted.
Do not
stand,
or permit
anyone
else to stand,
in line with
the path
of a workpiece
that may be thrown
from
the saw
in this
manner.
14. Position
the
saw
so
neither
you,
a helper,
or a
casual
observer
is forced
to stand
in line with
the
sawblade.
15. Use
extra
care
when
ripping
wood
that
has
a
twisted
grain
or is twisted
or bowed
-- it may rock
on the table
and/or
pinch
the sawblade.
16. Shaping
of wood
with
a dado
head
or a molding
head
can
be performed
"top-side"
(cutting
tool
basically
vertical
and employing
sawblade
guard)
or
"edge"
(saw
arbor
vertical
--
cutting
tool
horizontal
--
and
employing
the
Accessory
molding
head
guard).
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