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ADDITIONAL
SAFETY
FOR TABLE
WARNING:
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, DO NOT
OPERATE YOUR SAW UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY
ASSEMBLED
AND INSTALLED
ACCORDING
TO
THE INSTRUCTIONS,..
AND UNTIL YOU HAVE
READ AND UNDERSTAND
THE FOLLOWING:
1. GENERAL
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
POWER TOOLS.
_. SEE PAGE 2
2, GETTING
TO KNOW YOUR SAW.,,
SEE PAGE
2O
3. BASIC SAW OPERATION
_., SEE PAGE 23
4. MAINTENANCE
._. SEE PAGE 31
5. STABILITY
OF SAW
if there is any tendency
for the saw to tip over or
move during
certain cutting
operations
such as
cutting
extremely
large heavy panels
or long
heavy boards, the saw should
be bolted down.
If
you
attach
any
kind
of
auxiliary
table
extensions
over 24" wide to either end of the saw,
make sure you either bolt the saw to the bench or
floor as appropriate,
or support the outer end of
the
extension
from
the
bench
or
floor,
as
appropriate,
6. LOCATION
The saw should
be positioned
so neither
the
operator
nor a casual observer is forced to stand
in line with the saw biade,
7. KICKBACKS
A
"KICKBACK"
occurs
during
a
rip-type
operation
when a part or all of the workpiece
is
violently
thrown
back toward the operator
Keep your
face and body
to one side of the
sawblade,
out of line with a possible "Kickback."
Kickbacks
-- and possible injury from them --
can usually be avoided by:
A Maintaining
the
rip fence
parallel
to the
sawblade,
B Keeping
the sawblade
sharp
Replace
or
sharpen
antikickback
pawls
when
points
become dull
C. Keeping
sawblade
guard,
spreader,
and
antikickback
pawls in place
and operating
properly
The spreader must be in alignment
with the sawblade and the pawls must stop a
kickback
once
it has started.
Check
their
action before ripping
D, NOT ripping work that is twisted or warped or
does not have a straight edge to guide along
the rip fence
E NOT releasing
work until you have pushed it
all the way past the sawblade.
F. Using a push stick for ripping widths of 2 to 6
in., and an auxiliary
fence and push block for
ripping widths narrower than 2 in. (See "Basic
Saw
Operation
Using
The
Rip
Fence"
section )
G NOT confining
the cut-off piece when ripping
or cross-cutting
H When
ripping
apply
the feed
force to the
section
of the workpiece
between
the saw
blade and the rip fence.
8. PROTECTION:
EYES, HANDS,
FACE,
EARS,
BODY
A if any part of your saw is malfunctioning,
has
INSTRUCTIONS
SAWS
B
C
D,
E
F
been damaged or broken
...such as the motor
switch,
or other operating
control,
a safety
device or the power cord.
cease operating
immediately
until
the
particular
part
is
properly
repaired or replaced
Wear safety goggles
that comply
with ANSI
Z87.1, and a face shield if operation
is dusty.
Wear ear plugs
or muffs
during
extended
periods of operation.
Smali loose pieces of wood or other objects
that contact the rear of the revolving blade can
be thrown back at the operator
at very high
speed. This can usually be avoided by keeping
the guard and spreader
in place for all thru-
sawing operations
(sawing
entirely
thru the
work) AND by removing
all loose pieces from
the
table
with
a
long
stick
of
wood
IMMEDIATELY
after they are cut off
Use extra caution when the guard assembly is
removed for resawing,
dadoing, rabbeting,
or
molding
,-- replace the guard as soon as that
operation
is completed
For rip or rip-type cuts, the following
end of a
workpiece
to which a push stick or push board
is applied
must be square (perpendicular
to
the fence) in order that feed pressure applied
to the workpiece
by the push stick or block
does not cause the workpiece
to come away
from the fence, and possibly cause a kickback
During
rip and rip type cuts, the workpiece
must be held down on the table and against
the fence with a push stick, push block, and/or
featherboards
A featherboard
is made of solid
lumber
per sketch
5/I 6" APA_R T
G NEVER turn the saw "ON" before clearing the
table of all tools, wood scraps, etc, except the
workpiece
and related feed or support devices
for the operation
planned
H NEVER place your face or body in line with the
cutting
tool.
t NEVER pface yourfingers
or hands in the path
of the sawblade or other cutting
tool
J NEVER reach in back of the cutting tool with
either
hand
to hold down
or support
the
workpiece,
remove wood scraps, or for any
other reason
Avoid awkward
operations
and
hand positions
where
a sudden
slip could
cause fingers or hand to move into a sawblade
or other cutting
tool
K. DO NOT perform layout, assembly,
or setup
work on the table while
the cutting
tool is
rotating
L, DO
NOT
perform
any
operation
"FREEHAND"
--
always
use either
the rip
fence or the miter gauge to position and guide
the work
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