Additional Safety Instructions For Radial Saws - Craftsman 113.23111 Owner's Manual

additional safety instructions for radial saws
CAUTION: Always disconnect the power cord before
removing the guard, changing the cutting tool, changing the
set-up or making adjustments. Shut off motor before
performing layout work on the saw table.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT POWER CORD UNTIL
THE FOLLOWING STEPS HAVE BEEN
SATISFACTORI LY COMPLETED:
I. Assembly and alignment.
II. Examination and operating familiarity with ON-OFF
switch, elevation control, yoke index and lock, bevel
index and lock, carriage lock, guard clamp screw,
spreader and anti-kickback device, and miter index and
lock.
III. Review and understanding of all Safety Instructions and
Operating Procedures thru-out manual.
INSTALLATION
1. Set carriage lock before moving the saw.
2. Bolt the saw to the floor if it tends to slip, walk, or
slide during normal operation.
3. Mount the saw so the table
-- is approximately 39" above the floor;
- slopes slightly downward to the rear so the carriage
will not roll forward due to gravity.
MINIMIZE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL
Most accidents are caused by FAILURE TO FOLLOW
setup and operating instructions:
(A) GENERAL
-Avoid awkward hand positions, where a sudden slip
could cause a hand to move into a sawblade or other
cutting tool. Never reach in back of or around the
cutting tool with either hand to hold down the
workpiece, or for any other reason; DO NOT place
fingers or hands in the path of the sawblade.
- Never saw, dado, mold, or rabbet unless the proper
guard is installed and set up as instructed.
-NOTE THE FOLLOWING DANGER LABELS
WHICH APPEAR ON THE FRONT OF THE YOKE
AND GUARD:
DANGER
! TO AVOID
J NOT FEED
1. READ AND LNDERSTAND OWNER'S MANUAL
BEFORE OPERATING MACHINE. MATERIAL
2. WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES. INTO
3. KEEP HANDS OUT OF PATH OF SAW BLADE CUTTING
4. KNOW HOW TO AVOID "KICKBACKS".
S. USE '*PUSH.STICK*' WHEN RIPPING SHORT OR TOOL FRON
NARROW WOF_K" IS END
-Always maintain control of the workpiece - DO
NOT "let go" the workpiece until the cutting tool
has come to a stop.
-If any part of this radial saw is missing or should
break, bend or fail in any way, or any electrical
component fail to perform properly, shut off power
switch, remove cord from power supply and replace
damaged, missing and/or failed parts before resuming
operation.
- IF YOUR SAW MAKES AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE
OR IF IT VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY CEASE
OPERATING IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THE
SOURCE HAS BEEN LOCATED AND THE
PROBLEM CORRECTED.
-WARNING: DO NOT ALLOW FAMILIARITY
(GAINED FROM FREQUENT USE OF YOUR
SAW) TO BECOME COMMONPLACE. ALWAYS
REMEMBER THAT A CARELESS FRACTION OF
A SECOND IS SUFFICIENT TO INFLICT SEVERE
INJURY.
-Before starting work, verify that no play exists
between the column & column support, or in the
carriage, and that arm, yoke, and bevel locks/clamps
are tight.
-A large proportion of saw accidents is caused by use
of the wrong type blade, dull, badly set, improperly
sharpened cutting tools, by gum or resin adhering to
cutting tools, and by sawbtade misalignment with the
fence. Such conditions can cause the material to
stick, jam (stall the saw) or "KICKBACK". A
"KICKBACK" occurs when a part or all of the
workpiece is thrown back violently toward the
operator. NEVER ATTEMPT TO FREE A
STALLED SAW BLADE WITHOUT FIRST
TURNING THE SAW "OFF". If the sawblade is
stalled or jammed, shut saw "OFF", remove
workpiece, and check sawblade squareness to table
surface and to the fence, and check for heel. Adjust
as indicated.
-CAUTION: DO NOT cycle the motor switch "ON"
and "OFF" rapidly, as this might cause the sawblade
to loosen. In the event this should ever occur, allow
the saw blade to come to a complete stop and
re-tighten the arbor nut normally, not excessively.
-Do not leave a long board (or other workpiece)
unsupported so the spring of the board causes it to
shift on the table. Provide proper support for the
workpiece, based on its size and the type of
operation to be performed. Hold the work firmly
against the fence and down against the table surface.
--Never use a length stop on the free end of the
workpiece when crosscutting. Never hang onto or
touch the free end of workpiece when crosscutting,
or a free piece that is cut off when ripping while
power is "ON" and/or the saw blade is rotating. In
short, the cut-off piece in any "thru-sawing" (cutting
completely thru the workpiece) operation must never
be confined - it must be allowed to move laterally.
-- Make sure your fingers do not contact the terminals
when installing or removing the plug to or from a live
power source.
- Never climb on the saw, or climb near the saw when
power in "ON". Never leave the saw with power
"ON", or before the cutting tool has come to a
complete stop. Lock the motor switch and put away
the key when leaving the saw.
--Do not use any blade or other cutting tool marked
for an operating speed lower than 3450 RPM. Never
use a cutting tool larger in diameter than the
diameter for which the saw was designed. For
greatest safety and efficiency when ripping, use the
-maximum diameter blade for which the saw is
designed, since under these conditions the spreader is
nearest the blade.
--Never turn your saw "ON" before clearing the table
or work surface of all objects (tools, scraps of wood,
etc.) except the workpiece and related feed or
support devices for the operation planned.
-Never perform any operation "FREE HAND". This
term means feeding the sawblade into the workpiece
(crosscutting) or feeding the sawblade or other
cutting tool (ripping) without using the fence to