Safety Instructions To Operator - Craftsman 113.29461 Owner's Manual

safety instructions to operator
1. Be sure to read the following instructions carefully
before operating the saw.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT POWER
CORD UNTIL THE FOLLOWING STEPS
HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY COM-
PLETED.
a. Assembly and installation.
b. Examination and operating familiarity with ON-
OFF switch, elevation control, bevel control, rip
control, and miter control.
c. Review and understanding of the operating proce-
dures which follow.
CAUTION: Always disconnect the power when
changing the sat-up, or making adjustments.
Shut off motor before performing layout work
on the saw table. ALWAYS return the carriage
to the full rear position after each crosscut Wpe
operation.
2. The saw should be bolted down.
3. Set carriage lock before moving machine.
4. Position your entire saw (or saw and bench) to slope
slightly rearward, so the carriage will not roll forward
due to gravity.
5. Kickbacks can cause serious injury. A kickback occurs
when a part of the workpiece binds on the saw blade
and the rip fence or other fixed object, rises from the
table, and is thrown toward the operator. Kickbacks
are usually caused by one or more of the following
conditions:
a. Failure to use a spreader when ripping, or failure to
maintain the spreader in alignment with the saw
blade.
b. Improperly conditioned (dull) saw that permits the
material to pinch on the out-feed edge of the saw
and rise from the table.
c, Failure to determine that the rip fence and the saw
blade are parallel to each other.
d. Ripping wood that has a twisted grain, does not
have a straight edge to guide along the fence, or
wood that is twisted or not fiat (which may rock on
the table and pinch the blade).
e. Confining the cut-off piece when ripping.
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Ripping by applying the feed force to the section of
the workpiece that will become the cut-off (free)
piece (feed force when ripping should always be
applied between the saw blade and the fence.., use
a push stick for narrow or short work),
g. Releasing workpiece before operation is complete...
not pushing the workpiece all the way past the saw
blade.
NOTE: Injury from kickbacks may be pre-
vented or minimized by:
Avoiding any of the causes noted above...
Making sure (by trial) before starting the cut
that the anti-kickback pawls will stop the kick-
back once it has started...
Keeping your face and body always out of line
of possible kickbacks, including turning the
switch ON and OFF ...
Always wearing safety goggles...
Whenever possible, perform rip, bevel rip, and plough
cuts with the saw in the out-rip position. This provides
the most stable setup (carriage bearings nearest the
column) and the greatest visibility of the sawblade.
The saw should be positioned when ripping so neither
the operator nor a casual observer is forced to stand in
line with the saw blade.
Before starting work, verify that no play exists in the
carriage and that arm, yoke, and bevel locks/clamps are
tight.
Use only accessories that are designed for this machine.
The saw work area should have adequate overhead,
non-glare light and adequate surrounding work space.
A large proportion of saw accidents is caused by dull,
badly set, improperly filed cutting tools, by gum or
resin adhering to cutting tools, and by fence misalign-
ment (out-of-parallel) with the sawblade. Such condi-
tions cause the material to stick, jam, stall the saw, or
kick-back at the operator. Cracked saw blades should
be discarded immediately. A sawblade can become
cracked if it wobbles or if it is not in balance. Never
attempt to free a statled saw blade without turning the
saw "OFF". Avoid potential injury by proper cutting
tool and machine maintenance."
CAUTION: DO NOT cycle the motor switch
ON and OFF rapidly, as this might cause the
saw blade 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 nor-
mally, not excessively.
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