Craftsman Contractor 113.299112 Owner's Manual page 46

Plan the way you will push the workpiece through.
NEVER pull the workpiece through. Start and finish
the cut from the front of the table saw.
NEVER put your fingers or hands in the path of
the sawblade or other cutting tool.
- NEVER reach in back of the cutting tooJ with
either hand to hold down or support the workmece,
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.
DON'T OVERREACH Always keep gooo footing
and balance.
Push the workpiece against the rotation of the blade.
NEVER feed material _nto the cutting tool from the
rear of the saw.
Always push the workplece all the way past the saw-
blade,
As mucn as 3ossible, keep your face and Dotty to
one s_de of the sawbtade out of line with a possible
kickback or throwback.
NEVER turn the saw "ON" before clearing the table
of all tools, wood scraps, etc., except the worKplece
and related feed or support devices for the cut
planned.
WHENEVER SAW IS RUNNING
WARNING: Don't let familiarity (gained from fre-
quent use of your table saw) cause a careless
mistake. Always remember that a careless frac.
tion of a second is enough to cause a severe
injury.
t. Before actually cutting with the saw, watch it while it
runs for a short while. If it makes an unfamiliar noise
or vibrates excessively, stop immediately. Turn the
saw off. Unplug the saw. Do not restart until finding
and correcting the problem.
Make sure the, _ [co _f the ardor or cutting tool turns
toward [ne front ot the sa'v',
Set ;no cutting [oo_ as tow as possible for the cut
you're oiann_ng
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY. All visitors should be kept
a safe d_stance from work Make sure bystanders
are c_ear of the saw and workpiece.
5, Let the b!ade reach full speed before cutting.
DON'T FORCE TOOL, It will do the job better and
safer at its designed rate. Feed the workpiece into
the blade only fast enough to !et it cut without bog-
ging (]own or binding,
7. Before freeing any jammed material:
a. Turn switch "OFF"
D. Unplug the saw,
c. Wait for all moving 3arts to stop,
d. Check blade, spreader and fence for proper align-
ment before starting, again.
8 To avoid throwback of cut off pieces:
a. Use the guard assembly.
b, To remove pieces beneath or trapped inside the
guard:
1 Turn saw off,
2. Remove switch key.
3. Unplug saw.
4. Wait for blade to stop before lifting tile guard.
BEFORE LEAVING THE SAW
1. Turn saw off,
2. Wait for blade to stop splnning.
3. Mlake workshop cmld-proof. Lock the shop.
Disconnect master switches. Remove the yellow
sw_tch key. Store it away from children and others
not qualified to use the too!,
4. Unplug the saw.
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