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Rotational:force
:of
blade
: can
pull
hands: and
: fingers
back
into
blade.
:Touching_'hoiding,
or pulling
on out-
feed
side of
workpiece
while
blade
is
still
spinning
will
result
in fingers,
hand or arm being cut off. To reduce
risk of outfeed
hazard:
-V'Set
pawls and riving knife; they act as par-
tial.barrier
to outfeed side.
_/Start and finish cut from infeed side.
V'Keep both hands on infeed side.
,iKee p hands away from outfeed
side.
V'Push workpiece through
to complete
cut.
Do not reach around to pull it.
:v!if blade jams, turn saw off, remove yellow
key, thenfree
blade.
Kickback
Kickback is the uncontrolled
propel
ng of the
workpiece
back toward the user.
WARNING
:Kickback
can happen: when
blade
is
pinched
or:
bound
by
workpiece.
Pinching
or binding can happen when:
set correctly
• riving knife is not alignedwith
blade
• blade is not parallel to fence
' workpiece
is twisted or warped
and rocks
on table top
° pressure
is put on outfeed side of work-
piece
° workpiece
is released
before being
pushed
past pawls
- user touches
or tries to pull workpiece
through
outfeed side before blade has
stopped spinning.
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