When Installing Or Moving The Miter Saw; Before Each Use - RIDGID MS 1290 Owner's Manual

Safety Instructions for Miter Saws (continued)

When Installing Or Moving The Miter Saw

Before moving the saw, lock the
miter, bevel, slide and power head
positions. Unplug the power cord.
To reduce the risk of back injury, get
help when you need to lift the saw.
Never carry the tool by the cord or
power head trigger handle. Damage
to insulation could cause an electric
shock. Damage to wire connections
could cause a fire.
Reduce the Risk of Dangerous
Environment. Use the miter saw in a
dry, location, protected from rain.
Keep work area well lighted.
Place the saw so neither the user nor
bystanders are forced to stand in line
with the blade. Thrown debris could
injure people in its path.
To reduce the risk of injury from
unexpected saw movement:
• Place the miter saw on a firm level
surface where there is plenty of
room for handling and properly sup-

Before Each Use

Inspect your miter saw.
Disconnect The Miter Saw. To
reduce the risk of injury from acciden-
tal starting, unplug the saw, before
changing the setup, changing the
blade or adjusting anything.
Compare the direction of rotation
arrow on the guard to the direction
arrow on the blade. The blade teeth
should always point downward at the
front of the saw.
Tighten the arbor screw.
Tighten the cover plate stop screw.
Check For Damaged Parts. Check
for:
• Proper Alignment of moving parts,
porting the workpiece.
• Support the miter saw so the table is
level and the saw does not rock.
• Bolt, screw or clamp the saw to its
support.
• Never Stand On Tool. Serious
injury could occur if the tool tips or
you accidentally hit the cutting tool.
Do not store anything above or near
the tool where anyone might stand
on the tool to reach them.
To reduce the risk of injury or
death from electrical shock:
• Make sure your fingers do not touch
the plug's metal prongs when plug-
ging or unplugging the miter saw.
• This TOOL IS DOUBLE INSU-
LATED to give you added protec-
tion. Double insulation does not take
the place of normal safety precau-
tions when operating this tool. When
servicing this double insulated tool,
use only identical parts.
• Damaged electric cords,
• Binding of moving parts,
• Broken parts,
• Stable mounting,
• Function of arm return spring and
lower guard: Push the arm all the
way down, then let it rise up until it
stops by itself. Check the lower
guard to see if it closed fully. If it did
not, follow the instructions in the
"Troubleshooting" section.
• Smooth, solid movement of sliding
assembly.
• Other conditions that may affect the
way the miter saw works.
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