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_IL WARNING:
When
making through
rip cuts do not set the blade
closer than
1/2 inch from
the fence
or auxiliary
fence,
your hands will be brought
too
close to the blade. Your fingers
and
hand can be cut off. Do not use a radial
arm saw to rip cut less than 1/2 inch
wide workpieces.
1. Set the blade to desired
distance
from the
fence and lock the saw arm in the 0° position.
2. I_x)ck rip, swivel, miter, bevel and table
locks.
3. Make blade guard,
anti-kickback
pawls and
spreader
adjustments.
4. Remove
workpiece
from table.
5. Turn
saw on.
6. Place work_iece
under
the guard nose,
keeping
workpiece
edge against
the fence.
7. Place one hand flat on the workpiece
and
next to fence.
8. Place the other hand behind
the first so
that your fingers
are:
• on the back edge of workpiece;
• out of the blade
path and,
• as close to the fence as possible.
llLWARNIN(3:
Even when all steps to
reduce kickback
are taken, the
workpiece
can still kickback.
You or
others in the area can be hit hard
enough
to cause broken
bones or inter-
nal organ injury.
Stand out of the line of
the saw blade and workpiece.
9. Stand out of the line of the workpiece
to
be clear of workpiece
in case of kickback.
Fig. 158 Hand and Body Position for Making an In-
Rip Cut
10. Position
your body at the infeed end of
the saw blade.
Start and complete
the cut
from that same side.
11. Push the workpiece,
putting
pressure
on
the part of the workpiece
between
the blade
and the fence.
If you push the part of the
workpiece
on the other side of the blade,
the
blade could be pinched
and the workpiece
will kickback.
12. Keep pushing
the section
of the
workpiece
between
the blade and the fence
until the piece has been pushed
completely
past the anti-kickback
pawls.
• i_ DANGER:
The
blade guard does
NOT provide
complete
protection
at out-
feed end of the saw blade.
The
workpiece
could kickback
as you reach
for, touch or pull the workpiece
through
the blade,
pulling your hand into the
blade.
Fingers,
hand, or arm can be cut
off. Do not pull, hold-down
or touch the
workpiece
at the outfeed
end of the saw.
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